Joined: Nov 20 2002 Posts: 3136 Location: Ashton,Wigan
Bolton_Warrior wrote:Is this true mate is is it just a bit of guesswork that is doing the rounds?
It seems to be doing the rounds that Noble wanted somebody else. Maybe Buderus? Not sure but Riddell was not his first choice according to people who claim to be in the know.
Just to add i think the signing of Roberts a year early was maybe because we missed out on other players,Roberts became available so we thought we might as well take him now whilst we had no chance of anybody else.
Its also been stated that Noble was obsessed with signing Greg Bird so you would have to say he was not comfortable with both Smith and Lulu starting 6 & 7. I know Bird has not been allowed a visa anyway but our offer for him was rejected. Makes you wonder why we cannot compete with other teams money wise when it comes to signing good players.
Andy Greg wrote:My original point is that none of the supporters should wish for Cas to beat Wigan on Friday which is what Jon was saying and we don't need supporters that think like that.
We can all ask questions and say what we would do but to say 2 games into a season that you hope we get beat so Nobby go's is not a logical remark to make.
He might have taken the club as far as he can i personally don't think that is the case and do feel we will get to if not win a final this year.
And if Nobby should go who would replace him what British coaches have we that are better? Edwards has no coaching experience in coaching in Super League and i don't think he is ready to come back to Wigan until his son is older but when the time comes i would love to see him back home. That means an overseas coach and who is available? all the best ones are with NRL clubs. So lets stick with what we have for now and if we are not doing well towards the end of the season then it time to not renew his contract and replace him now is not the time.
And thats my last post on this subject for now lets see where we are at the end of round 14.
What's Stuart Raper up to these days?!?! hed be a good replacement IMO and as far as im aware he is not coaching with any club?
Joined: Dec 19 2007 Posts: 1888 Location: Somewhere between Ashton and Haydock
Andy Greg wrote:My original point is that none of the supporters should wish for Cas to beat Wigan on Friday which is what Jon was saying and we don't need supporters that think like that.
In your opinion - and leading on:
Quote:We can all ask questions and say what we would do but to say 2 games into a season that you hope we get beat so Nobby go's is not a logical remark to make.
I beg to differ; I believe you're looking at a season by season basis; I'm viewing it on the whole of BN's reign, therefore I don't see us as 2 games in but into the third season.
Quote:And thats my last post on this subject for now lets see where we are at the end of round 14.
Shame because this is at least intelligent discourse as opposed to 'JonH is talking cr*p' (inference - not actual quote) as we've had from some.
andyed-wiganrl wrote:What's Stuart Raper up to these days?!?!
Don't know but I'd go with Raper over Hanley on the grounds that Raper's a proven top flight coach.
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Joined: Dec 19 2007 Posts: 1888 Location: Somewhere between Ashton and Haydock
twosevenzero wrote:Noble didn't sign (want) Riddell, it was IL.
Does this mean that NickmanHighamlover is Brian Noble?!
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Joined: May 27 2003 Posts: 20425 Location: educating League Freak on all things rugby league
Red Hot Jalapeno wrote:Speaking of which you failed to answer my question. Why are you not coaching? Serious question. You have done nothing for over a year but hammer Brian Noble in nearly every single post. You claim to know everything about coaching so why dont you send your CV in to Ian Lenegan and lets see you take charge.
You claim that Ellery Hanley is some kind of master coach yet i fail to see SL clubs queueing up for him. Im pretty sure if Noble was sacked at Wigan he would get a job easy enough elsewhere as soon as a vacancy came along and he wouldnt end up coaching an team in NL1/2.
Because i have put my family first, i am now earning more money in a stable environment than i could ever hope to in rugby league, i was offered a position on the staff of a top SL club (not Wigan) which i refused due to the fact i have responsibilities and am not willing to risk these for trying to continue my coaching career, which ultimately is a very unstable profession and a change in personel can affect your career even if you are perfoming miracles.
Thats basically why in a nut shell.
I have been out of the game for 3 months by the way not a year.
Now i still await the answer to my questions about who is responsinble for picking the team, will have a major say in player signings and who is responsible from the balance in the dressing room and controlling these ego's and agendas if not the coach?
Wigans initial target was Buderus but Leeds offered him the big money so we went for our second choice in Riddell, a decision i do not think we will regret.
I have never said Hanley is a master coach but i think he is a good coach and also has the personality to succeed at Wigan something that Ian Millward did not and neither in my opinion does Noble, i continue to hear stories of unrest in the dressing room from numerous sources, also by looking at the body language of the players they are clearly not enjoying the game, have no enthusiasm etc have not for the last 2 years in general.
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