I agree that results will determine his future and the way he was apppointed was a sham; however, he is the current coach. The point I was trying to make is that that many were stating that he had no idea. Instead of looking at it pragmatically they looked at the results and came to a results based conclusion. What we are seeing over at the Riff, and at the Chooks (until last night) was experienced coaches that have been lauded for their coaching ability struggling to get lineups riddled with stars to perform when they have had a few personnel changes. All of a sudden they can't coach?
We, the royal we (Wests Tigers Forum) regularly jump to conclusions too quickly and don't bother doing any analysis to support these conclusions. I asked on many occasions for those quoting the Benji can't coach line to back up the assertions, and nothing came of it. I asked, not because I was a supporter of him, but because I am unable to get to training to see how they are preparing etc to make my own observations. What I could see, from performances on the weekends, was a team that could do well, in patches, and sometimes for an entire 80 minutes (very rare). So I wasn't sure if it was the ability of the coaching staff or the quality of the roster that was the issue.
Results will determine if Benji stays or goes, but it is clear that Benji and his coaching staff are on the right track. We are still a few roster spots short of a crack at the title - but we have definitely turned the corner as a club.