So let me get this straight. In your opinion Jason Taylor is the 2nd or 3rd best coach in the NRL?
Actually I left out Hassler, but it's just an example. Really I don't think the others are either here nor there, those three would probably be the only ones worth getting in if the opportunity presented. I'm not saying Taylor falls in just behind them, but he's been with us for a while now and is probably the best option for OUR team. A coach doesn't simply come in and ace it in the first few months, that's rare, and even some of the best coaches couldn't do that (Wayne Bennett - Knights). Taylor is the best option for us because it's the most stable option, and the team is already moving in the right direction so why risk derailing that? Just not sure what some people think we'd actually achieve by bringing in a new coach - someone to pander to Robbie again and extend his contract for 10 years?
It's hard to take you seriously when you throw a comment in about Farah at the end. We weren't even talking about Farah but like most JT fans you can't help yourself.
As for Taylor he's nowhere near the top few coaches in the competition and if you truly believe that you're kidding yourself. Comparing him to Bennett is laughable (he's won 7 grand finals you know?) and the fact Bennett got the Newcastle team to the preliminary finals in 2013 is almost as impressive as winning a grand final. Do you think Taylor would have got that team to the preliminary finals?
I don't like the position the team is heading in. I think 2016 has been a massive disappointment and a complete waste of talent. Our team should have made the finals this year but we didn't. If you're happy languishing on the bottom half of the ladder that's fine, but I'd rather see us in the finals.
If we fail to make the finals next year as well will you still be saying he's in the top few coaches in the competition?
Well it's a good example isn't it? I didn't just say it out of spite. Potter was trying to get our house in order and really try to build something, but for whatever reason he was sacked before he had the chance. We went backwards, but now we have a more resilient coach and he is finally getting some support and making the decisions that need to be made to move us forward.
Never said Taylor was in the top few coaches, and never compared him to Bennett. As for the Knights 2013 season - yes Taylor had done similar with the Eels, so who's to say he couldn't have? How could this season be disappointing? Most people had us in the bottom 8 so are you surprised? Or are you one of the very few that had us playing finals? Tbh I thought we'd make the 8, and hey we nearly got there despite popular opinion. I think we'll be in there next season, but not if we're destabilised by a new "better" coach.
