Knightonian wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 4:06 pm
Listening to the interview on the podcast Geordie thinks he has s good coaching team and it is more to do with learning and pre season
He doesn’t suggest getting new people in bar Mike Ford
However..
I think Les Cusworth summarised it well what’s the plan !! From the top down.
He loves Geordie but feels he’s been thrown into the fire
He wants a world class DOR
Thinks Matt shouldn’t be Academy coach and if they think he could be they should get him a mentor and someone to follow for a few years then give him the job (invest for success)
He talks a lot of sense, why do people seem to think that you can be a world class coach and leader at the highest level without any experience
We need significant change; Geordie and Matt are as much Tigers as any supporter so I know we will get the passion, commitment and love coming through from them BUT we also need a 5 year plan with tacticians who can deliver success
If anyone hasn't, I'd strongly recommend listening to Les Cusworth's thoughts on the whole situation on the RL Tigers podcast - it's hard to argue with anything that he said.
When asked if we should go for Mike Ford or of someone similar, his response was no - if you want success and trophies you need to aim high and go for a world class DOR - if you settle for coaches who do not have a world class record of trophies/wins/performances, then you will find yourself mid-table at best.
Look at the turnaround at Gloucester and Northampton - they are building towards something and it's exciting.
I'd be surprised if Cheika came in, but if he or another world class coach come in, to suggest they would come and work under GM is laughable.
GM is a legend of the club. We all want to support GM. GM was put into a position he wasn't ready for - you can't blame him for accepting the offer - sometimes you have to take advantage of opportunities that come your way.
As much as I have enormous respect for GM and can sympathise with what has been a truly difficult year for him, I just worry that if nothing much changes, we are in for a few more difficult years. I always thought GM would benefit from going elsewhere and building up his experience. The problem is, the experience is being built with our club and we avoided relegation by 1 place this season. It could be a rocky few years ahead.