: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:21 pm  

af wrote:

Quite. Kear has 'proved' himself incompetent by message board standards on more than one occasion, and yet still seems capable of putting a decent side on the pitch as well.

But McNamara isn't.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:23 pm  

redeverready wrote:

The 2006 squad Noble left us with is league's in front of the current team.

I was talking about his youth development in the latter stage of his spell at the Bulls, and now with his spell at Wigan.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:25 pm  

Paul124897 wrote:

I was talking about his youth development in the latter stage of his spell at the Bulls, and now with his spell at Wigan.

Is McNamara any better at this.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:27 pm  

If we lose next week to Wigan I'm going to be joining the McNamara out thread, no wins out of 3 relatively (should have been) easy games just isn't acceptable. When will the club realise that until we sign some decent backs we are going to continue to fail to score tries, therefore we aren't going to win games! McNamara out if we lose to Wigan.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:27 pm  

redeverready wrote:

But McNamara isn't.

He has done. I suspect he can again.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:28 pm  

Paul124897 wrote:

I was talking about his youth development in the latter stage of his spell at the Bulls, and now with his spell at Wigan.

There was no resource for youth development, we also had a chairman who thought success could be maintained by concentrating spending on the first team.

There's no doubting that Noble prefers players he can trust and isn't one to throw too many youngsters in however a youth development structure takes time to build, and from what I've seen the ones at Wigan aren't as good as they are made out to be when they are not playing. See all the other potential Wigan greats over the last few years who their coaches of the time have been slated for not using - it isn't like many of them have gone on to great things after leaving, they were all much of a muchness too.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:30 pm  

af wrote:

He has done. I suspect he can again.

The only time McNamara can be said to have put a good side out on the pitch at Bradford is when the side was someone elses.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:37 pm  

af wrote:

He has done. I suspect he can again.

When.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:44 pm  

redeverready wrote:

When.

2006. 2007. Hull away 2008

Seems a bit churlish to give the credit for good sides he put out to 'someone else', while also holding him responsible for the state the club was left in by that same person(s).

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:50 pm  

af wrote:

2006. 2007. Hull away 2008

Seems a bit churlish to give the credit for good sides he put out to 'someone else', while also holding him responsible for the state the club was left in by that same person(s).

I have to agree with you on that one.