Next Coach

Re: Next Coach : Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:35 pm

J20 wrote:

Apparently Noble's wage demands were too high for Cas & Wakey (during negotitation stage).

There you go - if a couple of SDL clubs can't afford him, how would a club in the Ch., who are currently in a bit of a financial 'pickle' have any hope of securing his services??

Methinks 'Nobby' will be warming his a**e 'on the bench' for some time to come yet!! For me, his biggest mistake was taking the GB job....as he had the opportunity to go to Aus when he left Bratfurt - which could have taken him to the next level coaching wise.
Some say he did alright as coach of the national side, but - in the final analysis - he progressed GB no farther than any other boss in the last 40 years!!
Again - he had the chance to go to aus and further his credentials, but chose instead to take the 'poison chalice' of a floudering W*gan.
He steadied the ship at the then JJB, but failed to make that push (5 or 6 semi-final failures tells it's own story!)....his replacement, with only one addition to the same squad of players gets them the SDL crown at the first attempt!!....then follows that up with a Challenge Cup, and potentially another GF appearance!!
Meanwhile a 'well-rested' Mr. Noble took a 'step-down' to a consultancy role at the 'enigma' that is Halifax - last season's Ch. GF winners, who couldn't buy a win in early season as they had a defence like a sieve!! Step up Nobby to 'steady the ship' - and the chance to resurrect his profile by steering them to another piece of silverware!! All appeared to be coming together, as results improved, and 'fax played their way to the Trains Cup final in Blackpool (immediate opportunity to 'tick the box' again for the next round of SDL licences - having missed out this time).......
Alas, Nobby's 'Midas Touch' eludes him yet again.....and he goes back to his part-time punditry with the Beeb!!

I'm not arguing with Brian Noble's record as a coach (the success with the Bulls speaks for itself!)....but maybe his methods have not 'progressed' at the same rate as the sport - and he may find himself increasingly out of touch ....in the same way that AJM stuck to his way of doing things - while the sport moved on around him!!