: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:46 am  

I really don't know what people expected IL to say.

If Noble doesn't keep Ainscough in or give Sam Tomkins his chance soon, he is writing his own P45.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:22 am  

IL said we're getting better with each game, but I don't think we are. We played fairly well against Hull but the other two have been very poor. I think Quins will probably be Noble's last chance and rightly so, he said himself before the start of the season that it would be disasterous to go through the first month without some points.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:10 am  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

How in God's name, can you blame IL yet excuse BN of all responsibility???

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:55 am  

Donna wrote:

How in God's name, can you blame IL yet excuse BN of all responsibility???

I think some people still entertain fantasies that chairmen can be sacked.

Like or loathe IL, we're kind of stuck with him. He owns the club, for God's sake.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:54 am  

De-stabilising the club now by sacking the coach would be crazy. That would not help the development of the younger players who need a stable environment.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:00 am  

nohalfbacks wrote:

De-stabilising the club now by sacking the coach would be crazy. That would not help the development of the younger players who need a stable environment.

Although I do think, Noble and IL have a lot to answer for I also put the blame on the Hogan, the Coaches, Lyon, Vievers & Forshaw. The season started with the joke that was the delay of the kit, i.e. no sponsor, not sure who is making it delay in tops, etc. The fact that we can't defend as individuals and as a team, we can't hold a ball, the team having no direction, and the fact that most of the players have their hands on their hips blowing out of their booty after 10mins. But I also blame the players themselves they are not immune from the blame. I'm afraid a rot has set in we need a full look at the whole set up, top to bottom. Or we could be the next Widnes??????

[DaveO]

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:50 am  

nohalfbacks wrote:

De-stabilising the club now by sacking the coach would be crazy. That would not help the development of the younger players who need a stable environment.

Why would it not help the development of younger players? Most people seem to think it would do the opposite.

Sacking the coach doesn't destabilise a club either. They usually get sacked if the club is in a mess i.e. they are got rid of for their failures which will already be having a negative effect on the club.

Coaches doing a good job don't usually get sacked!

Dave

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:30 am  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

The blame lies at the door of IL not BN.

Very unusual for you to post something as silly as this with you being a respected poster on here, maybe its knee jerk but its Wrong nonetheless.

IL cant just chuck the manager out once a minority of the fans say so (or should that be majority) he's gotta be careful to make the decision at the right time and remember IL is a bigger Wigan fan than 98% of the posters on this C&W site messageboard. For me, Noble is all washed up and when the chairman realises that theres no option other than to phone his taxi then he will at the right time.
We win at Quins, beat a beatable Bradford at home then all of a sudden were talking up peaking at the right time etc etc and everything will be rosy so lets lets respect the chairman

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:33 am  

nohalfbacks wrote:

De-stabilising the club now by sacking the coach would be crazy. That would not help the development of the younger players who need a stable environment.

Not neccessarily mate, a new coach could be just what Sam Tomkins, Shaun Ainscough, Harrison hansen and Paul Prescott need

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:13 pm  

It will be interesting to see if IL is at his more successful club today watching them play the Aussie champs.....and if Nobby will be watching his next opponents

Oh the irony of having to sack his coach due to losing to his second team.