TM : Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:25 pm  

Everything seems good at the moment. Has TM finally got the squad sorted? He has had his doubters over the seasons but since signing Isa, I don't think I have heard anyone say anything bad about the squad.

So what are TMs greatest triumphs and what have been his greatest balls ups and can he beat his previous best achievments this season?

Re: TM : Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:31 pm  

Our promotion back into SL was huge for all concerned because there was so much riding on it not to mention some great signings by TM in Danny Brough, Rangi Chase and Willie Manu although our defense has at times been nonexistant which is something we really need to correct this year.
Without doubt there have been selection errors but I would say that alot of these were due in no small part to the size of our squad this last couple of years whilst the club were saving the pennies.
I have stood up for Terry many times but this year I will be harder to please because with this crop of wonderful young kids at his disposal and not to mention some shrewd aquisitions in Danny Orr and Mathers I have higher expectations than previous years.
Biggest balls up? I was not there but getting beat by Barrow at home was a tough one to swallow not to mention the debacle at Millenium magic against Wakey which was painful to watch then again there have been alot of thumpings we could all list. I think this could be a defining year for Terry as for the first time in my opinion we have a squad that can do more than just cope with the high pace of Superleague and some of these young lads are already prepared to step up and do more than make up the numbers and the team spirit this year is far better than I have seen at Cas in a long time so it all bodes well.

Re: TM : Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:48 pm  

I'm a big fan of TM. We were a bottom SL club when he joined, now we are a play-off challenging team. We have a load of quality youngsters coming though. Put simply, the results speak for themselves.

Re: TM : Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:21 pm  

bigmclargehuge wrote:

Biggest balls up? I was not there but getting beat by Barrow at home was a tough one to swallow not to mention the debacle at Millenium magic against Wakey which was painful to watch then again there have been alot of thumpings we could all list.

I'm sure if you asked TM it would be the finger incident!

Re: TM : Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:45 pm  

TheseAren'tPaintedOn wrote:

I'm sure if you asked TM it would be the finger incident!

Sport hurts I suppose!

Re: TM : Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:58 am  

bigmclargehuge wrote:

Our promotion back into SL was huge for all concerned because there was so much riding on it not to mention some great signings by TM in Danny Brough, Rangi Chase and Willie Manu although our defense has at times been nonexistant which is something we really need to correct this year.
Without doubt there have been selection errors but I would say that alot of these were due in no small part to the size of our squad this last couple of years whilst the club were saving the pennies.
I have stood up for Terry many times but this year I will be harder to please because with this crop of wonderful young kids at his disposal and not to mention some shrewd aquisitions in Danny Orr and Mathers I have higher expectations than previous years.
Biggest balls up? I was not there but getting beat by Barrow at home was a tough one to swallow not to mention the debacle at Millenium magic against Wakey which was painful to watch then again there have been alot of thumpings we could all list. I think this could be a defining year for Terry as for the first time in my opinion we have a squad that can do more than just cope with the high pace of Superleague and some of these young lads are already prepared to step up and do more than make up the numbers and the team spirit this year is far better than I have seen at Cas in a long time so it all bodes well.

The lack of a cup run last year was a bad one. I just hope he gives the young players a shot early on so they aren't thrown in at the deep end should we have an injury crisis mid season.

Re: TM : Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:36 am  

Apart from the odd moment of doubt, most notably after the Barrow cup-tie, I've been a fan of TM. I sense his reputation, especially in Oz, has enabled us to attract players who would not have signed for other equally promising but inexperienced coaches. And it has to be remembered he is still learning and with that in mind I think he has shown a remarkable ability to turn things round when times have got particularily bad....a lot of so-called top coaches at big clubs have crashed and burned when faced with their first major crisis. Also unlike some predecessors he has not sacrificed youth development for short term improvement.

Re: TM : Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:06 pm  

His one let down is his defence. Lets hope some of the experianced players ie Orr Fozzard and Mathers can put there stamp on that weak part of our play.

Re: TM : Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:51 pm  

Our defence has been poor during his reign and we haven't performed in the one-off 'must win' games against relatively weak opposition- Wakey at home in the relegation decider & Crusaders away last year are two that immediately spring to mind. Having said that with the players & finances at his disposal after a shaky start our league position at the end of the last 2 seasons has been as good as we could have reasonably hoped for.

Re: TM : Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:05 pm  

I hope our defence is better this season.