Well done Taylor and Board

[tsjonathan]

I think everyone agrees the way in which it was done could have been handled better. Perhaps with a little better communication with Farah and this would not have ballooned to the media circus that it has.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Can't say that I am really on board as far as the coach goes, however he has risen a few rungs with the way he has handled himself of late with the exception of THAT press conference. He has bitten off more than others were allowed to and also bitten his tongue so as to not inflame the situation further since.

It was great to see Robbie go well yesterday, but any objective opinion is that it was long overdue. The deniers can believe what they will, but last year I am sure that Farah never referenced himself as in "I", rather the team/players blah blah blah during the deconstruction of his coach.

Furthermore, apart from the (insert swearing) PR of this week I have never heard anyone refer to him as well liked, popular, pick whatever term you like. In fact I cannot recall any of the media (including ex players, some he played with) describe him as anything other than basically the opposite.

Should have been shown the door a year ago for mine, so I am with the board.

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[Eddie]

Ill just point one thing out….

And I am not excluding myself from this I was one of these fans......

When we punted Gibbs, Heightington, Sheens and Ryan people in here applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards) ......

When we punted Marshall people applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards in some respects) ....

Now were punting Farah who has been our captain and arguably the best player in the clubs history and people are saying this is a great tough call that could turn the club around in a couple of years. Pity about next year when we are picking up 600K for him to play against us whilst we have almost lost other expereinced players.

Just saying. Are players the problem here or is it more deep rooted then that???

 

[beachtiger]

I must admit that I'm a little split in regards to what I think because I, like everyone on this forum, only have limited information and I only like to make informed decisions based on fact!

However I will say that I always train my sales staff to take emotion out of their day to day decisions because when emotion is involved it tends to have an element of adrenalin attached and the best decisions are made when your calm and rational.

Robbie has been great for our club over the years and whilst the fairytale of him being a one club player is romantic the reality is we as a club need to move forward as a united force and I don't think anybody can deny that robbie hasn't always been conducive to changes within the club when they have come up, the rumblings of his influence on management have been around for years and where there's smoke there's fire.

I'm sure other senior managers/business owners would agree with me that you can't have a senior member of your team pushing against you rather than pulling with you.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I remember in the off season it was said Taylor would let the players play the style they want to play.
This clearly didn't happen.
He was saying early on they would in essence become a defensive side and then mid season went away from that as well.
So without a clear plan and focus I don't believe Taylor can survive long term and as such shoud not be making long term strategic decisions re the future of the club.

Coaches at this level are effectively personality managers. He came to a club with young attacking players and tried to turn them into the Roosters. It ain't going to work. What he should have done is encouraged a controlled attacking structure allowing the young playets to gain confidence and so to work out which will make it which won't. From their attack wearing opponents down defense wpuld have been easier.
Anyway I remember well he told the board and players he would let them play a style they want with control so he failed to execute the mandate he was employed for

IMO Taylor shoud be replaced at the end of next year for a very high profile coach and failing that by possibly Farah himself.

 

[vlad]

When we punted Marshall people applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards in some respects) ….

Benji's last year was 2013 , we finished 15th on 18 competition points , our f/a was 386/687

with one round to go in 2015 , we're 14th on 20 competition points with a chance to finish 11th , our f/a is 457/530

not exactly backwards .

 

[Telltails]

For god sake - put them in a room together and demand they dont come out till they come up with some resolution. Both apparently want what's best for club, if that's the case prove it. No doubt in their contracts they would be required to act in the best interest of the club so surely that would be for our captain and coach to make some effort to reconcile and get on with the job. Sacking either of them at this point is no good for the club and someone on the board needs to make this known to both of them. You want leadership its time for the board to insist on unity and that means Taylor and Farah getting over their own self interest and to do what's best for the team and the club. If next year it is still untenable well Farah then at least will have time to fairly explore other options. We cant replace him with anyone better, we still have to honour his contract, so wouldnt it be a wise decision to give him time to at least seek a reasonable offer elsewhere to lessen our financial burden than offloading him for nothing. Its one thing for the board to give Taylor their full support but not to the detriment of the club - Sheens/ Humphries era.

 

[Newtown]

The issue is not the decision to move Farah on its the poor handling and the inexperience of those making the decisions. We are being criticised openly by Bellamy, Bennet, Gould and others for the removal of Farah and the disrespect shown. There is a bigger issue at play which, is Taylor looks like a bad man manager and his game plans are dreadful.

I must be honest I don't rate Taylor and I think our Chairwoman is completely out of her depth.
I have lost faith with the club and if Farah is removed and we still have cap issues (which we will) we will run near last next year. And for what Taylor will end up sacked along with a club legend dismissed.

He is contracted and needs to be used to help us win its as simple as that. We have marginalised his role in the team to our own detriment all because our coach wants to manage a pack of kids.

Ironic about Wayne Bennett. He sacked Wally Lewis for a similar reason.

 

[Eddie]

When we punted Marshall people applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards in some respects) ….

Benji's last year was 2013 , we finished 15th on 18 competition points , our f/a was 386/687

with one round to go in 2015 , we're 14th on 20 competition points with a chance to finish 11th , our f/a is 457/530

not exactly backwards .

Ok what about the fact his team are going to make the finals and finished ahead of us in both 2014 and 2015?

And the fact that in 2013 he had a horrendous injury toll that was laughable at times the teams we had to put on the paddock.

We can pull stats your way or my way to suit each respective argument.

The fact he has got himself fit and playing decent football, well why was that not happening at Concord, was it all the players fault or are there bigger issues there?

