One thing that does need answering...... How does a "big" NL1 club fall behind just about everyone of its 'competitiors' in that league so quickly The 'board' owe the fans that explanation at the very least.
2006 should of been a great year for us, newly relegated from SL we had an outstanding opportunity present itself and TBF - IMO the club worked hard behind the scenes to make the most of it.
* Automatic promotion up for grabs,
* A surplus of SKY cash,
* A more more professional ethic adopted from the previous 12 months,
* A F/T Chief Exec
* The deadwood cleared from both the coaching and playing register,
* An excellent off season player recruitment,combining an exciting blend of youth, experience and class,
* A F/T squad assembled that was in many observers eyes one of the best two outside SL,
However the final last piece of the jigsaw, that vital all important cog was then IMO either overlooked or not recognised.
* A proven experienced coach who could execute it all
And we are now where we are but as I'm sure some would say, I suppose hindsight is a marvellous thing..
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
2006 should of been a great year for us, newly relegated from SL we had an outstanding opportunity present itself and TBF - IMO the club worked hard behind the scenes to make the most of it.
* Automatic promotion up for grabs,
* A surplus of SKY cash,
* A more more professional ethic adopted from the previous 12 months,
* A F/T Chief Exec
* The deadwood cleared from both the coaching and playing register,
* An excellent off season player recruitment,combining an exciting blend of youth, experience and class,
* A F/T squad assembled that was in many observers eyes one of the best two outside SL,
However the final last piece of the jigsaw, that vital all important cog was then IMO either overlooked or not recognised.
* A proven experienced coach who could execute it all
And we are now where we are but as I'm sure some would say, I suppose hindsight is a marvellous thing..
But did a proven experienced coach apply for the job ?
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
2006 should of been a great year for us, newly relegated from SL we had an outstanding opportunity present itself and TBF - IMO the club worked hard behind the scenes to make the most of it.
* Automatic promotion up for grabs,
* A surplus of SKY cash,
* A more more professional ethic adopted from the previous 12 months,
* A F/T Chief Exec
* The deadwood cleared from both the coaching and playing register,
* An excellent off season player recruitment,combining an exciting blend of youth, experience and class,
* A F/T squad assembled that was in many observers eyes one of the best two outside SL,
However the final last piece of the jigsaw, that vital all important cog was then IMO either overlooked or not recognised.
* A proven experienced coach who could execute it all
And we are now where we are but as I'm sure some would say, I suppose hindsight is a marvellous thing..
And anyway if we were going to down the road of a young, up & coming coach,one had just proven outstanding promise and shown great credentials by taking a relative unknown squad of players in France to within 80 mins of The 2005 Challenge Cup Final.
He then delivered SL status the following year IIRC
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
And anyway if we were going to down the road of a young, up & coming coach,one had just proven outstanding promise and shown great credentials by taking a relative unknown squad of players in France to within 80 mins of The 2005 Challenge Cup Final.
He then delivered SL status the following year IIRC
Mr Morgan
We spoke to him in 2005 when they played in the cup at Blackpool along with Tommy Gallagher , but a deal had already been done earlier in the year
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They live amongst us
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Or in the case of Richard Lewis..
The truth is no where--Trust me i wont lie
Sporting Village..Whats that all about..Dont know what ur on about
Leigh they play at a substandard ground Hilton Park
While i would like to see Leigh do well, your miles behind on the recruitment and Millward is no longer familiar with this division. When he arrives he will have one hell of a tough job on his hands.
Second comings arent always great.
Ah VM, but he's familiar with the NRL! This seasons' shambles is a cunning plan, to get the RFL to grant Leigh 'development' status, in 2010, so that we too can have ten top grade NRL players, three NZ internationals, four Fijians, 6 Papua New Guineans........(and one 'token' Welshman)
all i an say is,good job ive took time out recovering from illness,simple fact with this club and its always been the same,too many loyalties to people in the club,too many back handers n penny pinchers and complete n utter bad management all around,things started going wrong in this club when mike callahan n that got sacked and certain directors are still in the club who will only go if they get there money back
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
[quote="wheeled centurion"]all i an say is,good job ive took time out recovering from illness,simple fact with this club and its always been the same,too many loyalties to people in the club,too many back handers n penny pinchers and complete n utter bad management all around,things started going wrong in this club when mike callahan n that got sacked and certain directors are still in the club who will only go if they get there money back[/quote]
Will they ?
Are you sure ?
Name and shame
At the moment there are 3 directors at the club who were there when Mike RESIGNED
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all i an say is,good job ive took time out recovering from illness,simple fact with this club and its always been the same,too many loyalties to people in the club,too many back handers n penny pinchers and complete n utter bad management all around,things started going wrong in this club when mike callahan n that got sacked and certain directors are still in the club who will only go if they get there money back
