Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:02 pm  

Seems odd the club isn't making any statements, providing updates etc

Anyone heard anything??

Re: Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:48 pm  

They never do even in season

Re: Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Seems odd the club isn't making any statements, providing updates etc

Anyone heard anything??

The only reason we know what was going on back in 2013/14 off season was because for some unfathomable reason I was on the CEO's speed dial and he wanted to make sure that we were aware of how hard he was working to save the club

This time around, I suspect that whereas there was the duo of Loubser & Henderson pitching the plan to get us back into SL and off life support a couple of years back, it's now just Loubser trying to get Hughes to stay.

Add to that the fact our squad looks paper thin and in need of at least 3 more bodies, then the search for a coach becomes the first priority as no decent player will sign for a club with no coach........but the flip side is "how much will we be able to pay" these new players if we're semi-professional come February?

I have been his most ardent critic over the years, but even I openly admit that Hughes is a Saint (misguided maybe, but a Saint nonetheless) and at some stage he needs to draw a line under his tenure at the club.

Re: Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:57 pm  

What news exactly are people expecting to hear about? And why is it odd?

Re: Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:25 pm  

Southern Reiver wrote:

What news exactly are people expecting to hear about? And why is it odd?

There was a rumour circulating a week or so ago, that DH was considering his options and those of the Club moving forward. I have no idea where it started (another forum is where I saw it), but these things generally don't just appear out of thin air when the LB's are in the mix. Add to this the sudden departure of our Coach and now our Commercial Manager (revenue generator) and things at ETF are looking worrying.
If Henderson thought we had a pop at SL after next season he'd have stayed......but for some reason he sees a better chance of progression as a #2......maybe that's where the rumour started, but either way, a simple statement from the club via our media person (while we still have one) would put this to bed one way or 'tother

Re: Any News : Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:29 pm  

So an unsubstantiated rumour and suddenly the club should make a statement?

Perhaps the club should have an unsubstantiated rumour department that can put out detailed press releases on anything.

Re: Any News : Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:31 am  

Southern Reiver wrote:

So an unsubstantiated rumour and suddenly the club should make a statement?

Perhaps the club should have an unsubstantiated rumour department that can put out detailed press releases on anything.

Indeed......there's no worry about a coachless club, with a substandard playing roster and an owner who has wobbled on a number of occasions...the last time he was walking until the RFL bribed the new landlord back in 2014...the RFL and the game don't need us now they have another pipe dream in North America....but yeah, given we've lost our commercial manager, maybe we could afford a rumour department..

Re: Any News : Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:49 am  

We are also approaching the final year of the Ealing deal. I'd suggest it would be very surprising if a review of the future of the club wasn't under way / imminent.

I'll be surprised if the club doesn't feature next season, though the change of coach could permit a review of the playing budget. I'd be more worried about the 2019 season. The end of the Ealing deal is an obvious potential exit point, if David decides enough is enough.

To be fair to the club they have confirmed that the hunt for a head coach is under way which is a pretty firm statement that the club is here next season. Not really much more they can say. The length of contract offered to the new coach might be interesting mind.

Re: Any News : Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:36 am  

Current rumour doing the rounds S.O. Else is Jon Sharp as coach next season, which would be a decent choice if true.

Re: Any News : Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:22 am  

If there is no news what's the point in putting out a news flash that there is non! Rumours are just that! And until something happens rumours are just rumours not news.