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http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...-ceo-matt-gidley/story-fn2mcuj6-1227460763216
I don't know if good old PK has been reading threads on this forum, but it seems like he has shed light in the public domain on Gidley's incompetence as CEO and was interesting to see him go on the front foot on NRL360 with this issue whilst co-host Ben Ikin looked on very surprised.
And 100% agree with the parts in bold. Well said
NRL 360 host Paul Kent is adamant the problems at Newcastle run much deeper than the search for a head coach.
Although Rick Stones axing was as swift as possible to give the club enough time to find a replacement, Kent said the club needs to get out of its Newcastle frame of mind and simply find the best person for the job.
On NRL 360 on Tuesday night, Kent alluded to Gidleys position as CEO as being given to the former Knights star regardless of a lack of experience, because he is a Newcastle man.
I think Newcastle are in a deeper hole than they realise, Kent said.
I think Matthew Gidley is the problem at Newcastle. He had no experience but he was seen as a Newcastle boy and he was put in a job that he was not trained to do.
Having said that, hes now the boss so hes also the answer.
While he and fellow co-host Ben Ikin discussed Newcastles poor form and Stones sacking, Kent said the Knights need to stop thinking of themselves as the underdog, because it promotes a losing culture.
Its not about finding Newcastle people, its about finding the best coach. Newcastle need to change their thinking and the way they go about things, he said.
We all look back now and we see the genius of what Wayne Bennett was trying to do, because he tried to change what he saw was a losing culture. And they didnt want to change.
All those inbuilt qualities about hard work and being the underdog, thats good. But if you always see yourself as the underdog, youre always going to be the underdog, which means six times out of 10 youre going to lose.
Ikin agreed and said the Knights were lucky in their formative years to have some of the great players and coaches in the game.
I think it was just luck more than anything that the best people that they had in the organisation happened to be Newcastle people, he said.
Buderus, Johns, Harragon.
They just need to find the best people to bring into this joint so that they can get back on a path and on their way to greatness.
As a fan, if youre shelling out your hard-earned, the return you want is more Ws than Ls and every five or 10 years the odd premiership.
I don't know if good old PK has been reading threads on this forum, but it seems like he has shed light in the public domain on Gidley's incompetence as CEO and was interesting to see him go on the front foot on NRL360 with this issue whilst co-host Ben Ikin looked on very surprised.
And 100% agree with the parts in bold. Well said
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