Paul March : Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:05 pm
I’ve been a supporter for over 50 years this is my first post. Having both met Paul March and seen him on Micky’s videos I think Marchy is a top bloke. He is genuine and clearly giving everything for the cause and I would like everyone to give Marchy a chance to turn things around. The question that’s haunting me has Paul got the inner qualities to be a successful coach at this level?
We all understand that relegation is not an option as it would signal the end of our club so please take my observations constructively.
JD was an inspirational leader and took us on a journey which laid the foundations for the Cougars to be a Championship club for years to come. The appointment of any new coach had a big act to follow. He left a legacy of core of experienced Championship players for the new coach to continue building the team. In my view Marchy has strengthened the team in the weak areas that existed under JD...despite the loss of the SL players.
This is not the time to look for excuses...It is easy to cover up the cracks that are clearly there to be seen by all, by using injuries or the lack of our ex SL players. The fact is that the team are playing without direction, leadership and judging by the Batley experience mental preparation. Putting everything into perspective we did not expect to beat Batley but we DID expect to beat a Championship 1 side at home, and would have done if JD had been on the field.
The team are not performing under Marchy. We had lots of possession against Whitehaven to win the game but we had no pattern to our play, no leadership and the team was a shadow of its former self. Last season we would have beaten them by 20 points. Watching Marchy on the video at the end made sorry viewing , he looked a beaten man. I believe if he cannot turn things around quickly he is honest enough to step aside and give someone else a chance before it’s too late.
So lets all get behind him and the team to get us back on track... The day of reckoning is fast approaching!