Re: Greg Inglis : Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:57 pm
Uncle Rico wrote:
All hypothetical MPN but what would you do IF we managed to win the GF with Price in charge?
Would we want to miss out on a coach upgrade to a Bellamy I understand that lining someone up isn't the same as having them signed but in those circumstances would Price be retained or still bulleted/moved on by mutual agreement with an 'excuse' that anyone could coach that squad with Inglis on fire, Widdop clicking, the new look bench being a force, the luck we've had with injuries, the young lads kicking on a bit like some Leeds fans that put their success down to Peacock Sinfield and Maguire rather than McDermott?
Would we want to miss out on a coach upgrade to a Bellamy I understand that lining someone up isn't the same as having them signed but in those circumstances would Price be retained or still bulleted/moved on by mutual agreement with an 'excuse' that anyone could coach that squad with Inglis on fire, Widdop clicking, the new look bench being a force, the luck we've had with injuries, the young lads kicking on a bit like some Leeds fans that put their success down to Peacock Sinfield and Maguire rather than McDermott?
It's all about who is best placed to deliver a successful title defence. If we had just won the title with Price in charge, then we probably had a coaching approach that was working to get the best out of this squad so any kind of change would be a risk. Even a coach with a great track record in the NRL like Bellamy, wouldn't come with a slam dunk guarantee that it would transfer over to Super League. And also with a new coach there would be a transition period where it took a while for the squad to adjust to his approach. Usually a new coach comes in when things have gone wrong under the old coach so there is patience during the adjustment process, but if you've gone from being champions to struggling early the next season, the pressure comes on from the start. You see this when coaches leave voluntarily on a high - like when Graham Murray left Leeds to take over the Roosters and they struggled to adjust to Dean Lance, or after Ferguson left United.
And if you really felt that the squad was so good that "anybody could coach it to success" then you wouldn't go chasing a big name who would probably want big money...you'd just let the current coach's contract come to the end then you'd appoint one of the assistants to replace him on cheaper wages.
The only reason you'd replace the coach after winning the GF (other than if he was leaving voluntarily to take an NRL job etc) would be if he was toxic in the dressing room. If you were the owner/CEO and players were saying "we've won this title in spite of the coach, not because of him" you may make a change like Wigan did after they won the Double with John Dorahy.