JWP wrote:I'll start by saying that Hanley wouldn't be my choice, just to be clear. I'm well & truly in the 'Get Tony Smith at all costs' camp.
I'd prefer Tony Smith over Hanley myself, but if the rumours are true and he is due to come in next year, after what I've witnessed over the last 3 games, I just hope he isn't having second thoughts.
JWP wrote:What I will say on the Hanley issue, is that off field stuff, I'd back him to make inroads. He'll ruffle & few feathers do doubt, bruise a few egos,
I think Hanley wouldn't take any prisoners and there are a lot of ego's there that do need to be bruised, and feathers that need to be ruffled. Obviously the way things are, it will take a lot of work.
JWP wrote:and you'd have to have a strong boardroom to back his decisions, but I do think he'd tackle those issues head on.
That's where the issue lies. I don't think Warrington
have a strong boardroom, so if Hanley does come in and wants to sweep out all the crap that currently infests our club, I think he will find opposition from the Ivory Towers brigade.
JWP wrote:It's the onfield stuff that would worry me about Ellery, does he have the knowledge of SL to make us a top team, Wigan fans for example think Noble is behind the times (I don't), and he won it 3 years ago. Hanley has been out of top flight RL for so long, does he have the tactical nous needed at this level ?
Noble is a very good coach. Yep, he won it three years ago, but he's also coached in 6 Grand Finals, IIRC. He also has experience in international coaching aswell. He has the ability to get something, but I don't think he will give up on Wigan to come to Warrington.
At the moment, with the way things stand, it's going to be Lowes for the rest of the season, and then a few months of kneeling down on the floor, hands clasped together and praying to the man upstairs that Lowes will bugger off and Tony Smith will take over.