: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:09 pm  

The Jigga Jigga wrote:

A group of fans had a banner saying Lowes out

someone pointed it out and "said sad barstewards coming to yorkshire just to put up a sign"

These people were stood behind me at the Wakefield game, if they take it to the Leeds match Jimmy will certainly be seeing it.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:11 pm  

The fans are totally irrelevant to Lowes and he seems to antagonise them at every opportunity.If he cant take the heat get out of the kitchen - Arsenal and Villa were booed at the weekend but you do not see Wenger and Oneill with such disrespect for the fans. He needs to realise that he needs the fans on board if he wishes to still be a Superleague coach , albeit a very poor one.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:19 pm  

From the Link ...................

The under-fire coach has employed a motivational team in the run up to the Rhinos match and hopes it will make a difference.

"We're just trying something different," Lowes added. "The whole club is down and the players are getting fed up, as is the coaching staff.

"Sometimes it's not about flogging the guys all the time, it's about trying something slightly different off the field.

"They throw different ideas at you. We had a go at it and hopefully it's worked."

FFS - can we just get shot please. I mean, he's making it sound like it's the discovery of the century instead of something that maybe should have already been included in his season long plans.

And the bit in bold - try being one of the supporters if you're already fed up. We're the ones having to watch the tripe you're putting out and wondering wtf has happened to our club.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:21 pm  

Interview with Lowes, he mentions the fans quite a bit, also the mental training. http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=397560

Interview with Lowes, he mentions the fans quite a bit, also the mental training. http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=397560

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:22 pm  

All coaches/managers in all sports have had abuse from fans at some point even Alex Ferguson...
The good coaches rise above it and put all their energys into getting it right on the field I don't think Lowes is capable of this..

Furthermore i do think he's talking about the Wire fans...I'm not aware of any abuse myself i just think he's putting out a half ar$ed warning because he knows we're not happy..

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:22 pm  

He is a pleb of the highest order.

There you go Mr Lowes, stick that in your pipe and smoke it

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:33 pm  

He's not got the temperament for the job.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:40 pm  

He's a mix of 'Uncle Nobhead & That Bloke' in everybodies office who tells you a crap joke that you have to laugh uncomfortably at because you think keeping him onside might benefit your career further down the line.

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:46 pm  

Can't get the link to Sky Sports but the following is a quote from Sporting Life from the same news conference.

"I've got a message for the fans who step over the line," he said. "The fans who abused me on Friday night, I'm not going to stand for that.

"I think it's out of order and I won't accept that from anyone, no matter how good or bad we're going as a team.

What's he going to do? I interpret that as actually taking action should anyone have the temerity to criticise him.
It's only a matter of time before he has a physical altercation with a fan.

Christ, he's making me madder and madder.
Am I the only one who's started checking the sport/news websites more frequently in the hope he's been given the boot?

I've seen some rubbish served up by Warrington teams over the decades but no squad has performed so consistently far below their potential than this one and I've never before wished for a coach to be sacked (except Steve Anderson - but that's a given).

The number of people that post/read on here is a significant minority of the overall fanbase, but I expect they're a fair cross-section. Can we not have a poll about Lowes's future? If nothing else, it will either prove that his level of support amongst spectators is as low as it appears to be - or that my dislike for him is purely personal and fast becoming bordering on pathological!

Nurse! Medication please...

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:48 pm  

The way he reacts will just make them do it more.
Has to let it go. If the abuse gets out of order then its not for him to deal with them.