: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:51 pm  

SRC wrote: Clarky's view ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/r ... erPath=afc Seems everyone jumps on the 'Des is a to55er' bandwagon, a bit like after the match at the Shay, without knowing the facts. I'm afraid he is a t*sser. The lack of respect he has shown for some clubs this season (see his comments after we stuffed you a few weeks back) confirms this fact.

SRC wrote: Clarky's view ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/r ... erPath=afc Seems everyone jumps on the 'Des is a to55er' bandwagon, a bit like after the match at the Shay, without knowing the facts. I'm afraid he is a t*sser. The lack of respect he has shown for some clubs this season (see his comments after we stuffed you a few weeks back) confirms this fact.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:31 pm  

i didnt expect to see that but he put his money in got super league players and he expects more than is being given at the minute.

it remains to be seen how things go with the new coach.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:58 pm  

Clarke should have carried on to the end of the season and then Barrow thought properly about who to bring in. Strange to change things now.
Steve Deakin is a decent coach -but hardly one who is very successful-look at his time at Fax, Oldham and Hudds!
Also Des comes across as a impatient spoilt little kid who thinks his money can buy him whatever he wants. Maybe he is maybe not but certainly I as a player would not want to go there as he seems to demand more than what is realistic. This year Barrow possibly should have aimed for a Play Off Spot then build from that. I wish Barrow well but just the way the Chairman comes across i think they will not be as successful as certain people there want or expect.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:37 pm  

I think Deakin may have been exagerrating on his CV if he was "in charge" at Halifax, Huddersfield and Rochdale.

He was number 2 to Steve Simms at Fax and to Tony Smith at Huddersfield.

He was coach at Spotland but walked out before the season started to go to Keighley!! - something that saw Martin Hall get the job.....

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:38 pm  

The Lucky Black Cat wrote:

Clarke should have carried on to the end of the season and then Barrow thought properly about who to bring in. Strange to change things now.
Steve Deakin is a decent coach -but hardly one who is very successful-look at his time at Fax, Oldham and Hudds!
Also Des comes across as a impatient spoilt little kid who thinks his money can buy him whatever he wants. Maybe he is maybe not but certainly I as a player would not want to go there as he seems to demand more than what is realistic. This year Barrow possibly should have aimed for a Play Off Spot then build from that. I wish Barrow well but just the way the Chairman comes across i think they will not be as successful as certain people there want or expect.

We will

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:51 pm  

SRC wrote: Clarky's view ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/r ... erPath=afc Seems everyone jumps on the 'Des is a to55er' bandwagon, a bit like after the match at the Shay, without knowing the facts. Dave's a class act through and through. But to be fair he still works there so is highly unlikely to come out and publically announce that this is a boll0cks decision and is a huge slap in his face for everything hes done for the club in the past few seasons.... It seems to me as though Mr Johnston has aspirations way way beyond the obtainable.. If you'd offered Barrow 2nd place and a spot in the NRC final before the start of the season they would have torn your hand off, strange that that is no longer good enough...

SRC wrote: Clarky's view ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/raiders/news/r ... erPath=afc Seems everyone jumps on the 'Des is a to55er' bandwagon, a bit like after the match at the Shay, without knowing the facts. Dave's a class act through and through. But to be fair he still works there so is highly unlikely to come out and publically announce that this is a boll0cks decision and is a huge slap in his face for everything hes done for the club in the past few seasons.... It seems to me as though Mr Johnston has aspirations way way beyond the obtainable.. If you'd offered Barrow 2nd place and a spot in the NRC final before the start of the season they would have torn your hand off, strange that that is no longer good enough...

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:01 pm  

Piston Broke wrote:

I think Deakin may have been exagerrating on his CV if he was "in charge" at Halifax, Huddersfield and Rochdale.

He was number 2 to Steve Simms at Fax and to Tony Smith at Huddersfield.

He was coach at Spotland but walked out before the season started to go to Keighley!! - something that saw Martin Hall get the job.....

I can see Des doing this when he reads your post:

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:24 pm  

Typical reaction of the successful businessman when things are happening that he ' thinks ' should not be

Normal business responce to a problem

But this is sport , not ' normal ' business

This is why our sport drastically underachieves

The people running both the sport and the clubs dont understand what sport is all about

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:52 pm  

am shocked and suprised that a club on the up have made such a daft desision..

why do you sack ya head coach when...youv been in a final already and are in the enviable position of challenging in the league aswell?!

a very strange one,

i think des should get a new toy!!!

: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:56 am  

A coach lives & dies by his results and regardless of past acheivements our results recently have been very poor. The wins we have scraped together have been poor - Dewsbury should have been in the Semi Finals of the NRC, Fev should have been in the final because they worked out our plan A and got in our faces. We had no plan B and never have - That is a coaching error.

The NRC final was a bonus that quite frankly we didn't deserve after those 2 games. Dave Clarke has done very well and has punched above his weight. He is a great servent of the club but sentiments cannot get in the way im afraid. It excites me to know we have a Chairman who demands success despite sometimes appearing to have megalomaniac tendancies. 2nd is nothing in sport !!!