Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:01 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

I am so happy he didn't get to buy Saints. Salford will end up ruined thanks to this man.

Are you forgetting we were ruined by our previous chairman? A RL man who was Salford through and through and had been in charge for over 20 years. Koukash picked up the pieces and is turning us into a team that can compete.

Whatever happens, we won't be in a worst position than we were back then.

This isn't the first time a chairman has harshly sacked a coach, in fact didn't Saints sack Royce Simmons the year after he took you to a Grand Final. It's sport, it happens. Move on, hardly the end of the world.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:03 pm  

Div wrote:

Indeed and I do not understand the reference to Newy. He was a player at his peak. Most of the players Salford have signed are getting towards the back end.

Greg Johnson (22)
Jake Mullaney (23)
Lama Tasi (23)
Jason Walton (23)
Steve Rapira (25)
Junior Sa'u (26)
Tommy Lee (26)
Rangi Chase (27)
Harrison Hansen (28)
Tim Smith (29)
Gareth Hock (30)
Francis Meli (34)
Tony Puletua (34)
Adrian Morley (36)

Yeah, ok.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:18 pm  

Div wrote:

Indeed and I do not understand the reference to Newy. He was a player at his peak. Most of the players Salford have signed are getting towards the back end.

I think you'll find that's not true, about the Salford players I mean.

Koukash is investing in the youth structures as well as the first team, and he's been working in conjunction with schools and amateur teams in the area. He's appointed someone new to work with the current youth team coach to develop youth systems and he said on Radio Manchester that one of the reasons why he has given Nobby the new job (stressing that he has not sacked him) is to oversee the development between the youth programme and the first team as he (Koukash) thinks there is no proper pathway between the two at present.

People are jumping to a lot of conclusions about a man based upon the fact that he knows how to use the media to his club's advantage. Maybe Saints could learn a few lessons here as we are invariably poor in that direction.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Sat Apr 05, 2014 9:05 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I think you'll find that's not true, about the Salford players I mean.

Koukash is investing in the youth structures as well as the first team, and he's been working in conjunction with schools and amateur teams in the area. He's appointed someone new to work with the current youth team coach to develop youth systems and he said on Radio Manchester that one of the reasons why he has given Nobby the new job (stressing that he has not sacked him) is to oversee the development between the youth programme and the first team as he (Koukash) thinks there is no proper pathway between the two at present.

People are jumping to a lot of conclusions about a man based upon the fact that he knows how to use the media to his club's advantage. Maybe Saints could learn a few lessons here as we are invariably poor in that direction.

We was doing this long before the great Dr came along. We did it with sonny bill williams many years a go.

The bottom line, he's a complete idiot that will walk away from Salford.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:01 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

I think you'll find that's not true, about the Salford players I mean.

Koukash is investing in the youth structures as well as the first team, and he's been working in conjunction with schools and amateur teams in the area. He's appointed someone new to work with the current youth team coach to develop youth systems and he said on Radio Manchester that one of the reasons why he has given Nobby the new job (stressing that he has not sacked him) is to oversee the development between the youth programme and the first team as he (Koukash) thinks there is no proper pathway between the two at present.

People are jumping to a lot of conclusions about a man based upon the fact that he knows how to use the media to his club's advantage. Maybe Saints could learn a few lessons here as we are invariably poor in that direction.

If this is true, I don't see why people have such a big problem with him. He's obviously going to try and sign a decent team straight away. Speccies won't turn up to watch Salford just because they've been investing in youth structure and why should he wait 6 years to see success from his youth structure when he can pump up his team now.

Sure, he's got a big mouth, but sports are better for the odd character. I don't understand why everyone is convinced he'll walk away, either.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:25 am  

I work with amateur teams in Manchester and have seen absolutely zero input from Koukash so I don't know where that has come from.

Re: Koukash wields the Axe : Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:44 am  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I work with amateur teams in Manchester and have seen absolutely zero input from Koukash so I don't know where that has come from.

And I'm fairly sure you won't either.