Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:18 pm  

Wondered what the consensus was about him by your fans?

The way I see it is, on one hand, without him you would almost have certainly gone down instead of Bradford

However, if he had interfered less, and just stuck with Brian Noble, you would probably be comfortably in the top 8 by now

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:44 pm  

Agree with everything apart from point on Noble.

Noble was a dinosaur who took us back years!! Koukash should of stuck by Veivers if you ask me!

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:08 pm  

Seems to be all wind and baggy pants. He says he is going to do this and that, ends up doing nothing. He say's once a Red devil always a Red Devil, then talks about possibly leaving. If he does leave he will be seen as a quitter

In like Flynn ( Errol Flynn was a film star in Hollywood 1940s he arrived in blaze of glory, lasted a couple of years then faded away)

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:09 pm  

Noble as the distinction of being the coach who broke the salary cap at Bradford, Wigan & Salford looks good on his CV

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:27 pm  

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but looking back I think he's obviously made a few costly mistakes. It can't be easy running a club like Salford and I imagine it to be a much harder than people think. However, these are the decisions I feel he got wrong.

1. Going it alone and not finding directors to bounce off and invest time and money in the club. I think paid staff only tell you what they want you to hear.
2. Appointing a CEO with zero knowledge of the sport and then appointing himself with limited knowledge.
3. Not appointing a knowledgeable and experienced rugby advisor like Tim Sheen's sooner.
4. Taking a gamble on a rookie coach like Harris with so many personalities in the dressing room and not identifying the problem sooner.
5. Airing his grievences publicly and turning the RFL against him and indirectly the club.
6. Interfearing with team matters. (If what I've heard is true)
7. Impatience to succeed rather than steady progress and a longer term success plan.
8. Not being able to retain top young players like Sneyd and Fages who came through the youth system. If you can't keep hold of your best kids and you have the money it sends out a really negative message about your club.

It's apparent since Tim Sheens came over that he steadied the ship but the club are now paying for mistakes that were made before his appointment. I don't think anyone would disagree for the money he's invested it's been a disaster.

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:54 pm  

Agree with all the above points and number 7 especially has been the major reason. The bull in the china shop approach just hasn't worked. Hindsight is indeed a wonderful thing but I think from day 1 some of his thinking was flawed.
It's a shame this year that we was very close to being on the right path. But for some close defeats and the points deduction this season could have been so different.

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:46 pm  

And thankfully Koukash has gone at the end of the season so hopefully when the new owner comes in hopefully we can start again and put this facking diaster of the past 3 odd years behind us. Not everyone will agree with the semi merger but Sale have a very good board of directors and marketing team which we've missed so badly. We've already been sharing the carrington training ground with them already for the past month.

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:17 pm  

It's seems to me Koucash dosent take notice of anyone.When he first came he should have sought advice from someone like Adrian Morley as to the playing side and coaches.Then he should have sought an administrator who was proven in Rugby League.But the biggest think he should have done was keep out of the way.

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Wed Sep 14, 2016 7:28 am  

I couldn't make the church meeting but remember the days after as some of the hollowest in my life. He saved that and I thank him.

Re: Thoughts on Koukash : Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:10 am  

I think there was far too many changes in personnel within the first couple of years on and off the field. The balance of the squad was all wrong with players joining us simply for the money or to ramp up their retirement pots. There was obviously very little emphasis on team camaraderie and getting players to buy into the 136 year history of Salford RLFC.

I think the timing of the rebranding was a monumental error because to me it still has a feel of a newly formed club. I think when you move to a new stadium you have to take your history and memories with you rather than choosing to acknowledge that it ever existed.

If the club ends up with new owner(s) my advice would be to use our long history as a sentimental/emotional lever to try and get lapsed supporters back on board. One thing I know about many Salford people is just how proud they are of their roots and the club needs to exploit this.