Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:31 am  

With Lowes first team coach at Leeds, who do we want to play in the big Championship Easter game?

Halifax or Leeds?

Re: Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:53 am  

Reading between the lines of the press statement from GH, it's Sinfield who is doing the coaching. Lowes is more of an assistant. It almost looks like Lowes is there just in case things don't go well and he can be the fall guy.

Either way Sinfield has absolutely zero experience of coaching at this level so this really could go either way. He could be a natural or this could be a disaster. Time will tell, and if they don't make the top 8 this season it will be one hell of a baptism of fire for Sir Kev.

Re: Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:55 am  

Well the Whinos that have wanted Boom Boom out since he started there have got their wish, but it could end up being careful what you wish for!

Re: Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:12 am  

This looks like a poisoned chalice for Jimmy to me.

Although he could be just in the hotseat for the rest of the season until they can pony up someone they think worthy of taking over. And by that reckoning should Jimmy do badly then Hetherington et al look good in sacking him too.


edit: a letter

Re: Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:29 am  

Jimmy's just in it for the car park finish at the Shay

Re: Easter 2019 : Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:28 pm  

Sinfield doesn't have coaching badges, Lowes does.

Re: Easter 2019 : Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:04 am  

RickyF1 wrote:

Sinfield doesn't have coaching badges, Lowes does.

After his stint at the Bulls that's debatable!

Re: Easter 2019 : Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:52 am  

Blotto wrote:

After his stint at the Bulls that's debatable!

Ah - that's a whole different argument. Regarding qualifications & competence....

[Bulliac]

Re: Easter 2019 : Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:05 am  

Blotto wrote:

:D Well the Whinos that have wanted Boom Boom out since he started there have got their wish, but it could end up being careful what you wish for!

Strange isn't it, as I understand it, McDermott has won more cups and championships than any other Leeds coach but he gets all this vitriol. I mean, I understand that coaches, even successful ones, have a 'lifetime' and after which they fade out a bit, but you'd think fans would begrateful for a record like the Rhinos have had over his period in charge. Who'd be a coach?

IRe: Easter 2019 : Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:12 pm  

It does seem a little ironic that Gary Hetherington was the only super league chairman to back the 8's system staying for next year yet sacks the club's most successful coach in a desperate attempt to keep them out of the bottom 4.