Re: John Kear : Fri May 22, 2015 5:21 pm  

I like the way some just take a rumour and assume he must be one of those mentioned foolishly by our chairman. I would remind some that Sunday was his first game for several weeks and correct me if I am wrong but did he not stay on the field despite a serious injury, so why should we doubt his commitment.

Re: John Kear : Fri May 22, 2015 5:42 pm  

chissitt wrote:

I'm not sure of the finer details but I remember posting at the time my disgust for Ted Richardson for not allowing JK to go to Catalans when they approached the club for his services as it was common knowledge that his contract was not being renewed, you would have thought that with everything he'd done for the club, he would have gone with Ted's blessing, unfortunately for Kear Ted's greed got the better of him and wanted compensation which they refused, I thought he left when Ted did but I must have got the timing wrong.

Or could it possibly have been that, mid way through a season, if we'd let JK leave it would have cost the club to hire see one else, for which Ted sought compensation from Catalans?

They wouldn't pay it, so they didn't want him that much. But why should we just hand over our coach for free? Dewsbury won't even let us get as far as even talking to their coach!

Re: John Kear : Fri May 22, 2015 6:12 pm  

TRB wrote:

Or could it possibly have been that, mid way through a season, if we'd let JK leave it would have cost the club to hire see one else, for which Ted sought compensation from Catalans?

It wasn't halfway through the season though, it was near the end of July with only a handful of games left to play, We had nothing left to play for realistically and it was obvious that Kear's contract was not being renewed, Broadbent could have overseen what was left of the season so no compensation was really needed,

TRB wrote:

They wouldn't pay it, so they didn't want him that much. But why should we just hand over our coach for free? Dewsbury won't even let us get as far as even talking to their coach!

Don't you think it might have looked better on Ted if he'd just said go on John your leaving any way in a couple of month, go and fill your boots in France, it's the least we can do for all you've done for us, with regards to them not wanting to pay for him there in an exclusive club called SL where I would imagine they had a wide range of candidates, and for me it was more a case of what they could do for him, more than what he could do for them, just my opinion.

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 6:49 am  

charlie wrote:

That was doing the rounds on facebook a week or so ago. You've got more than enough centres though, don't you?

We (Tigers) have been on the look out for a new centre for a few months now hence the interest in Arundel before he joined WTW. We have Shenton and Webster but not much after that.

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 6:58 am  

PHe wrote:

and so the witch hunt begins.

I'll bring the garden pitchfork if you bring along rope and thumb screws...

[PopTart]

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 7:23 am  

Getting a bit random. Let's keep this thread about Kear

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 8:06 am  

chissitt wrote:

It wasn't halfway through the season though, it was near the end of July with only a handful of games left to play, We had nothing left to play for realistically and it was obvious that Kear's contract was not being renewed, Broadbent could have overseen what was left of the season so no compensation was really needed,
Don't you think it might have looked better on Ted if he'd just said go on John your leaving any way in a couple of month, go and fill your boots in France, it's the least we can do for all you've done for us, with regards to them not wanting to pay for him there in an exclusive club called SL where I would imagine they had a wide range of candidates, and for me it was more a case of what they could do for him, more than what he could do for them, just my opinion.

He asked for £15k, hardly a kings ransom! I don't think that was a deal breaker tbh.

Ted was doing what he thought best for our club. You may not agree but that's what he thought at the time.

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 8:06 am  

It was the fans that helped get Kear in last time. Ted wanted James Lowes who was assistant in some God forsaken place at that time.

Re: John Kear : Sat May 23, 2015 12:15 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

It was the fans that helped get Kear in last time. Ted wanted James Lowes who was assistant in some God forsaken place at that time.

It wasn't Ted that wanted him in as much as what Steve Ferris did, and it was only when the penny dropped that Lowes wasn't interested that Ferris turned to Kear after having a word with Kears agent David Howes, the rest is history as they say.

Re: John Kear : Sun May 24, 2015 8:35 am  

chissitt wrote:

It wasn't Ted that wanted him in as much as what Steve Ferris did, and it was only when the penny dropped that Lowes wasn't interested that Ferris turned to Kear after having a word with Kears agent David Howes, the rest is history as they say.

Correct.

And now Ferres has his man!