Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:03 pm  

Talking now with mi supporters head on, but for my money Matt Bramald for head coach ......

Matt knows the club ,all the lads and has a real insight into the Youth Set Up at Cougars after a season with the reserves and being involved with the scholarship whilst he was still a player here ... another up and coming British Coach ... similar to Baz 4 years ago...

Personally far rather have someone like him than a 'Past it so called big name' like Schofield at Barrow ( Nigel Wright ...anyone one work out who's actually doing all the graft at Craven Park??)

Harlequins choice of Rob Powell as Head Coach has put to bed this idea of always choosing someone with significant playing experience as the coach in charge , in a way that both John Kear and Phil Larder have in the past proved ,wizard on the field does not always prove fantastic coach off it. For all its deficits .the RFL ,with its introduction of Larders Coaching Scheme in the 80's, has always been at the forefront of promoting quality coaches from its rank and file players (Brian Noble & Steve MacNamara not included ..) , we've embraced this in the past , appointing Barry , lets go with Matt (with Glen as backup as his assistant)

They both have the skills and knowledge we need .. do we really need to look any further ??

BRAMALD & BARRACLOUGH FOR ME....

Thoughts ???

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:07 pm  

Can see your point rach, just feel gutted at the moment and can't get my head round it, the timing is crap.

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:24 pm  

guess who wrote:

Ellery Hanley, maybe?

You are seriously taking the Michael.....

We need a coach that knows our players and our set up ....

Not some overpaid prima donna who will do zilch for us (see Doncaster for details)

Now Brad Drew maybe .........alongside some like Glenn Barraclough or Dave Clark (ex Barrow ) who understand the lower leagues then maybe he could be your man ...but Hanley

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:30 pm  

Rach wrote:

BRAMALD & BARRACLOUGH FOR ME....

Thoughts ???

Must admit Rach i hadnt thought of this set up.

Sound like a good idea.

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:41 pm  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbjnf1p5eI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbjnf1p5eI

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:43 pm  

Could not have come at a worse time. The players must be gutted. Good luck Barrie and thank you for all you have done for this club. Great bloke.
I'm lost for words.

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:56 pm  

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Outpouring of grief over

First of all. Cheers Barry you've done a cracking job at the club. Good luck at Wrexham

Secondly I hope we've got some brass for him.

Dreadful timing, although there's never a good time, who's out there to bring in? Martin Compton was the obvious one that came to mind. Or someone else that's had experience at Championship level.

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:07 pm  

Gutted!, awful timing, wondering how long Barry has been aware of the move, these things do take time to arrange/agree so I assume it must be for some time, in which case its a 'hats off to him' for his professionalism as he has done some great work in the off season that has put us in good stead for 2011

Thank you Barry

This is a new beginning, we are in it to win it, onwards and forwards fans!

COOUUUGAAARRRSSSS!

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:28 am  

Good Luck to Barry and thankyou for the 5 good years you have given to the club. Next entry into the hall of fame i think.

As for his replacement, dont ask me, my badge has expired.

Matt Bramald for me.

Re: Barry Eaton ---- to Celtic Crusaders : Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:25 pm  

Good luck Barry and thanks for all you have done at the club.

I don't see it as a disaster but an opportunity for someone else.

The club cannot mope about what might have been, it's a fact that coaches, players and even clubs move on. In the back of my mind I did not think that Barry would stop with us much longer, and the lure of an SL club (albeit a precarious one) must have been too strong.

This is a test of how serious our directors are, but, as long as its for the right reasons, I can't see why promotion from within (Matt Bramald) won't work. I don't know anything about his coaching or man management skills but he was a fierce and vocal competitor on the pitch.

I hope that the new coach has an up front relationship with the fans, Barry always made himself available. Whoever the coach is we should get behind them.