Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:43 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Sad day. I'm not sure whether things just got better or worse. Time will tell and depend who the replacement is.

He coached us to our best seasons in Super League. That shouldn't be forgotten.
But sometimes it's time to move on. I wish him well.

i don’t get that comment how can it get worse we never win anyway, I just hope we now we roll our sleeves up and improve, no relegation so poaching as a chance

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:47 pm  

Sad for the guy but pleased that he’s gone

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:49 pm  

Good news, I would have sacked him three years ago after the Hull KR away loss. New coach, new ideas, new enthusiasm, new methods, new attitude. Our players have given 100 % and I sure they will all be very keen to impress the new man.

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:53 pm  

Kirmudgeonlyisback wrote:

Sad for the guy but pleased that he’s gone

This.
It's not great for anyone to lose their job but, for the sake of the club, something had to change.

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:53 pm  

Sad to see him to go but you could see on Sunday things were not right . Hope things work out for him nice guy maybe too nice.Just hope Poaching can motavate the players .He was great at it when he was on the field ,A true legend for Wakefield on the pitch

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:58 pm  

This is very sad but there was no other option

Chris Is clearly a very nice bloke
Gave us some amazing rugby to watch when he first came in that turned the club around and for that I thank him

This was the best thing for all concerned as this situation could not go on

All the very best too you Chris

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:59 pm  

For me it’s never nice seeing anyone lose their job, especially with mortgages and families etc. His job though had clearly become unattainable, and the club as a buisness, the book stops with him with poor performances. Many quality coaches through the years have lost their jobs and come back to greater success. I have not posted on here in a while and I think with how wakey have been playing and the standard of RL in general over the last few months I had lost a lot of interest tbf, which if that’s done that to me imagine what it does to fair weather pay on the gate fans. Hopefully we can restore a little bit of pride into the short for the rest of the season and actually plan to get a competitive team on the field for the remainder of the season and especially next season

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:16 pm  

I just hope that we can all remember that Willie is the interim coach, and that if we don't win the league now we don't destroy him and his undoubted Trinity legacy in the process.

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:18 pm  

I'll be the first to say it, I'm not sure Poching is the man. Looks for all the world like a deputy, not a sheriff. He comes across as too laid back to me but what the hell do I know and I hope I'm wrong.

On the plus side, much of Pochings career was spent at top teams, Leeds as a player and Warrington as a coach, under a number of top men. So he should at least have the knowledge.

Re: Chester Gone : Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:25 pm  

vastman wrote:

I'll be the first to say it, I'm not sure Poching is the man. Looks for all the world like a deputy, not a sheriff. He comes across as too laid back to me but what the hell do I know and I hope I'm wrong.

On the plus side, much of Pochings career was spent at top teams, Leeds as a player and Warrington as a coach, under a number of top men. So he should at least have the knowledge.

I tend to agree with you but i suppose he will get the rest of the season to make his case, if he wants it that is.