Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:45 pm  

I didn't see this coming a few weeks ago, however its a great signing and I'm sure JK will have no illusions as to what we expect next season.
A few sower grapes on the wake board
Good Luck JK remember once a Bull always a Bull

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:52 pm  

Great appointment, really happy with that. Well done ac. Shame we didn't bring in a fresh assistant too, but I'm not going to worry too much about that. The future will look after itself if kear is successful in the three years of his contract. We can't look beyond this season really IMHO, we have to get out of league 1 asap, and of the candidates mentioned I think kear is the best placed to do that, provided ac let's him add the players he thinks he needs when he needs them. So no complaining for the sake of it for me.

The club and ac still have plenty of work to do on rebuilding trust etc, but just for today at least, I'm going to enjoy an all too rare moment of genuinely good news and feeling positive. Welcome aboard the roller-coaster Mr kear!

[Bulliac]

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:56 pm  

Superb news, imo. Now I can't wait to get started.

His first interview strikes the perfect tone for the season as he's already Referred to two clubs who have stated they intend to turn us over (probably when they heard we were 'going to go undefeated..'). I can imagine JK in the dressing room "this lot think they can beat us, well? are you going to bloody well let 'em?

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:03 pm  

Three quarters right Frank, John Kear and Lee-igh but not Greenwood.

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:13 pm  

Good stuff. Should be no lack of motivation with John Kear as coach. Onwards and upwards! (Fingers crossed)

[Bullseye]

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:27 pm  

Duckman wrote:

Great appointment, really happy with that. Well done ac. Shame we didn't bring in a fresh assistant too, but I'm not going to worry too much about that. The future will look after itself if kear is successful in the three years of his contract. We can't look beyond this season really IMHO, we have to get out of league 1 asap, and of the candidates mentioned I think kear is the best placed to do that, provided ac let's him add the players he thinks he needs when he needs them. So no complaining for the sake of it for me.

The club and ac still have plenty of work to do on rebuilding trust etc, but just for today at least, I'm going to enjoy an all too rare moment of genuinely good news and feeling positive. Welcome aboard the roller-coaster Mr kear!

Sums up my feelings too.

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:39 pm  

One really obvious benefit from Kear - as distinct from someone like Toovey - is that he really knows the Championship / League 1 scene. As in, he really, really, knows the players that are at our level.

I would fully expect to start to hear of new signings soon. He will know more than anyone that we absolutely need two or three grizzled forwards who aren't going to get bullied - after all, he had Alex Rowe, Tony Tonks etc bullying us when he was at Batley.

I expect he'll be on the phone right now seeing who is available and looking to strengthen what looks like quite a young and naive pack of forwards.

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:56 pm  

zapperbull wrote:

I didn't see this coming a few weeks ago, however its a great signing and I'm sure JK will have no illusions as to what we expect next season.
A few sower grapes on the wake board
Good Luck JK remember once a Bull always a Bull

Not sure about the sour grapes. Most people seem to be saying that they don't want him to go but if he does, good luck and thanks for everything.

As a comparison, when we hit the poop financially in 2012 (I think it was), he ran a team on an absolute shoestring, with players who definitely weren't Super League and didn't finish bottom. He had a team that was perhaps low on skill but played very organised and structured rugby. The fans consensus at the time was that although not pretty to watch at times, Kear got the best out of what we had and no one faulted the team for effort.

Hope it goes well and see you in 2019!

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:59 pm  

Fantastic Appointment....

Re: John Kear : Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:36 pm  

Happy with Kear, disappointed we didn't get Greenwood over the line - never mind, can't have it all.

Good luck JK and I'll buy a ST on the strength of the appointment