Interesting take by Phil Gould in his Fairfax column. Text below is only about one third of his piece, but most relevant to what is being said by most of the posters here who know what they are talking about.
In the three years prior to Potter's arrival, the Wests Tigers had finished 3rd in 2010, 4th in 2011 and 10th in 2012. I think we can see a pattern forming here. In 2013 the Tigers currently sit in 15th place. An argument could be made that they were always headed towards the bottom end of the ladder, regardless of who coached the team. Sheens was simply replaced before the team bottomed out.
Potter is not the one who got the club headed in this downward spiral. But he is the man assigned the task of determining why their results were headed south in such a hurry. Once that is determined, Potter would then be put to the test of making the tough calls he deems necessary to halt the slide. Once the reason or reasons for the losing mentality has been identified and removed, (and losing mentality can come in many forms and resonate from many sources), it is up to the Head Coach to establish the new culture or regime that will get the club headed in the right direction. With this comes the task of promoting those players within and perhaps outside the club, who represent and who can assist in the development of this new philosophy.
From the outside looking in, it kind of looks like that's what Potter is doing. If the club recognised the Sheens era was over and they wanted someone to make the tough calls to change the club, then I'm not so sure 21 weeks is sufficient time for the new man to be judged.
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...a-scapegoat-20130810-2row1.html#ixzz2bZQtSEsc
