: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:12 am  

The All New Chester Wire wrote:

I am fairly certain we have Tony Smith lined up for next year. If we haven't, then Lowes is a disaster. If he is, then I can just about cope (just). If Smith is not lined up, then get Noble in now. He'll sort out our defence. And yes, I know Wigan have lost their first three, but look at their squad - nowhere near our quality.

heard that as well....may be a rumour but the rfl warned warrington to keep there distance as regards to smith..hope we do get him the sooner the better...whats phil chadwick doing these days i`d love to see him with this bunch of no hopers up lymm damm...something like that wud sort this pathetic bunch out

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:56 am  

Geordie wrote:

No point in bringing a disciplinarian in if the board will not back him. Paul Cullen tried to sack a player last season due to consistant misdimeeners but the board would not back him as they did not want the bad publicity that would come with it and the story that would then come out.

Cullen found himself in a similar position to Keegan at Newcastle, what is the point in having someone in charge of the team if the board will not allow them to then run the team without interference.

Ellery Hanley would not get on well at Warrington for the reasons above although I beleive with a free reign to sort things out he could be a very good appointment.

I absolutely agree Geordie, the KK comparison is spot on, too many 'powers above' have a say in on the field stuff, for me, and that was one of the main reasons to Paul leaving.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:26 am  

I'm almost at the stage now where I hope we lose so we might actually get some change. I've supported the Wire for 26 years and I've never felt like that.

I'm in that club too. Thirty plus years of support and I hate James Lowes being Head Coach.

I'd like to know how many of the crowd who wanted Cullen removed - I was definitely not one of them - would have done so had they known Lowes was to be the replacement.

hanley : Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:39 am  

hanley did nothing at cas cos we didnt listen to him.for him to be effective you need the board to back him 100%
in 2004 hanley came in and listed everything that needed changing at the club top to bottom.
in our wisdom we ignored most of it he left and we went down the cheap gary mercer route to nl1.
whilst i dont have much time for hanley the person hanley the coach is a winner.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:40 am  

For me - fantastic player as he was - Hanley wouldn't be the answer. Look at all of his appopintments and they've never been exactly smooth for the clubs concerned or always led to success.

Millward ? Was he found out at Wigan?

Smith ? Jumped from Leeds before he was pushed?