Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:46 pm  

Highlander wrote:

Morrison been replaced by Jonathan Schofield as head pathways coach

Must have missed that, assume he has left the club then?

[Bullseye]

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:51 pm  

The academy struggled a bit last year and we didn't bring anyone new through (not really counting Bateman's single appearance).

Taking a step back it makes sense to give the job to Noble at the moment. Of the coaches that we know are available only Lingard looks to me like he'd do a good job. There's no way I'd want to recruit Grix.

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 1:09 pm  

Wonder if McNamara fancies getting the band back together as well?

[Bullseye]

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 1:11 pm  

Hey McBanana!

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:37 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Must have missed that, assume he has left the club then?

As far as I know, Glen was finding it difficult to fit his role with the Bulls in alongside his post at Bradford Grammar School.

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:39 pm  

Nobby would be a decent appointment!

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:02 pm  

Nobby confirmed.

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:28 pm  

I predict that Noble will do so well that he is promoted back upstairs before the season is half way through.

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:37 pm  

Should be interesting, Nobby had his success as a coach at the Bulls, not so much elsewhere .... But he's someone i can easily get behind and I'm happy with the choice... Only time will tell.

Re: Is Eamon O'Carroll off? Yes! New Coach Thread. : Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:08 pm  

A bit left-field, but if he was, as the announcement says, "had an increasing involvement in the last 18 months," then he either had to step up and become the coach or cease any involvement at all (to be fair to the incoming coach)

I don't agree with the lazy trope that "He interested Matty Ellot's team"—he developed that team over the years he was in charge. OK, he hasn't done much since, but he loves the club and will hopefully be refreshed by a few years away from coaching.

Good appointment, I feel.