Re: Smith - should he stay or should he go? : Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:51 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

I guess it was inevitable given the state we are in even thiugh it's not all Smith's fault - far from it. I'm surprised at the timing though.

I was really pleased when he was appointed - a vastly experienced head coach with a track record. Just hasn't worked out.

A penny for Gareth Ellis' thoughts today.

Ellis could/would have been our interim with Cummins…

Re: Smith - should he stay or should he go? : Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:53 pm  

Ellis said he didn't enjoy coaching anymore didn't he.

On another note, wonder if Davidson has gone?

Re: Smith - should he stay or should he go? : Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:23 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Ellis said he didn't enjoy coaching anymore didn't he.

On another note, wonder if Davidson has gone?

Also said this after being let go, and wasn’t planning on leaving…

Re: Smith - should he stay or should he go? : Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:01 pm  

Thank god he's gone. I never liked him and never wanted him at my club.

No surprise he's failed. I have noticed where this myth of him being a top coach comes from. His coaching career:

Huddersfield.- got them relegated then used days mo eyes t9 get them promoted again

Leeds - got out thoght by John Kear in the CC final, won a lot less thN the clearly useless Brian mcdermott. My granny could have coached that group to a grand final win

GB/England - failure and much worse than macnamara

Warr8ngton - couldn't win the gF despite all of the money and resources at his disposal

Rovers - nearly got them relegated in his first season

Us - makes radford look like a coaching genius

We've been abysmal for most of his tenure. It looks like the players only see each other on match days.

With a limited playing group we need to be super fit and defensively sound. We're neither and he has rightly paid the price