Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:31 am  

The problem with the development centres (It gets a little complicated) was that tier 1 academies which Warrington are / will be would have to align themselves with 4 player development centres and then push resources into them like coach education, further monitoring and wolves staff running various sessions. All sounds good however there are 7 amateur clubs in Warrington developing youngsters.

Say Warrington chose the big 4 by player numbers of Crosfields, latchford, Rylands and Woolston as there development centres all it would do is push kids at Cultcheth, Burtonwood and Bank Quay to go to the other 4 effectively killing off the 3 clubs not selected, reducing the number of players playing the game and offering less opportunities. This wouldn't be unique to Warrington but every other town playing the sport.

The England scheme entitled 'Embed the pathway' basically is a coach and player education system, once a few of the coaches have done the course the club becomes an England development centre but the key is that it is open to every club.

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:48 pm  

Anybody remember Kev Tam doing a similar type of thing late 80s, early 90s.

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:10 pm  

Taxi driver in the town,
Loved his fishing.
Returned to NZ and semi retired just to fish in a small dwelling he bought.
Top guy who followed his dream his whole life.

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:32 pm  

Didn't he used to work in the butchers in Stockton Heath while playing at Warrington?

[Uncle Rico]

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:07 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Loved his fishing.
Returned to NZ and semi retired just to fish in a small dwelling he bought.
.

That's what I'd call living in a goldfish bowl......I'll get my coat

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:19 pm  

fez1 wrote:

Didn't he used to work in the butchers in Stockton Heath while playing at Warrington?

he did indeed mate he used to collect his meat from alfred jones on farrell st where i used to work...a real character and a very nice bloke

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:26 pm  

Shaun Briscoe.... the only man in rugby league who can smell his own ear.

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:28 pm  

Can't imagine him on the club calendar as Mr July, for the ladies

Re: New back room staff member - Shaun Briscoe : Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:12 am  

morleys_deckchair wrote:

Shaun Briscoe.... the only man in rugby league who can smell his own ear.

Lol
And his own backside even when up wind.