Murphy appointed head coach

[G.K]

Rewarding failure? Oh dear. I'm sure we'll do well in the Challenge Cup next year.

[POSTIGER]

I don't think this is the right appointment for right now but I sincerely hope I'm totally wrong.

Good luck Geordan. Bring on a defence coach ASAP.

[upandunder]

Good luck Geordan. Hope this works out well for you and the team. I hope the board will provide additional coaching support ASAP and you also have significant input on player recruitment and retention. Please stand your ground if you don’t like what you see and hear.

[drc_007]

Without additional support for Murphy I can't see this working.

[westwinds31]

Great player...yes.
Good skills coach...no.
Interim head coach....no.
Head coach...no.
If someone isn’t right for the role you bring someone else in. You don’t keep them because you (wrongly) believe that another change would make things worse.

[Ashurstwoodtiger]

Best of luck Georadon in these trying times. Hopefully now the players will get behind you don't worry about anything else just concentrate on "one game at a time" and the Premiership is there for the taking (well maybe)

[Scott1]

I agree Westwinds,I really fear for us. Ellis doesn't excite me either,maybe 10 years ago yes. I'd prefer Betts,came from league ok but the best defence coaches have come from there and the defensive systems transfer over nicely. Is this appointment basically telling us no one of any note is coming after the RWC or are the board just showing they are backing GM by giving him the FT gig? I hope it's the latter because we will not become a top dog again until we start afresh.

[ellis9]

I agree Westwinds,I really fear for us. Ellis doesn't excite me either,maybe 10 years ago yes. I'd prefer Betts,came from league ok but the best defence coaches have come from there and the defensive systems transfer over nicely. Is this appointment basically telling us no one of any note is coming after the RWC or are the board just showing they are backing GM by giving him the FT gig? I hope it's the latter because we will not become a top dog again until we start afresh.

If they were going to bring in someone after the World Cup, they'd just keep Murphy as interim coach until then. He is now the Head Coach of Leicester Tigers.

[Scott1]

Well we stay on the merry go round then,I've been right about it since RC left so whys it going to change now? If I see Deacon immediately demoted to the academy and replaced by a very good defence coach I shall slightly start to turn but let's see!

[johnthegriff]

I am delighted by the news, I think Geordan will eventually be a great success as Head Coach, he now has time to shape the squad as he likes just as new contracts are being discussed and a few weeks before we are allowed to speak to players at other clubs who's contracts are nearing an end. I regret Cocker being sacked but this is the start of a new era, it begins against Quins on Saturday.

[CitizenSmiff]

Heart says let's see another Lazarus act, head says we'll be bottom of the table by the end of the Six Nations.

[markharbtiger]

Good luck to GM. But I don’t see that this will in fact change very much...still got the same personnel. ‘Knowing the club’ seems to be extraordinarily prized. Let’s hope this delivers success.

[Scott1]

Yes markharb, unbelievably short sighted BOD!

[markharbtiger]

Yes markharb, unbelievably short sighted BOD!

I’d be more convinced by the announcement of a new defence coach whoever that may be.

[WhitecapTiger]

I’d be more convinced by the announcement of a new defence coach whoever that may be.

Agree. It would certainly show some intent and maybe even a slight change of direction.