: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:40 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Firstly from what I have heard, IL isn't the greatest judge of RL talent.........

Secondly, Edwards is untried as an RL coach. I'm not saying he would fail, in fact I personally think he would bring a lot to the table.

What I am saying is that to gamble on him vs the most successful coach in the history of SL is madness.

Lose on Friday and we may as well gamble a chimpanzee against Noble for the rest of the season.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:21 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

despite it being a foreign discipline and a code of rugby he didnt even understand 10 years ago!!

Didn't he play for England as a junior?

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:24 pm  

Morning Glory wrote:

Didn't he play for England as a junior?

Yeah, he captained both England Rugby League and Union schoolboys.

[DaveO]

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:30 pm  

Morning Glory wrote:

Didn't he play for England as a junior?

Yes he captained England at junior level in RU as well as captaining GB at junior level in RL.

However are you suggesting RU isn't a foreign code to him because he played the game before he signed for Wigan aged 17 and so his knowledge of RU from about 25 years ago is relevant to his current job in RU?

If so I am sure his RL knowledge picked up about the same time would make the transition back again seamless

Dave

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:35 pm  

Don't get me wrong, I think Edwards will make a great RL coach (probably).

I also think that:

a. He is unlikely to do it

b. Coming back NOW to coach Wigan would be a mistake

c. He would not be better than Noble at this moment in time for Wigan.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:22 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I think Edwards will make a great RL coach (probably).

I also think that:

a. He is unlikely to do it

b. Coming back NOW to coach Wigan would be a mistake

c. He would not be better than Noble at this moment in time for Wigan.

Exactly.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:30 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I think Edwards will make a great RL coach (probably).

I also think that:

XBrettKennyX wrote:

a. He is unlikely to do it

How do you know this? Have you spoken to him/offered the job?

XBrettKennyX wrote:

b. Coming back NOW to coach Wigan would be a mistake

Why? When exactly would be a good time? If we were doing well we wouldn't need him. With the resources at his disposal and his ability i'm guessing it would be a great time.

XBrettKennyX wrote:

c. He would not be better than Noble at this moment in time for Wigan.

Sorry mate that's complete and utter bollards.

: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:26 pm  

DaveO wrote:

Yes he captained England at junior level in RU as well as captaining GB at junior level in RL.

However are you suggesting RU isn't a foreign code to him because he played the game before he signed for Wigan aged 17 and so his knowledge of RU from about 25 years ago is relevant to his current job in RU?

If so I am sure his RL knowledge picked up about the same time would make the transition back again seamless

Dave

I'm not suggesting anything, I was asking a question that I already knew the answer to. I certainly wasn't suggesting Edwards would be the right choice at this moment in time to take over from Nobby if it came to it. A successful transition like that is too simplistic. I don't doubt that Edwards has ever stopped studying other sports, RU included, just as I'm certain he's never stopped studying the changes in RL since his departure. The basic structure of both games hasn't actually changed over the years, the execution has but the basic structure hasn't and I'm sure he'd bring along certain aspects that may improve an RL team just as he seems to have done in his time in RU with what he learned in RL. Now's not his time.