Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:33 am  

Wolf Hall wrote:

Its pleasing to see the sale of rose tinted spectacles have sold well to the normal stalwarts on this site.
Like I said I hope Daryl Powell and his crew do well for us, however, if we were still looking for a successor for Steve Price would we be looking at a coach whose season has imploded as badly as it has at Cas? Doubt it.

Awful analysis.

I'd be more inclined to judge him on his previous work over the last 10 or so years, than the last couple of months, when both he and Cas appear simply to have lost a bit of motivation - No surprise, when both know he won't be there in a few month's time.

What is happening there is probably the most predictable thing to happen this season in SL, especially once his move to us was confirmed.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:43 am  

Hopefully, we will be retaining our conditioning staff who have kept our team as fit as possible during Price's time with us .

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 am  

ninearches wrote:

Hopefully, we will be retaining our conditioning staff who have kept our team as fit as possible during Price's time with us .

I've thought along similar lines.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:16 am  

Not worried at all. It will be a brand new back to normalish season, brand new coach and backroom staff, new players etc everything is fresh and the excitement and motivation in the camp will be really high. The situation at Cas at the noment happens alot with the coach leaving etc it's just how it is

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:25 am  

Thought it'd be two consecutive defeats before the doom would set in, not months before he's even put on a Wires tracksuit....!

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:41 am  

I think Powell has more than enough credit in the bank to let one dodgy season under awful circumstances bring into question his coaching ability. He's lasted much longer than some high profile coaches elsewhere and Cas under his guidance have always been more than competitive under probably tight budget constraints.
Personally I'm really looking forward to him taking over and we'll certainly see a different style and approach to Price.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:54 am  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Awful analysis.

I'd be more inclined to judge him on his previous work over the last 10 or so years, than the last couple of months, when both he and Cas appear simply to have lost a bit of motivation - No surprise, when both know he won't be there in a few month's time.

What is happening there is probably the most predictable thing to happen this season in SL, especially once his move to us was confirmed.

Awful analysis 'eh? So let's use your's DSM. Judge him on his last 10 years or so.- OK, since taking over at Cas in 2013 he has a 59% win rate.
I am not too bothered about that though, it's his results as a coach since announcing he was to become the coach of our team. He still has a responsibility to coach, motivate and manage his Cas players, that is his job. Compare that to Steve Price, who cops a lot of stick on here, and I am not one of his cheerleaders, his team are still giving us effort.
Like I have said, I hope for his sake and especially ours, he comes to Warrington and makes us the top team. He has a big job on, hopefully he can manage it.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:39 pm  

Wolf Hall are you for real?The guy hasn’t even arrived yet.As most have said Cas getting beat at Wembley then a free fall was most predictable not to mention covid plus departing players so I’m guessing the morale at that club right now is low.Regarding Powell I think he could be the best we’ve had for years but just my opinion.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:46 pm  

DP is not today's problem, so I'm not concerned at the moment.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:08 pm  

Wolf Hall wrote:

Awful analysis 'eh? .

Yes, it's awful.

He basically set the foundations for Leeds golden SL period.

He turned Featherstone into a SL standard side. Only RL politics stopped it happening.

He turned Cas from a bottom end SL side into a consistent credible trophy challenger, playing great RL while doing so.

So, in summary, he's improved every side he has ever been in charge of. If he improves us, then it's likely we finally win things on a consistent, dominant basis, as its pretty much the next step from where we are right now, which is that we are presently a frustrating, under achieving outfit, with all the attributes of a great side, but have no consistency.