Gawry Hetherington : Wed May 01, 2024 5:30 pm  

The decision making of this guy on the rugby end of things in recent years has been absolutely appalling.

Circa 2 years ago he gallivanted off to Australia, proclaiming he was on some noble quest to make his biggest ever decision.

He came back with Rohan Smith (Said with Richard Keys’ name calling cadence and intonation. Football cliches, if you know, you know).

At the time, Smith had a record of 27 wins from 68 first grade games with Bradford and Norths, respectively.

Smith took over with Leeds second bottom. Roughly 2 years on, Leeds are 3 places higher, 5th bottom.

Cracking.

He’s “building something”.

What qualifications did Smith have to get this job? That is not the CV for someone who needs to return a major club in transition to winning ways.

These are not good rugby decisions.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Wed May 01, 2024 9:03 pm  

Gawry is greased in. Best mates with the owner. Will hand over when he decides time is right. Has earned that right to a degree. We must remember the Rhinos franchise is a very good business. Makes plenty money!

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 7:32 am  

I appreciate Leeds fans thinks Leeds is the biggest club and every coach in the world should want to come here. Peter Green was offered the Leeds job and turned it down before Smith.

Perhaps after the treatment of David Furner no serious Australian coach would take the chance on a club with a board and a group of supporters that are always looking back at the glory days and has agitators like JJB who amongst the worst culprits.

Maybe be Smith was the best that GH could find who was willing to take a chance on Leeds?

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 7:56 am  

Too old too stubborn too out of touch. Time to take the golden generation pictures down off you're bedroom wall and call it a day. HETHERINGTON OUT

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 8:31 am  

taxi4stevesmith wrote:

Too old too stubborn too out of touch. Time to take the golden generation pictures down off you're bedroom wall and call it a day. HETHERINGTON OUT

I’m sorry Blake, there’s still no contract for you.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 9:14 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

At the time, Smith had a record of 27 wins from 68 first grade games with Bradford and Norths, respectively.

Deliberately mischaracterising Smith's record at Norths doesn't help you. His record there was outstanding, taking over a team which finished 11th, progressively improving them year after year until they won back-to-back championships.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 10:04 am  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

I appreciate Leeds fans thinks Leeds is the biggest club and every coach in the world should want to come here. Peter Green was offered the Leeds job and turned it down before Smith.

Perhaps after the treatment of David Furner no serious Australian coach would take the chance on a club with a board and a group of supporters that are always looking back at the glory days and has agitators like JJB who amongst the worst culprits.

Maybe be Smith was the best that GH could find who was willing to take a chance on Leeds?

Furner was treated appallingly really, and yet people still clamour for the return of ' Sir Kev' and his interfering sidekick to the club.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 10:13 am  

gym bunny 100 wrote:

Furner was treated appallingly really, and yet people still clamour for the return of ' Sir Kev' and his interfering sidekick to the club.

Completely agree - JJB simply couldn't accept change and his own demise. As I said when you have a club that is always clamouring after the past rather than trying to improve the future these kind of things will continue to happen. Ryan Hall is just the latest example.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 10:15 am  

MjM wrote:

Deliberately mischaracterising Smith's record at Norths doesn't help you. His record there was outstanding, taking over a team which finished 11th, progressively improving them year after year until they won back-to-back championships.

That is a fair point. We must consider the neither North's nor Bradford were not an elite-level club and that a move to such will be a leap of faith to a degree. As Cas are finding.

Re: Gawry Hetherington : Thu May 02, 2024 11:12 am  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

Completely agree - JJB simply couldn't accept change and his own demise. As I said when you have a club that is always clamouring after the past rather than trying to improve the future these kind of things will continue to happen. Ryan Hall is just the latest example.

Glad someone agrees with me anyway, what is JJB's latest job title out of interest ?