Sack Adam O'Brien

[Knight Tales]

Ricky would need his own wing at JHH for stroke and coronary stenting. We'd kill him

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Get rid of him sure. Don’t want Flanagan though and not just because a terrible person.
The game has past him by judging by his meandering ‘expert analysis’
Who else is available?

Flanagan’s best attribute would be bringing a tough edge to the side and holding players accountable. Whether he still has the tactical brain to coach a side in 2022 and beyond is the big question. Although it’s not like there are many other decent options out there.

 

[Jono078]

Knowing the Knights though they'd probably get Stone back for a 3rd (?) crack

I joked Hages the other week. Doing good things at the Cowboys it seems..

 

[Sir Galahad]

Wests have provided all the resources to win.

Ultimately this falls to the coach, his obvious tendecy toward nepotism and lack of ruthlesness, and an inability to adapt and evolve to meet the modern game.

He's had 2 years to put his stamp on the roster, this is his team. He signed off on our lack of depth, in fact he re-signed mediocrity over and over again. Kurt Mann ? seriously?

Take a look at who his assistants are ffs. Cronulla has a rookie coach in Fitzgibbon - he went and employed an ex NRL First Grade and SL coach in Steve Price.......smart move.

 

[PhilGould]

I've been the biggest proponent of Woolf but I reckon they'll try to throw money at someone more proven at NRL level first.

Hasler is technically a free agent if he wants to be.
Arthur may be open to a fresh start with some players leaving.
Maguire will probably be available.
Flanagan is a cheat and shouldn't be coaching anywhere IMO but I'd take him over AOB.

 

[Yosh]

We've been s$#t for 18 years not months...

I remember a game between the Eels (coached by Hagan) and the Knights (coached by Brian Smith) in 2008 and Newcastle were giving Parra a towelling. Gus made the comment that watching this game was proof that it takes 18 months to build a club- and 18 months to destroy a club.

 

[Seage]

Realistically, there aren't any tantalising options. It's a very shallow coaching pool. Not sold on going all in on the Shaun Wane and loads of British kids route. Very difficult for that to be successful.

 

[Knight Tales]

Another great presser. What a club!

 

[Seage]

Those blokes knew they weren't going to win this week as soon as they walked off against the Eels. Im sure any effort AOB put in to a training and tactical masterclass was in vain. Not that it would have been anything other than 'complete our sets' (which coincidentally was his half time message as well).

 

[macavity]

Kristian Woolf is the only viable option imo

No one would want Green or Flanagan

Woolf would also have English intel.

He has been here before... does that make him more or less likely to want to come here though.

 

[Yosh]

Look, anyone else is fine. Just get AOB out of here.

 

[Reflector]

We've been s$#t for 18 years not months...

Gus's point was on the direct effect switching coaches had on both those teams. Knights (after Brian Smith's first year) were a good, hard-working squad. Not on the level of the Storm or Manly, but he had them looking like a top 4-6 side when Easts signed him away. Parra (under Hagan) went to shit. This was in response to the hypothetical of switching Bellamy and AOB with both current playing squads remaining the same.

 

[NK Arsenal]

Is Paul Green an option? Premiership winner back in 2015, currently out of a job, holds guys to account etc.

O’Brien clearly has lost the sheds. I expected to lose today and last week but for them to not give a single f**k 2 weeks in a row proves there is some obvious issues. Ponga needs to lose the captaincy as well

 

[aqua_duck]

Is Paul Green an option? Premiership winner back in 2015, currently out of a job, holds guys to account etc.

O’Brien clearly has lost the sheds. I expected to lose today and last week but for them to not give a single f**k 2 weeks in a row proves there is some obvious issues. Ponga needs to lose the captaincy as well

dont know that Id say Green holds players to account, by the end of his tenure he had a really bad tendency of sticking by underperforming players

 

[Mr_Knightside]

dont know that Id say Green holds players to account, by the end of his tenure he had a really bad tendency of sticking by underperforming players

This is true. The main issue at the cowboys overs the last 4-5 years is that Green gave a bunch of big contracts to ageing players.

 

[aqua_duck]

This is true. The main issue at the cowboys overs the last 4-5 years is that Green gave a bunch of big contracts to ageing players.

yep whilst allowing guys like Kikau, Braden Hamlin Uele, Brandon Smith, Corey Horbraugh and Jahrome Hughes walk out the door.

 

[Sir Galahad]

That's supposed to be his job, but hiring a GM of Football with actual experience or expertise in building a football club would be too logical for the Knights. Buderus is there to smile for the cameras and repeat what he's told to by Gardner, who is even less qualified for the role.

and all the while the man who could have turned around our fortunes was laying idyle.

Phil Gould should have been approached long ago, even the rabble that is the warriors identified Gould until the Dogs came knocking with a full time gig.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Flanagan cheating to win a comp is better than O’Brien failing to finish 14th of his own accord.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Gus's point was on the direct effect switching coaches had on both those teams. Knights (after Brian Smith's first year) were a good, hard-working squad. Not on the level of the Storm or Manly, but he had them looking like a top 4-6 side when Easts signed him away.

Man, we could really use a Brian Smith right now...

I still laugh that people believe he destroyed this club because he wanted to change the toxic 'boys club' culture that still plagues us all these years later.

 

[Jono078]

Man, we could really use a Brian Smith right now...

I still laugh that people believe he destroyed this club because he wanted to change the toxic 'boys club' culture that still plagues us all these years later.

It's a damn shame about Brian Smith and how fondly I look back at his time here.

He was almost like Bellamy without the premierships. Took no names and made them into somethings.