Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:18 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

If I’d thought it would make a difference I’d say yes…but I don’t.

Not on 2021 maybe, but we have a World Cup at the end of the year. So it’s possible Ratchford, King, Williams , Widdop, Cooper, Clark and Currie will have a very short offseason to work with a new coach before the season starts in 2022…

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:44 am  

It's a no from me. I'll welcome Powell once this season is over.

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:58 am  

I’m pretty split to be honest hence the question.

I think if he did, the time he could spend with the players before the end of season could prove invaluable to 2022 preparations. But maybe coming in under a cloud of the challenge cup loss and a poor season to date may put him on the back foot with fans.

I’m sure Price would like to stay to the end of the year and see his season out, he may not have had the success we all may have wanted, but he’s a good genuine bloke and I don’t doubt he hasn’t given this his all. He deserves to go out under his own terms.

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:23 am  

The response to this question should be quite alarming. The guy we’re trying to portray as a big signing, isn’t wanted immediately as he’s seen as a sideways/backwards move to a guy who has delivered a mediocre return in his tenure.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:17 am  

hmm, i can see the merits of it, us booting pricey out isn't our way though, whether he'd like an earlier dart to get his kids back through quarentine in time for the start of the new school year, perhaps.

Probably aint gonna happen though

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:52 am  

It's a no from me

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:23 am  

I don't think it's a great idea TBH it's a bit disrespectful and it's not as if we are languishing outside the play off places and out of touch. Also anything that Powell achieved good or bad would always be with Price's team....

Professional sport is performance based and coaches are ultimately judged on silverware Fresh Start Fresh Ideas No Excuses

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:45 am  

No point changing horses mid stream. Potential disruption outweighs “new coach bounce” in my view.

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:09 am  

It's a no from me.

Re: Would you have Powell come in early? : Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:23 am  

I concur with Alffi`s comments regarding possible World Cup disruptions for 7 of our starting 13 totally disrupting Powell`s preseason preparations.

With such a large number of players missing for a large chunk of preseason, then it will be very difficult for the new coaching staff to get their message across and impose major changes to our style of play.

If our form at the end of this season is problematic like 2020, then I would welcome Powell to the fold early, to give him more scope with our players.