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Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:18 am  

Scruton says in an interview today that Brian Smith suggested he leave his wife and kids to improve his rugby.

I have a lot of time for Smith but for me that is way out of line.
Especially as Mrs Scruton worked at the club.

Smith was going through a messy divorce so I reckon was not in a good place for that kind of advice.

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:29 am  

Jesus! Where's this PT?

I hope there's more to it and it wasn't as direct as that.

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:58 am  

https://twitter.com/rlwithjd/status/114 ... 03936?s=19

https://twitter.com/rlwithjd/status/114 ... 03936?s=19

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:21 am  

PopTart wrote:

Scruton says in an interview today that Brian Smith suggested he leave his wife and kids to improve his rugby.

I have a lot of time for Smith but for me that is way out of line.
Especially as Mrs Scruton worked at the club.

Smith was going through a messy divorce so I reckon was not in a good place for that kind of advice.

Don't know the full context but seems odd, that however doesn't mean Smith didn't think he was helping.

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Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:20 am  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Don't know the full context but seems odd, that however doesn't mean Smith didn't think he was helping.

He may well have thought he was but I think it is at least showing a lack of emotional intelligence of how someone would react to such a suggestion and at worst interfering with someone's life.

The fact that Scruton was so agast at the suggestion shows how off the mark it was.

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:05 am  

Totally ridiculous suggestion!

The bloke was capable of being spectacularly wrong just as often as was searingly correct!

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:34 am  

Any respect I had for Brian Smith went when he left three games into the season.

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:42 pm  

The situation was a bit more complex than him just deciding to leave. Certain people know more than me; but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t that simple.

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:03 pm  

Seem to recall him suggesting the club was in trouble on Facebook and loads of people accepted that and backed him up. Where’s that post gone ?

Re: Brian Smith advice to Nick Scruton : Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:31 pm  

I could not defend a coach saying that to a player, however, Nick Scruton was one of the players to complain about the hard close season training that Brian Smith had them doing, that is the fittest i have ever seen Wakefield as a team ! Chester certainly benefited as did the players & team ! But I counted that with poor attacking playing tactics which Chester is better at !!!
I love Wakey T, but we are still not fit enough for 80 minutes on a regular basis ! only my opinion !