Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:55 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Both coaches may have had better quality players to work with but we were a mess when Hanley was in charge in early 2000. We got smashed by Melbourne and again by Bradford and had a disruptive influence in Trindall in our side. Millward turned it around quickly because he instilled confidence into the players and had a winning attitude. We have plenty of good players here and Brown will have some good players to work with. Nobody predicted Maguire would win the title at Wigan in his 1st season after they finished 6th the year before and got knocked out of two Semi Finals but he did. The best coaches are able to get that little bit extra from good players and thats the job Brown has.

I agree that he has to work with what he has got, and that the squad should be capable of winning things. But instilling confidence and belief is a difficult thing to do. KC and Rush managed it for 2 games. Brown needs to do it for a whole lot longer.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:43 pm  

So ... I stumbled across this whilst looking for the Royce Simmons threads (don't ask, I was trying to prove a point)

Since it's 2 years to the day - how has Brown done? What would his/ saints list of priorities be for the next 2 years?

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:31 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

One thing he has had at Hudds is time. We have to accept that if he is going to bring his methods to Saints, it may take time also, and not produce instant results. There may well be some players who don't like the new regime, and will have to be moved on.

He has had some time, some players have moved, and we are seeing results. I'm happy with that.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:50 pm  

Nathan Brown's priorities this season:

1) Win the Grand Final
2) Win the Challenge Cup
3) Beat the pie-eating scum every time we play them

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:56 pm  

Th'ump wrote:

Nathan Brown's priorities this season:

1) Win the Grand Final
2) Win the Challenge Cup
3) Beat the pie-eating scum every time we play them

I think that shows how far we've come in the last 2 years

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:22 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Since it's 2 years to the day - how has Brown done? What would his/ saints list of priorities be for the next 2 years?

On the playing side up to the start of this season he'd proven nothing. We didn't seem to have a style or any particular focus and seemed lacking in planning and organisation, with no set moves at all.

This season is the polar opposite, largely due to Walsh. The performances have been much improved to the point where the side is largely unrecognisable to last season. If Brown was responsible for the recruitment this season, again he's done a remarkable job. If that was down to Rush or McManus then the majority of credit should go to them.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:28 am  

Saddened! wrote:

On the playing side up to the start of this season he'd proven nothing. We didn't seem to have a style or any particular focus and seemed lacking in planning and organisation, with no set moves at all.

This season is the polar opposite, largely due to Walsh. The performances have been much improved to the point where the side is largely unrecognisable to last season. If Brown was responsible for the recruitment this season, again he's done a remarkable job. If that was down to Rush or McManus then the majority of credit should go to them.

I think it was Brown who identified the players he wanted and McManus goes and gets them.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:42 am  

in the last fans forum McManus status it was all Brown getting Walsh.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

On the playing side up to the start of this season he'd proven nothing. We didn't seem to have a style or any particular focus and seemed lacking in planning and organisation, with no set moves at all.

This season is the polar opposite, largely due to Walsh. The performances have been much improved to the point where the side is largely unrecognisable to last season. If Brown was responsible for the recruitment this season, again he's done a remarkable job. If that was down to Rush or McManus then the majority of credit should go to them.

Disagree slightly, we've started the year playing the same way we finished last year. We took the painful road to get there - but given the lack of any halfback we did as well as we could of hoped for.

Recruitment has been fantastic this year, whomever is responsible deserves a lot of credit, long may it continue.