Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 12:54 pm  

I think that Betts being written off is very harsh

the guy oozes class and i think he will turn out to be a fantastic choice

he just needs his chance and, deservedly, now has that chance

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 1:00 pm  

Knock On Nigel wrote:

I think that Betts being written off is very harsh

the guy oozes class and i think he will turn out to be a fantastic choice

he just needs his chance and, deservedly, now has that chance

He is having his chance right now and he is isn't convincing anyone. Given the option with pretty much every other coach we were linked with, Betts would have been bottom of the pile with no votes. I guarantee it!!!

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 1:01 pm  

Knock On Nigel wrote:

I think that Betts being written off is very harsh

the guy oozes class and i think he will turn out to be a fantastic choice

he just needs his chance and, deservedly, now has that chance

what are you smoking?

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 2:01 pm  

i would defo give him a chance end of the day it is a squad which he inherited apart from the dual reg players. lets get behind him end of the day if you want a successful SL team back him and support the team.

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 3:28 pm  

Knock On Nigel wrote:

I think that Betts being written off is very harsh

the guy oozes class and i think he will turn out to be a fantastic choice

he just needs his chance and, deservedly, now has that chance

We have no choice but to give him a chance. The die is now cast.

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 6:42 pm  

Knock On Nigel wrote:

I think that Betts being written off is very harsh

the guy oozes class and i think he will turn out to be a fantastic choice

he just needs his chance and, deservedly, now has that chance

Hello Denis, How are you this evening?

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 6:44 pm  

He is tactically proficient I feel, and with a greater spending budget will be able to motivate the players highly

Re: Give the guy a chance : Tue May 10, 2011 6:45 pm  

Now that the dust has settled and we're getting used to the decision,we did WANT an early announcement so that the coach could have his own choice of the players he would like in his squad.
We don't have any choice but to give him a chance to see if he measures up to the job,at least the uncertainty has gone and everyone knows where they stand.I hope he does well,won't be easy but here's hoping.

Re: Give the guy a chance : Wed May 11, 2011 12:38 am  

Well at the very least we're not going to be fighting a relegation battle. If there was a time to be taking a bit of a risk on a coach it's probably now.

Obviously there's the support to think of with regards to Stronghold membership, but we had our highest attendances in Super League fighting (and losing) a relegation battle. It might not be as simple as, "only if we're successful people will come".

Re: Give the guy a chance : Wed May 11, 2011 7:38 am  

If people don't come to your games when you're in SL just because you didn't get a big name Aussie coach who would undoubtably only used the club as a stepping stone to get a glamour job in SL or go to the NRL.

If I was a Widnes fan I'd be very proud that my club has appointed a young british coach. Denis inherited your current squad and was unable to bring many players in during the summer due to uncertainty as to where you'd be next year.

Denis did a good job in SL when he was Wigan coach with a young squad that had just lost its big names. Wigans Decline to near relegation came from Millwards time as coach not Denis'. Maybe I back him with blinkers on as I'm related but I hope he proves you all wrong and this time next season you'll be full of praise when he has the chance to get a squad of his own.