Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:47 am  

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4405 Bit vague on info? How Long contract? No coaching staff announced?

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4405 Bit vague on info? How Long contract? No coaching staff announced?

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:59 am  

Rommel wrote:

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4405

Bit vague on info?

How Long contract?

No coaching staff announced?

Be fair, the head coach announcement deserves an announcement of his own

My guess is they're still figuring out how the backroom team will work with Long and what role Wellens will play. I'd imagine Wellenswould work great with the back 3 in particular, but where does that leave Jamahl as backs coach?

I'd also imagine even with those two appointments there's money left over from Browns wage (if rumours are to be believed) which we'd be foolish not to invest in other areas of the coaching staff...

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:15 am  

Jamahl is the stats and video man, he is very highly thought of at Saints and is going nowhere!!

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:36 am  

Kieron gets a 2yr contract.

Good Luck Kes. Hope you bring in another Forward for next year. COYS

Long Live the KING

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:52 am  

The first St.Helens born coach since Billy Benyon if I'm not mistaken

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:20 am  

Well the secret is out and to be fair because it was the front runner for the job, there was not going to be a huge earth quake in terms of the responses.

All that was out of the way the week Brown (or his dad) announced he was going.

Good Luck to Kerion. I'm sure he'll get 100% backing from everyone on here.

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:51 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Well the secret is out and to be fair because it was the front runner for the job, there was not going to be a huge earth quake in terms of the responses.

All that was out of the way the week Brown (or his dad) announced he was going.

Good Luck to Kerion. I'm sure he'll get 100% backing from everyone on here.

Indeed he will. Well, apart from the Chief who keeps saying he's not happy with this.

Just hope the assistants are well thought out and that there is access to some form of consultant should KC need some guidance along the way. I would have liked to have seen him out with one of the 4N squads learning the ropes, potentially Aus or NZ.

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:12 pm  

Well done and congratulations. Your a lot nicer looking than that Ugly Git from over the Lump.

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:12 pm  

I'm made up. Purps should be his number 2.

Seriously though, I'm chuffed. St.Helens fan who went on to be one of our greatest ever players. He might not have been at any other clubs but he's played under quite a few quality coaches in McRae, Hanley, Millward, Anderson etc etc He'll know what's expected.

COYS

Re: Kieron New Coach : Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:40 pm  

I hope I am wrong but I don't like this appointment.

He has no experience of being a head coach at any level.

His previous role as forwards coach/conditioning coach was not hailed as a success. The team often looked out of shape (we miss Apollo, etc.) and the forwards often got out muscled by smaller packs.

His status (quite rightly) as a saints legend makes sacking him if he is not up to the job very difficult. The club will not want to do it and the fans may revolt if it is done.

He has only ever been at Saints so he can't pull any strings to bring in players using external contacts. You doubt that many players outside of St Helens would want to play for a KC coached side.

He has played for several years with our captain (Wello) who Brown had (rightly) worked very hard shift from the team. Will there we a conflict of interest for KC, will Wello react well of KC does something he doesn't agree with etc. etc.

Anyway hope I am wrong. We will find out in the next couple of weeks if this is the correct choice.

Best of luck to him.