Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:38 am  

alegend wrote:

Unbelievable Hood never gets mentioned along with Gaskell both should have been no were near the club Think Lino as gone a lot better than fans give him credit for .Last year when Miller was here Lino had some good games less pressure on him because Miller was good enough and fast enough to create gaps and go through gaps,. The problem this year is we have had no pace in the most important places on the field 6 and 9 starting with Gaskell and Hood and finishing with Gale and Hood, it is like most of the back 7 i very slow for pace .Can not get my head round the fact that we have got a Coaching staff that does not think pace was important in S L . From what we have signed for next year looks like we are going down the same path in the Championship .Hope I am wrong but Hood, Gale got contracts and that is just for starters

I think the vast majority of the team can be bagged this season for one reason or another. The season has been a shambles.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:58 pm  

alegend wrote:

Unbelievable Hood never gets mentioned along with Gaskell both should have been no were near the club Think Lino as gone a lot better than fans give him credit for .Last year when Miller was here Lino had some good games less pressure on him because Miller was good enough and fast enough to create gaps and go through gaps,. The problem this year is we have had no pace in the most important places on the field 6 and 9 starting with Gaskell and Hood and finishing with Gale and Hood, it is like most of the back 7 i very slow for pace .Can not get my head round the fact that we have got a Coaching staff that does not think pace was important in S L . From what we have signed for next year looks like we are going down the same path in the Championship .Hope I am wrong but Hood, Gale got contracts and that is just for starters

Totally agree about Hood. However I remember just a few games into the season our director of rugby creaming himself because he had got Hood to accept a contract extension. That says it all to me and that is why we have had this shambolic season, the people making the rugby decisions are clueless

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Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:07 pm  

The backline they started with had Jowitt, Murphy, Hall and Kershaw or Lineham in it. Plus Lino.
It wasn't slow. We just lost them through injury and then Hall through a deal.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:02 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

Totally agree about Hood. However I remember just a few games into the season our director of rugby creaming himself because he had got Hood to accept a contract extension. That says it all to me and that is why we have had this shambolic season, the people making the rugby decisions are clueless

Reading Minnards interview on the club website,
I have no faith they will make the right decision regarding the coaching appointment. He thinks Applegarth is a good coach yet statistics prove otherwise. Agar, Chester and even Webster got sacked for less.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:15 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Reading Minnards interview on the club website,
I have no faith they will make the right decision regarding the coaching appointment. He thinks Applegarth is a good coach yet statistics prove otherwise. Agar, Chester and even Webster got sacked for less.

And Willie not offered a contract, too

Yes I don't know how he kept a straight face when he came out with that remark
Anyway I have a feeling it won't be his decision to make

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:16 pm  

Willzay wrote:

He thinks Applegarth is a good coach yet statistics prove otherwise. Agar, Chester and even Webster got sacked for less.

Have to agree with this. Were there things outside of his control, no doubt, but I can't honestly say after watching the team this season that they look coached at all. Perhaps only Atoni has improved, but that seems to have coincided with Fifita been at the club which suggests it was a mental issue. To me we look like a team who have never played together before. Have no idea what the game plan is andaree often poorly prepared, making the same mistakes week in week out, and lacking the brains/composure to take advantage of opportunities. From the outside, the coaching has not addressed this issue which was apparent in the very first game against Catalan.

Applegarth may be a good coach, but he's not a head coach.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:18 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Dywer is terrible, ask any fan of a team, that he has played for, those who have had the misfortune to watch his full games, other fans mainly see highlights and he odd good run, but they don't see the rest of his game, the fact his passing is awful, often makes the wrong decision and cannot defend.

Smith will be a backup playing 7 and 9, it's a gamble., but Tony Smith has a good habit of improving players and he has coached him before at Warrington.

He is more a replacement from Ben McNamara, who is no way near SL standard.

Dwyer is still head and shoulders above Smith.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:38 pm  

In the League Express Applegarth seems to be saying he Hope's Sean Long stays on as his assistant. So he must think he's staying.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:28 pm  

If Applegarth is staying then season ticket sales will suffer. It's hit and miss for us saving with one anyway as we can't commit to attending all games. The thought of a repeat of this year under him doesn't temp me to get my credit card out.

Re: Morgan Smith : Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:55 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Agar, Chester and even Webster got sacked for less.

I think only Chester was sacked, Agar and Webster walked IIRC.

I seem to remember at the time MC said he wouldn't sack Webster despite how terrible we were.