This deserves it's own post....
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-insist-anderson-must-go/story-e6frexnr-1225929346620
Read it first, I can't post the whole article....
I will however quote some interesting parts and bold some juicy segments from the above article;
Eels chairman Roy Spagnolo is expected to fast track a board meeting originally set down for Tuesday to decide Anderson's future after a day of high drama yesterday.
Duncan yesterday broke from boardroom protocol to reveal his opinion that Anderson should be replaced by Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney. "I think the position is untenable for Daniel to stay," Duncan said. "Daniel's a good guy. I think he's had a hard time, but sometimes you've got to make these decisions for the club to move forward. "I mean, if he loses his first three or four games everyone's going to be pointing the finger at him and I think it's unfair for him to be coaching under those conditions.
"I said recently you either have to commit to Daniel and extend his contract or you have to part company because no one can coach for one year. I haven't seen a coach yet coach for one year.
"They always end up like Ricky Stuart did this year. Once a decision has been made it's the last year, I think everything just falls into a heap. We can't go through a year like that."
Duncan says he supports the moves to appoint Kiwi Test coach Kearney, who has been Craig Bellamy's understudy at Melbourne Storm.
"Unless I'm convinced otherwise [at the board meeting], I believe that's the right thing for the club to do," Duncan said. "To me, Kearney would be a good choice and he could implement the structure the club needs."
The Sunday Telegraph understands Anderson had the support of most senior players when they were interviewed over the past fortnight.
But it was a different story when members of his own coaching staff and other football club officials where interviewed by Gerard, Osborne and Duncan.
Among the recommendations from the report were: not to extend Anderson's contract; appoint a wrestling coach; address Anderson's communication skills with his staff; address the lack of player discipline and punctuality at training; more individual skill sessions; and the need for a better recruitment policy.
The report also recommended the appointment of a full-time football manager, which Anderson had originally not wanted.
A lot of interesting stuff if true....especially towards the end there; we want a wrestling coach, more individual skill session, a better recruitment policy (duh), and address the lack of player discipline at training.....all stuff Stephen Kearney could definitely bring.....
now I see why the board want him, they want him to bring the famous Melbourne Storm inspiration, playing culture and structure to our club.
I definitely understand why they would pick Kearney now.....and in my mind it could be one of the best things to happen to us; our players have always been lazy for years, perhaps this will finally change this and Kearney can bring good confidence to our team??
Imagine players like Jarryd Hayne, Carl Webb, Fui Fui Moi Moi, Daniel Mortimer, Anthony Mitchell, Luke Burt, Timana Tahu and etc all playing with huge amounts of confidence.....we could very well turn into a team very similar to the Dragons in that we are a very structured confidence-based team, with the exception of very dangerous attackers like Hayne and Burt or Tahu.....we could really go to a whole new level we haven't seen for years and years.
We will have to wait and see....a positive I can draw from this article is that it seems they will
stick with Kearney even if he struggles. This is great if it is true....
the thing is, why do you think the NRL is holding off the betting scandal stuff until after the grand final? They don't want to ruin Rugby League's greatest week-which is something that the Eels board members seem to not care about. If this happens, you will not believe the backlash our club will get......
