Re: Smith Out : Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:02 pm  

Irish Wire wrote:

People on this board want Smith out but I will ask the question again I posted on page 1.

If Smith goes who will come in?

Not going to trawl through 20 plus pages to find if anyone has given an answer.

If he goes could we find ourselves in an even worse position?

is there a worse position than bottom of the league without a win??

Re: Smith Out : Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:31 pm  

the flying biscuit wrote:

is there a worse position than bottom of the league without a win??

A point well made.

Re: Smith Out : Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:37 pm  

the flying biscuit wrote:

is there a worse position than bottom of the league without a win??

Yeah, bottom of the league, winless and Richard Agar in charge.

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:27 am  

DAG wrote:

Yeah, bottom of the league, winless and Richard Agar in charge.

Fair enough.

Keep Smith and get rid of Agar.

Who would you bring into that middle role below Smith but above Briers to give him some experience.

Would John Kear be up for a new challenge?

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:44 am  

We have a manager,Smith,& a team with undoubted talent that should be regarded as one of the best in superleague when we are firing on all cylinders.
Is the problem caused with constant tinkering by the manager & a massive loss of confidence in the players caused by uncertainty or do the players just need a size 10 up the jacksy because thy can't be ar**d playing & being paid for their efforts ?
Either way, the club should think beyond sky money & think about the supporters who put themselves out week in week out ,in all weathers, to come & watch...oh & don't forget the generous sponsors.

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:10 am  

the flying biscuit wrote:

is there a worse position than bottom of the league without a win??

I bet Hull KR would want to swap places with us.

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:55 am  

ninearches wrote:

a team with undoubted talent that should be regarded as one of the best in superleague when we are firing on all cylinders.

Really?

Sorry but we aren't that good. No where near that good. Miles off.

How many of our backline would get into Wigan or Castlefords team? None.
We have the worst half backs in the Super League.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:57 am  

shinymcshine wrote:

I bet Hull KR would want to swap places with us.

If things carry on like they are then they will get their chance

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:15 am  

IF we stay up - we better make a serious play at getting Tom Johnstone for next season. He has excellent acceleration, pace, strength and footwork. We have a good relationship with Wakefield - we're the only club that can afford a transfer fee and if he doesn't stay at Wakefield and we don't snap him up then I can see Union snaffling him.

Re: Smith Out : Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:38 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

And how much longer should those players have been kept around?
Why should they have been kept on - were they still players capable of playing in a Grand Final winning side? Would Leeds, Wigan have been interested in signing them?

yea, thats not the point i was making though.

It's not the departure, its the manor of it and the effect it has on the players at the club.

There is a right way and a wrong way.. and with all these players, the feeling in the squad was that it was handled badly, leaving a sour taste with most of the people at the club.