Re: dosnt seem right?? : Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:57 pm  

Leyland Warrior wrote:

And how often have either of those clubs kept a coach on for longer than 3yrs?
No matter what they've won.
And which world dominating side of the 80's & 90's started the trend, d'ya think?

The previous 2 Saints coaches were both there for longer than 3 years.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:00 pm  

blond viking wrote:

so if wigan play in the best stadium.. have the best young players...and all the trimmings....pray do tell why you are getting rid of brian noble..only to be replaced by a shaun wane...and you always loose in the semi finals??

Because Shaun Wane can get that extra 10% out of players that Brian Noble couldn't. That my friend is the difference between semi and Final. see Wigan Reserves

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:22 pm  

Leyland Warrior wrote:

I live in the greatest country in the world.......But i dont own that either.
And your point is?

Kelsall in Sweden then is it...or maybe Cyprus

rl : Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:48 pm  

Noble brought us from a relegation team to a semi finals team and achieved that 2 years ago.
Long before then we all knew that to become a finals winning team we needed new players, a half back and a prop or two.
IL knows this and so did Noble who identified the players he wanted and he felt would take us up that level to a finals team with a hope of winning.
They haven't been signed simply because IL has decided not to. For whatever and many reasons.
The reason we have not improved from two years ago is most certainly not Noble's fault. It is down to IL and his deciding not to bring in the quality players we need to take us to the next level.

Re: dosnt seem right?? : Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:56 pm  

blond viking wrote:

your chairman gets rid of your coach.he took you lot to the semi finals of the challenge cup...one game from the grand final. you sure are not a forward thinking club....

Semi finals may be good enough for most clubs but this is Wigan and semis aren't good enough for the biggest club in the game.

Re: rl : Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:56 pm  

Agree with most of what you posted.

Father Ted wrote:

The reason we have not improved from two years ago is most certainly not Noble's fault. It is down to IL and his deciding not to bring in the quality players we need to take us to the next level.

I'd like to know why.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:06 pm  

Pugsley Snr wrote:

Because Shaun Wane can get that extra 10% out of players that Brian Noble couldn't. That my friend is the difference between semi and Final. see Wigan Reserves

Is that a fact?

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:15 pm  

Pugsley Snr wrote:

Because Shaun Wane can get that extra 10% out of players that Brian Noble couldn't. That my friend is the difference between semi and Final. see Wigan Reserves

Cobblers!!

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:27 pm  

Another semi another loss, we in truth never looked like winning it against a poor Saints team.

Thanks Brian for the stabilisation and the systems you have put in place but i have to say i am excited for the future, for the first time in a long time.

Regards the interview BN i think is playing the media game, something he has always been good at. He has been in negotiations with at least 1 club (not celtic) since June, so i think its a bit of a face saving exercise.

He also msaid he had not told the players, looked to me like a good few players knew it was his last game especially Tommy and Fielden in the aftermath of the game.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:33 pm  

jonh wrote:

See my posts for last year...

Do you have automated posts?