easyWire wrote:Holbrook won one trophy with a squad that was far superior to any other at the time.
He lost 3 important knockout games. Two of them to a Steve Price team that wasn't exactly full of world beaters.
Are we absolutely sure this is a good idea?
I think the fact that Saints fans are terrified of him going to Wire or Leeds says it all. When Holbrook took over Saints, the club was absolutely toxic. We'd had an awful period (for us) under Cunningham, the recruitment was tragic and we were fast becoming Hull FC. Holbrook wasn't an instant success, but you could see the improvement week in week out. He changed the club in it's entirety too, not just the first team, the entire club. He made changes to the academy setup, the coaching structures and the community involvement. He turned a toxic club, scared to do anything in the community because of how poor the relationship was with the fans into a brilliantly cohesive setup. He improved the communication with the fans, the frustrations we'd had about recruitment and media silence about injuries were gone. He brought the club and the town back together.
The signings we made under Holbrook were fantastic and he turned the club around. Had he not left, he 100% would have continued the success. Woolf to his credit actually improved it again by improving our defending, but the last 6 or 7 years have been brilliant because of the work Holbrook did.
You are absolutely insane if you do not support Warrington firing that fraud Powell and signing Holbrook.
