Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:39 pm  

You've got a good coach there fellas. He'll always get a good welcome at Wire.

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:51 pm  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Pearson can show his emotions, but he backs his coaches. Sometimes too loyal.

I think he’ll be happy for TS to get a grip of the rugby side of the club.

The only coach he got rid of fairly quickly was Parkinson back in his City days. Think he only lasted a couple of months.

Or that I can remember anyway

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:14 pm  

davey41 wrote:

Be interesting to know who this ex player is? Prepared to tell us?

Not a chance mate as he does read this forum.
Besides that I gave him my word, Although he did give me permission to post what he told me, but he also told me not to mention him by name under any circumstances as he's still in and around the club and also knows Tony pretty well too.
We've exchanged numbers and are having a get together in the near future too, so I don't want him chinning me

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:33 pm  

The Biffs Back wrote:

Not a chance mate as he does read this forum.
Besides that I gave him my word, Although he did give me permission to post what he told me, but he also told me not to mention him by name under any circumstances as he's still in and around the club and also knows Tony pretty well too.
We've exchanged numbers and are having a get together in the near future too, so I don't want him chinning me

Fair enough.

Although you have dangled a little carrot there which will get many peoples old grey matter working overtime

As I said earlier the rumour was doing the rounds as soon as Smith left Rovers so whether it was just a rumour or there was more to it is fairly irrelevant now.

Onwards and upwards.

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:59 pm  

Really pleased with the signing of Tony Smith and we have finally broken the cycle of appointing assistants .

[Chris71]

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:02 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Does Smith have previous for falling out with club owners/CEOs? Or is it just Lakin?

Rovers fans keep saying he'll have a bust up with Pearson, but he seemed to get on OK with Moran and Hetherington

I just don’t buy the narrative that’s coming across from the other side of the river in regards to Smith and so called fallings out etc. you don’t have a successful career as a Head Coach by falling out with CEO’s and chairman of clubs especially a club like Leeds with Hetherington.

As for their fans saying him and Pearson will fall out as Smith will spit his dummy out if he doesn’t get his own way etc just smells like panic and bull poop. Pearsons shown with Radford & Hodgson he gives the coaches he’s appointed every opportunity possible to succeed and has been more than patient.

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:58 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

I just don’t buy the narrative that’s coming across from the other side of the river in regards to Smith and so called fallings out etc. you don’t have a successful career as a Head Coach by falling out with CEO’s and chairman of clubs especially a club like Leeds with Hetherington.

As for their fans saying him and Pearson will fall out as Smith will spit his dummy out if he doesn’t get his own way etc just smells like panic and bull poop. Pearsons shown with Radford & Hodgson he gives the coaches he’s appointed every opportunity possible to succeed and has been more than patient.

makes you laugh deluded dobbins saying it wont last long with Pearson, since 2013 when Radford took over we have had 4 coaches now (including last), yet they are now on their 7th with Peters in the same timescale......think i'd know who my money is on to bite the bullet first and it aint Smith!

Re: Tony Smith : Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:44 pm  

https://youtu.be/7p3RCcuAzBI

https://youtu.be/7p3RCcuAzBI

Re: Tony Smith : Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:03 am  

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... kr-7573993 Cheer up Keithy

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... kr-7573993 Cheer up Keithy

Re: Tony Smith : Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:53 am  

Simon Grix also coming as an assistant?

Done a good job at Halifax.