Hagan couldnt handled the pressure after best part of 10 years NRL coaching at the top level. DA in no way shape or form, had the luxury of the support SK holds, dead man walking. Turn a club around when the club always wanted you out? sure thing....
If he was any good he wouldn't have gotten the arse from two different clubs.
At least try and exercise some critical thinking. His career is over and he didn't even retire.
Alternatives?
We could have seen out DAs contract, made a huge play for Wayne Bennett mid 2011 if the side wasnt firing.
There's no way Bennett would have come to our club. If he wouldn't go to Souths there's no way he'd tarnish his reputation by failing with the Eels and getting sacked.
There was also JT who got us into the semi finals after Smith left us in dissaray.
Taylor proved he doesn't have the temperament when he disgraced himself at Souths.
John Lang is another, Graham Murray ?
Lang is retired and Murray is another coach who only loses grand finals. He hasn't exactly had clubs falling over each other to offer him the head coaching job.
Of course, Maroubra Eel will tell you heaps of clubs wanted him but he preferred being a high performance director.
A Rookie? Maybe Shane Flannagan was the rookie we needed? Not going too shabby at the sharks with a half back we discarded.
Yes Robson's certainly been the difference for them this year.
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He is certanly doing one thing SK hasnt yet to deliver, get players to play to their strengths
Kearney got them playing their best last year, and even this year he's gotten good performances out of different players at different times. But we have an ageing forward pack and it's a feature of old players that they decline each year.
