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Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:13 pm  

As suspected, when we put out the press statement of having every faith we could turn it around, we were just following the niceties of sacking someone in sport.

Nigel "I'm sacking John tonight"
Someone "You can't do that, you need to put out the supportive statement first".

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:15 pm  

I didn’t think that was coming…… yet.

Obviously the right time for a change, will be interesting to see the quality of applicant that we get.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:16 pm  

As others have said, we owe him our gratitude for coming in and steadying the ship when we were an utter shambles. But it seemed like - as with all coaches and managers - his tenure had run its course.

Massive decision coming up now and the level of the appointment will tell us plenty about the ambition of the club.

I think a younger, hungry coach who can grow with the club might be good after having an elder statesmen type for a few years.

I'd like to see Nigel Wood come out now and tell us what his plans are for the club. Are we going to be content to bumble along in the middle of the Championship? Or are we seriously looking to get back into SL? Because where we are now is a million miles off. As always it will come to down to money/investment. The millstone of Odsal is all part of that mix.

I doubt Wood will say anything but the appointment will speak volumes

What we don't want is a new coach coming in with all the platitudes and waffle about how we "deserve to be in SL", "a sleeping giant" " aiming for Super League" - but then nothing much changes apart from the name of the coach's door

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:56 pm  

I don't see the club moving out of the Championship whilst Leigh and Fev are throwing big sums at it. We are miles away from what they can spend and we cannot keep hold of good young players to build a side longer term.

Not sure where that leaves our ambitions to be honest. Even with the return of licensing there are clubs better placed than us.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:58 pm  

Just changing from 'We deserve Super League' to 'coming top of the Ch is priority' would be refreshing for me.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:31 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I don't see the club moving out of the Championship whilst Leigh and Fev are throwing big sums at it. We are miles away from what they can spend and we cannot keep hold of good young players to build a side longer term.

Not sure where that leaves our ambitions to be honest. Even with the return of licensing there are clubs better placed than us.

To be fair we could have beaten both sides this season. Fev were there for the taking last night and we were close to beating Leigh (albeit in the Cup). At the moment neither side are playing as well as they can. Difference is, both of them could easily go up a gear.

What we need is a coach who will play to our strengths. And that’s throwing the ball around a bit. When we do that, we look great! My concern is the forward pack. We hardly win a ruck and always seem to get slow PTB.

I’d honestly settle for a coach to come in and just say, the playoffs are the bare minimum, then we’ll see what we can do then. Recruit well in the off-season, and hopefully improve our position. Anything can happen in playoff rugby. We need to build a side that’s consistent over the year, and can give the top two a close run. We aren’t far off that. Just need so bloody forwards.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:06 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I don't see the club moving out of the Championship whilst Leigh and Fev are throwing big sums at it. We are miles away from what they can spend and we cannot keep hold of good young players to build a side longer term.

The problem is that next season there'll still be whichever of Leigh and Fev don't go up, plus the team that comes down. And that will be the same every year (unless SL expands to 14 clubs)

To be honest, we can't even match York and Halifax for spending.

It's the old problem - lack of investment. That's why I'd like Wood to come out now and tell us his intentions for the club. At least we'd know where we stand, rather than this vague "building towards Super League" when, in reality, we aren't really.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:17 pm  

After the interview JK gave last night, the writing was on the wall I'm afraid.

Yes, it was a much better performance than against Fax and Barrow, but to say you were happy with it, when the game was there for the taking shows how far apart coach and fans are.

My take on last was there was no lack of effort, but team selection was wrong. Too many injured players were risked (again) resulting in more lengthy absences. Why are we playing people who are injured or out of position when we have some decent kids in the reserves who deserve a chance. We have three out at Cornwall, yet we play the same old line up playing on half a tank and one leg!!!!

Time for a change well over due and hopefully someone can now come in, assess the squad and cut out the dead wood. We need a young hungry team ready to prove their worth.

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:43 pm  

There is only one man for this job, got excellent back ground as a player and a coach, talks total sense oh and he is bradford born and bred, goes by the name of LEON PRYCE

Re: Kear Out....and now gone. : Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:09 pm  

Think for me, chev, thorman and Luke Robinson are the most realistic options