Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:18 pm  

BOJ04 wrote:

Gee Brian Smiths CV is great! lots of competition win and lots of non disgruntled ex players!!!!!!
can anybody see us winning any of the next 8 games? seriously ? look at the draw.

I pencil it us as winning our home game against Salford as our next and maybe only win of the season!!!!!

I think the players and fans at Hull FC and Bradford may have a different view to yours.

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:59 pm  

BOJ04 wrote:

Gee Brian Smiths CV is great! lots of competition win and lots of non disgruntled ex players!!!!!!
can anybody see us winning any of the next 8 games? seriously ? look at the draw.

I pencil it us as winning our home game against Salford as our next and maybe only win of the season!!!!!

Impressive argument...I would be REALLY interested in hearing your credible, realistic choice to replace him. I won't be holding my breath waiting for your reply...

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:54 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

Smith has a history of been able to make significant short term successes with a club but then it tends to peter out quite quickly.

Hi, Parramatta Eels supporter here, from Sydney. I just thought I’d point out that this is simply untrue. Smithy was with Parramatta for ten straight years, and we made the finals in eight of those years! The previous ten years we didn’t make the finals once. The transformation he made to our club was one of the most remarkable turnarounds I’ve seen, and we were always a force to be reckoned with while Smithy was at the helm. The years before his arrival we were an absolute rabble — the early and mid-1990s weren’t much better than what you guys experienced last year. In 2001 we won the minor premiership, smashed the NRL club point scoring record for a season, and made the grand final. This was Brian Smith's fifth year at the club. He again guided us to the minor premiership in 2005, when he’d been with the Eels for nine years!

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Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:05 pm  

TheEel wrote:

Hi, Parramatta Eels supporter here, from Sydney. I just thought I’d point out that this is simply untrue. Smithy was with Parramatta for ten straight years, and we made the finals in eight of those years! The previous ten years we didn’t make the finals once. The transformation he made to our club was one of the most remarkable turnarounds I’ve seen, and we were always a force to be reckoned with while Smithy was at the helm. The years before his arrival we were an absolute rabble — the early and mid-1990s weren’t much better than what you guys experienced last year. In 2001 we won the minor premiership, smashed the NRL club point scoring record for a season, and made the grand final. This was Brian Smith's fifth year at the club. He again guided us to the minor premiership in 2005, when he’d been with the Eels for nine years!

Thanks for that.

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:37 pm  

BOJ04 wrote:

Gee Brian Smiths CV is great! lots of competition win and lots of non disgruntled ex players!!!!!!
can anybody see us winning any of the next 8 games? seriously ? look at the draw.

I pencil it us as winning our home game against Salford as our next and maybe only win of the season!!!!!

Should this be on your "lets get positive" thread

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:08 pm  

BOJ04 wrote:

No HE isn't!

he has wrecked every club he has been to - never won a thing- he is good for the first year(he did what we needed him to do last year- we should of got rid of after that)

if he stays for full season we will be relegated.

No he hasn't wrecked every club he's been at.

He did a great job at Hull when he was with us and turned some very average players into a very good team and some of them into internationals.

He's came into Wakefield at a difficult time and maintained your Super League status. I wish you and Bri well for the season.

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Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:34 am  

So Belly and Bojo I guess you got your answer.

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:58 pm  

Results speak for themselves no hes not all that

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:03 pm  

leedscat wrote:

Results speak for themselves no hes not all that

Exactly it's not what's he done in the past its what's he's doing now that's important.

Re: Is Brian Smith All that : Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:10 pm  

Last year from 1-7 we were abysmal. To remedy this he signs two back rowers from oz.
Can see this season being even worse than last. One win against SL since he joined, no for me not all that.