: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:31 am
JTB wrote:
The problem at Wire, and the same wherever there is a club underachieving these days in my opinion cannot be sorted with a straight change of coach. There are clearly players there with apalling attitudes and they will have contracts that go on for another 2, 3 years. You can take over, put all that you think is good in place but be forced to play either the same players or alternately a load of college leavers who aren't ready. Wires problems, like Wigans, will take years to fix whoever is in charge.
I have to disagree, i can see where you are coming from, and i would not expect them to become a force of nature overnight but given the current system they do not have to.
A good coach, probably an NRL experienced coach i think could turn them around pretty quickly, its all about bringing the best out of your players, and while there may be bigger issues regards the culture that would take longer to sort they have the playing staff that if a good coach came in and took control could be a very good side.
They are nowhere near in the mess that we were in a few years ago regards the sallary cap and contracts, something that in my opinion has not really been improved with the recruitment of Fielden (although you could argue he was essential at the time), Phelps and Mathers contract extentions.
