THE COACH Poll: Should Kevin Walters be sacked?

[Professor47]

who clearly sucks at man management anyway

This... just from the outside, it really does look like man management is NOT his strongest asset.

 

[Skathen]

What was strong about that stance?

No mention of any changes or strategies.

100% - it was if anything a bit of a stalemate response.

This is also one of the problems with having a damn PLC with a variety of business interests that need the CEO's focus and not predominantly a footy club to run.

 

[Trill Harrigan]

Quotes

can u plz do a cross stitch of some of my more vituperative quotes narelle i would like to hang them on my wall for when i'm right (i.e. now)

 

[tommy]

Quotes

Here you go, from the top of the page.

"I know there’s people out there, the critics, the people that don’t like the Broncos, so that’s fine. "

 

[mitch222]

And unfortunately, off the field, Lockyer has proven to be a major dud.

He is basically just collecting his cheques for taking unders for so long at the club no doubt. He has had zero interest in helping the football department since he retired.

 

[Sproj]

He is basically just collecting his cheques for taking unders for so long at the club no doubt. He has had zero interest in helping the football department since he retired.

I believe he has plenty of interest in helping, he just isn't good at it.

 

[thenry]

I believe he has plenty of interest in helping, he just isn't good at it.

He did attempt to do some work with Milf back in the day. Milf decided he didn't need mentoring from Darren.

 

[Dexter]

Fans want Donuts to make a strong stand.

Donuts makes a strong stand to back Kevvie.

Fans are unhappy Donuts has made a strong stand.

C'mon sproj, that's nonsense. Fans are wondering why it took getting called out on 360 before DD publicly backs him.
It's not like it's the first time in Rugby League a coach has been in this position.
Answer is simple, they didn't want to.
Same goes for Reyno publicly backing Kev only after TAllis calls him out.
They either didn't want to or the entire club board and every senior person with a voice are completely crap at reading the room.

 

[Mustafur]

Is there an actual realistic coach available apart from Michael Maguire though, who just hit the ground running for NSW?

No there isn't, Alternative options are bad or at best very risky so the objectively correct decision would be to give Kev the first 10 rounds or so next year before making the next move.

 

[mstreet]

No there isn't, Alternative options are bad or at best very risky so the objectively correct decision would be to give Kev the first 10 rounds or so next year before making the next move.

I'm not sure what J.D. is up to. JD does know this club inside out. I'm sure, like Seibold, JD has had time to reflect and learn. I'd like to see JD on the coaching staff, but that would threaten Big Kev.

 

[Sproj]

the entire club board and every senior person with a voice are completely crap at reading the room.

This has been obvious for how many years are we at now? Last year definitely papered over the massive cracks in the senior leadership team at the Broncos.

 

[Mustafur]

C'mon sproj, that's nonsense. Fans are wondering why it took getting called out on 360 before DD publicly backs him.
It's not like it's the first time in Rugby League a coach has been in this position.
Answer is simple, they didn't want to.
Same goes for Reyno publicly backing Kev only after TAllis calls him out.
They either didn't want to or the entire club board and every senior person with a voice are completely crap at reading the room.

People take media nonsense too seriously, why do you think people respond after something is said on the media?

Because they get asked the next day.

So by answering the question correctly it's a problem?

It's a touch grass moment if you see this as a problem.

 

[Ghost of Vlansys]

He is basically just collecting his cheques for taking unders for so long at the club no doubt. He has had zero interest in helping the football department since he retired.

Yep should’ve been fucked off when they got rid of bennett

 

[Ghost of Vlansys]

100% sounds like full support of the board, but the quote part I left in, the back half of the year? WTF?

Have they been watching since Rd 1? Pea hearted defence, shit fitness, fluke plays or bust mentality were all there from the very first game of the year and never left. The difference is the other teams actually improved through the year, making our problems more glaring.

Full support of the board only means one thing.
As the flog ginnane would yell- goooodbyyyyyyye

 

[Dexter]

People take media nonsense too seriously, why do you think people respond after something is said on the media?

Because they get asked the next day.

So by answering the question correctly it's a problem?

It's a touch grass moment if you see this as a problem.

It's absolutely a problem. The club was going to let Kev cop it, let the media speculate , until they were forced to say something to back him.
They chose not to get in front of it and lends weight to Tallis' claim that they haven't backed him from day 1.
This is a huge publicly listed business with media managers, theres no way they weren't advised to to do this earlier.

 

[pennywisealfie]

May as well give this bloke a go

If we played 4 4 FUCKING 2 we would never lose.

 

[pennywisealfie]

Donaghy's job should be on the line with this decision then. Wasting another year with an inept coach.

Kev's legacy is also on the line. Not having stepped down at seasons end after failure and ruining 2025 as well wipes out the good memories of the past. :(

 

[Broncapz]

Donaghy's job should be on the line with this decision then. Wasting another year with an inept coach.

Kev's legacy is also on the line. Not having stepped down at seasons end after failure and ruining 2025 as well wipes out the good memories of the past. :(

Hey. Woahhhh . Easy now.