If Thompson signs for Wigan he was only good because of Walmsley anyway
As much as I would like to think we have an offer in for French, if only to disrupt and distract them (as someone said, similar to King at Warrington last year) I highly doubt theres much in this. It does still leave us with the problem of who our winger is going to be next year (along with who our coach is going to be, and who our hooker is going to be ...) but I strongly suspect were waiting to see whose relegated ...
I haven't criticised Paul Wellens for being slow in about 15 years. I'd hate to have to start that again next year. How do we know he's ready for that? If he's really part of the planning, he should have been coaching in the Championship to get experience. Major, major risk if he's given the job, despite how much of a legend he is.
The path of taking a head coach position elsewhere isn't always the best one. Wellens is learning from some of the best coaches in the best system in the country, if there's any time that an assistant would be able to take over seamlessly it would be now. I don't see it as much of a risk as others.
Think that would be a bad move trying to coach in the championship would have been beneficial about 4 years ago but not now. He's been operating at a pretty high level with international coaches and successful coaches with good cultures in place. He would have too much to do if he came up from championship level, the opportunity of an easier transition is available to him hopefully.
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Look we won’t know how it goes until it happens ….
LET THE GAME BEGIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blimey this thread took a turn since I last looked.
I just don’t see how Ritson fits in with Woolfs comments about having to be patient. I don’t know too much about the situation but I would have thought with Ritson it would be a case of just go out and get him - instead we’re waiting for a “fluid market”?
Maybe I’m reading too much into it as I’m not convinced Ritson is the answer but it just doesn’t seem to fit…
Hope we’re aiming higher than Ritson, feels like a Cunningham era signing
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Olpherts anyone?
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