Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:45 pm  

Agree with DL about Gower, so many doubted he would be able to rise to the challenge but I feel he has and is leading by example but he can't do it all on his own!

Over bringing in a new coach or Director of Rugby to work with Rob, Doubt Noble would relocate to London, not sure if three days a week would work? Kear has got it easy but he may go for the challenge! he is never one to hide away for too long & have an easy life. Whatever option it needs to be done sooner than later!!!

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:49 pm  

wisezola wrote:

Just a thought but anyone thought that maybe the big senior players and the respective personalities are now a big part of the problem.

Very nearly spot on. One big senior player is part of the problem not players. Rob has been handed a poisoned chalice.

We can't have two people running the team so either Rob or the player needs to go. (Frankly if Rob goes and the player doesn't step up to coach then he still needs to go to avoid a repeat of the problem with a new coach.)

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:08 pm  

Chad Randall needs to go so we can get a decent hooker.

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:31 pm  

There was no point investing in some of the talent that arrived at the stoop this year while leaving RP in charge, the guy is in way over his head. Watching some of the basic tactics and game plans he has installed over the past 14 months have left the guys I go to games with bewildered (between us there is many years of playing knowledge, most of them played at far higher level then I ever did).

As for RP and senior players having no respect for him, maybe this is deserved? This is where placing a very inexperienced coach with no real apprenticeship or decent mentor in his career to try and coach a squad that contains players who have been lead by some of the games finest minds comes undone.

I'm sorry RP should have only been a temporary solution while the club tread water last season and fallen back into an assistant role this year.

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:29 pm  

In the real world of business how many people can work week on week for a manager who knows far less than his/her staff? I would think it would be very little and it can be very difficult and detrimental to the work force knowing what he/she is trying to put in place will not work. This could set back a team by months. It's probably easier to ignore the problem and blame other issues when your staff are on contract and cannot walk away than it is in a business world where staff can walk away to another position in another company. It is not only no good for the fans when they are utterly dejected by what is happening but a number of players could be having their career ruined when zest and talent are coached out of them. People say RP is a nice bloke, no-one is disputing he very well could be but he is not a coach and should not be in the position he is in.

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:53 pm  

Halfdan of t'wide embrace wrote:

Very nearly spot on. One big senior player is part of the problem not players. Rob has been handed a poisoned chalice.

If it's only one player and he's not supported by any of the others, drop him. Problem solved and we'd all know who it was, we can all guess but may be getting it wrong.

BTW is "big senior player" a clue or do you not necessarily mean physically big?

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:14 pm  

Don't pussy foot around - do you mean Randall? - Is that why Ellis had to go ?

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:43 pm  

These players are not going to play for the coach and whilst i think this shows a lack of professionalism I think DH has to act and bring a new coach in asap. With so many high profile aussies in the team who seem to have issues we have to bring someone in from Oz hopefully they respect and WILL play for.
How you can identify a good assistant from there who can do this not having coached before i do not know. Would Justin Morgan be a good option. Where is he now? Knows the game here well and was a good player in his day wasnt he?

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:46 pm  

poplar panther wrote:

Don't pussy foot around - do you mean Randall? - Is that why Ellis had to go ?

Read a recent post saying he wanted to return North

Re: Salford v Broncos Match update : Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:03 pm  

Powell has to do the honourable thing and resign. Last night was an all time low and we've had a few in recent times

Utter rubbish.