Our next coach?

[bondi paul]

I understand your point perhaps it is a good idea however what I was trying to say re JT in his playing career is that he went missing in big games/ says something about him being able to handle pressure and translate that thinking whilst a first grade coach at a club who are still trying to recover from poor decisions with high expectations could be fatal to his career, he needs to be at a place with stability whereas at the moment and for some years now easts have lacked it due to poor management

[shagger]

I would relieve smith of the top job now. Put JT in for the rest of the year to see what he can do. If he goes well offer him a 1 year extension but also get trent robertson back into the club as an assistant. That way it keeps the pressure on taylor To proform. After each year review the top coaching position & only offer a 2 year contract at the most.This way smith is not sacked so we dont have to pay him out, Just let him work with the younger ones to bring them through. We also need to sign some experenced players to help bring the young guys through.

[Guest]

This will probably get Smith the punt because I am a poor judge of how how people react after a loss.

I dont think the board will do anything the refereeing decisions against the Roosters will probably be their concern.

[bondi-boy]

Adrian Lam.

Knows it all, can coach it all, but alas the club wouldn't appoint him as first grade coach.
...so we have what we have today.


Or Trent Robinson, he can coach, he also knows it all.

[bondi-boy]

I would relieve smith of the top job now. Put JT in for the rest of the year to see what he can do. If he goes well offer him a 1 year extension but also get trent robertson back into the club as an assistant. That way it keeps the pressure on taylor To proform. After each year review the top coaching position & only offer a 2 year contract at the most.This way smith is not sacked so we dont have to pay him out, Just let him work with the younger ones to bring them through. We also need to sign some experenced players to help bring the young guys through.

Smith should be made Director of Coaching, and JT appointed as coach, or JT-Elliott appointed as co-coaches.

[Andrew Walker]

What is it that Smith would direct though ?

[Cockadoodledoo]

Smith should be made Director of Coaching, and JT appointed as coach, or JT-Elliott appointed as co-coaches.

If you sack the coach you simply cannot keep him in the club in another role. He would be poison to the new coach.

[Guest]

If you sack the coach you simply cannot keep him in the club in another role. He would be poison to the new coach.

Is that what is happening in Newcastle?

[Guest]

If Smith had to go, I would put JT in to see how we would handle things. I mean he got Souths into the finals, thats a very hard thing to do!

Trent Robinson is an other option, apparently he was a big factor in our successful 2010 season.

[Woodsta]

I reckon JT he would turn it around in a flash, no doubt look what happened when took over the eels from....wait B Smith!!!
A question:
Do you think if Bennett DID coached easts would we have won a premiership(s)????

[Guest]

What is it that Smith would direct though ?

He'd be good at directing how to get offside with players.

[Guest]

I reckon JT he would turn it around in a flash, no doubt look what happened when took over the eels from....wait B Smith!!!
A question:
Do you think if Bennett DID coached easts would we have won a premiership(s)????

One at least. At that time, his legacy needed premierships at more than one club to get him into the same realm as Gibson.

Unfortunately that premiership was at Saints.

[Vasco]

I don't get the fascination with Taylor.

He is a Smith clone, just like Elliott is.

What is the common denominator?

[Rooster_6]

I don't get the fascination with Taylor.

He is a Smith clone, just like Elliott is.

What is the common denominator?

Nothing like Smith imo; Smith's an attacking coach, Taylor's a defensive coach.

I think Taylor would much better suit our team at the moment and that's what people see...

[Guest]

Ive been out of the loop on this one guys but what about FITZY?!?!?!?! Is he even in the mix?