Re: Daryl Powell : Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:12 pm  

Whatever is going on, it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Daryl Powell : Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:28 pm  

Has anyone listened to the podcast that came out this week with dp? I've not had chance to give it my full attention

Re: Daryl Powell : Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:21 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Has anyone listened to the podcast that came out this week with dp? I've not had chance to give it my full attention

Had a quick flick through it. Says team are at stage of ‘conscious competence’ like where you’ve just learned to drive, so you can do it but you really have to think about it and it’s easy to get things wrong under pressure. Looking for them to get to ‘unconscious competence’ like someone who’s been driving for 20 years, doesn’t have to think about it and can deal with all manner of issues on the road.

Just hope it doesn’t take 20 years

Re: Daryl Powell : Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:19 pm  

From Powelly's post match comments it sounds like a sprinkle of cognitive dissonance too.

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:05 am  

Funny but as fans we just see 'conscious incompetence' on the pitch.....

Re: Daryl Powell : Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:08 am  

Philth wrote:

From Powelly's post match comments it sounds like a sprinkle of cognitive dissonance too.

Did he try ringing the club shop?

Re: Daryl Powell : Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:20 am  

Barbed Wire wrote:

Not sure the club would be concerned, his team missed the play offs last year, and they still assessed that he was a good appointment. This year, despite the free fall, is more successful than last given the cup run.

As fans go, I think pressure will build on Powell, as I’ve said previously. From the end of the Smith era, there has been frustration re: recruitment and who was ultimately responsible for that. Smith had credit in the bank, but suffered from a poor recruitment pattern and frustrated fans blamed their choice of Agar, Fitzpatrick and Smith. Price has had similar stuttering signings, but has been saved by the ambiguity of signings to keep pressure off his back. I think it’s pretty widely accepted that Latu wasn’t wanted by Price, Sita has stuck around despite not being fancied by the coach, even BMM didn’t seem to fit in to his plans really, had the feel of a square peg.

But Powell has gone on record to say he is solely responsible for recruitment, he’s bringing his own men with him, coaches and players, he’s got Williams in, kept King and has been backed by showing a few big names the door who don’t fit in his plans (Austin & Mamo, plus Hill and Lineham if you believe the rumours). Expectation will build, quickly. The buck stops with him, he has a team that is 3rd or 4th best at the moment and demand to move up, and he has been backed to do that. We don’t need a ‘project’ coach, we need someone to get us over the line. Is he the man?

My position hasn’t changed on this. The recruiters can’t be surprised to see this happen, Powell and his teams have tendencies to blow hot and cold, and our fans expect a better team that the one we had last year, and rightly so given the continued investment.

We need to arrest this momentum and get a win, at whatever cost. But (from a qualified opinion, as I didn’t go last night) the players don’t seem to have that steel needed to just dig in a nick a win.

Powell needs to set direction now. With the players, not hanging them out in the media and having a pint with fans. He needs to get the players on side and get them on his team.

Jury’s out. Tough month coming up if we don’t snap this spiral

Re: Daryl Powell : Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:23 am  

This is a very important time for Powell. From his repeated comments about the culture at the club there is clearly a problem which needs addressing. What happens between now and May 1 could be very interesting. There are several notable first team regulars who from that date will be free to talk to other clubs. To the best of my knowledge since Powell was appointed the club has resigned King Ashton and Walker leaving the rest with uncertain futures.

The fact that Powell has continually commented on the culture problem and lack of mental strength indicates to me that this is something the board are aware of and are fully supportive of him. He needs to be able to build his own team and in the meantime we need to dial down the rhetoric and let his do the job he has been appointed to do. This may mean missing out on the playoffs and being subjected to derision from the knuckleheads from St H but we need to hold our collective nerve and trust in the club

####Puts on tin hat####

Re: Daryl Powell : Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:46 am  

RoyalWire wrote:

This is a very important time for Powell. From his repeated comments about the culture at the club there is clearly a problem which needs addressing. What happens between now and May 1 could be very interesting. There are several notable first team regulars who from that date will be free to talk to other clubs. To the best of my knowledge since Powell was appointed the club has resigned King Ashton and Walker leaving the rest with uncertain futures.

The fact that Powell has continually commented on the culture problem and lack of mental strength indicates to me that this is something the board are aware of and are fully supportive of him. He needs to be able to build his own team and in the meantime we need to dial down the rhetoric and let his do the job he has been appointed to do. This may mean missing out on the playoffs and being subjected to derision from the knuckleheads from St H but we need to hold our collective nerve and trust in the club

####Puts on tin hat####

Exactly. Let Powell do his job. It's not like we are missing anything. Last 3 years we did nothing in the playoffs in any case. We have a good honest coach who wants to sort the issues out. We will bottom out soon and then can watch the rebuild.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Daryl Powell : Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:58 am  

RoyalWire wrote:

This is a very important time for Powell. From his repeated comments about the culture at the club there is clearly a problem which needs addressing. What happens between now and May 1 could be very interesting. There are several notable first team regulars who from that date will be free to talk to other clubs. To the best of my knowledge since Powell was appointed the club has resigned King Ashton and Walker leaving the rest with uncertain futures.

The fact that Powell has continually commented on the culture problem and lack of mental strength indicates to me that this is something the board are aware of and are fully supportive of him. He needs to be able to build his own team and in the meantime we need to dial down the rhetoric and let his do the job he has been appointed to do. This may mean missing out on the playoffs and being subjected to derision from the knuckleheads from St H but we need to hold our collective nerve and trust in the club

####Puts on tin hat####

No need for a tin hat plenty will agree with your points.

If you can face going back to the beginning of the thread it's quite interesting that concerns were raised then that are manifesting now.

A losing coach and team will always be under pressure we've an expectation to deal with and Powells browny points have been earned elsewhere.

At the start of the season I wasn't planning for a write off but if we can ultimately break the recent cycle of under performance by Price and the last days of Smith and try something new then so be it