 

[gallagher]

The issue is not the decision to move Farah on its the poor handling and the inexperience of those making the decisions. We are being criticised openly by Bellamy, Bennet, Gould and others for the removal of Farah and the disrespect shown. There is a bigger issue at play which, is Taylor looks like a bad man manager and his game plans are dreadful.

I must be honest I don't rate Taylor and I think our Chairwoman is completely out of her depth.
I have lost faith with the club and if Farah is removed and we still have cap issues (which we will) we will run near last next year. And for what Taylor will end up sacked along with a club legend dismissed.

He is contracted and needs to be used to help us win its as simple as that. We have marginalised his role in the team to our own detriment all because our coach wants to manage a pack of kids.

Ironic about Wayne Bennett. He sacked Wally Lewis for a similar reason.

Gould also moved on origin players. Bellamy didn't but we all know why.

 

[Geo]

I must have a bad recollection of punting Marshall …they way I remember it was he had 2 years on an existing contract and was told by Humpty in a handshake deal to extend that contract...he left Mayer came in said news to me....Benji then decided that he wanted to chase his boyhood dream and have a crack at union and the All Blacks...even made a youtube video about it,,,so we released him from the final 2 years...

This current Board has made it's decision...time will tell

 

[cktiger]

Alright for hard decisions to be made - as long as the people making them have a clue.
The handling of all this by Taylor and the board is comical and goes to show how far out of their depth they are.

 

[innsaneink]

Ill just point one thing out….

And I am not excluding myself from this I was one of these fans......

When we punted Gibbs, Heightington, Sheens and Ryan people in here applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards) ......

When we punted Marshall people applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards in some respects) ....

Now were punting Farah who has been our captain and arguably the best player in the clubs history and people are saying this is a great tough call that could turn the club around in a couple of years. Pity about next year when we are picking up 600K for him to play against us whilst we have almost lost other expereinced players.

Just saying. Are players the problem here or is it more deep rooted then that???

After farah, all the other players prior, and the coaches weve punted,….there will be no one left to blame

 

[Furious1]

Ill just point one thing out….

And I am not excluding myself from this I was one of these fans......

When we punted Gibbs, Heightington, Sheens and Ryan people in here applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards) ......

When we punted Marshall people applauded and said the tough calls need to be made (since then we have gone further backwards in some respects) ....

Now were punting Farah who has been our captain and arguably the best player in the clubs history and people are saying this is a great tough call that could turn the club around in a couple of years. Pity about next year when we are picking up 600K for him to play against us whilst we have almost lost other expereinced players.

Just saying. Are players the problem here or is it more deep rooted then that???

Maybe we had it wrong and should have kept all the others and just got rid of Farah to start with. ( not really my opinion but just throwing it out there)

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[coopy]

I am all for coaches and clubs making the hard calls. It's just that in this instance I am not sure we should be following the coach. He is not a Bellamy, Hasler, Gould or Bennett. They have a history of success and you can have some confidence in their decisions.

I was even comfortable with Sheens moving Heighno, Beau and Gibbsy on (although our ruck defence suffered without him).

But JT's coaching decisions and judgement calls don't fill me with any confidence. I am not sure whether it is ego or something else but some of our play this year was deplorable and he seemed satisfied with it.

If the team was performing or I could see improvement, I would be more comfortable. I just find it hard to digest that you want your most experienced and probably best (outside Teddy) to not only walk away but are willing to pay mega bucks for it to happen.

Doesn't really stack up!

 

[cunno]

I am concerned about the direction our club is being steered in at the moment, the recent events show the Board needs to show some communication with the membership and fans about how it has control over what is going on and the subsequent direction for the club. At the moment events have caused major splits amongst supporters of the club and it would be interesting to know what effect this is having on sponsors. By the end of this season there will be few exxperienced players in first grade which is a concern for 2016\. We are broke, lacking leadership, decisions are being made and not executed in a professional manner and I am concerned that the club is being run into the ground. About the only 'good news' that has been circulated of late is a few middle of the road signings and suggestions of a new home base.

 

[cqtiger]

Agree with most in this thread. It's a tough decision to make but moving coaches on and turnover in administration hasn't worked thus far, so things need to happen with the playing group.

I've been waiting for a coach and administration to come along and shake the damn place up. This shows that no one is above the club and no one is above accountability. I imagine if things do not improve next year, the NRL directors and Taylor will be looking for new jobs as well.

This is why clubs like Melbourne and Brisbane are perpetual top 8 sides. They don't tolerate crap and everyone is accountable (at least from a playing group perspective, salary cap rorting aside.)

Gee, so they're mostly accountable?

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[Cultured_Bogan]

Agree with most in this thread. It's a tough decision to make but moving coaches on and turnover in administration hasn't worked thus far, so things need to happen with the playing group.

I've been waiting for a coach and administration to come along and shake the damn place up. This shows that no one is above the club and no one is above accountability. I imagine if things do not improve next year, the NRL directors and Taylor will be looking for new jobs as well.

This is why clubs like Melbourne and Brisbane are perpetual top 8 sides. They don't tolerate crap and everyone is accountable (at least from a playing group perspective, salary cap rorting aside.)

Gee, so they're mostly accountable?

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They've still managed to stay competitive and win a premiership since being caught out on the rorting. You don't do that with an attitude that rewards complacency.

If I were a player and I had the choice of going to Melbourne or Wests for the same money, I know where I'd be headed, and it sure as hell ain't Concord.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Agree with most in this thread. It's a tough decision to make but moving coaches on and turnover in administration hasn't worked thus far, so things need to happen with the playing group.

I've been waiting for a coach and administration to come along and shake the damn place up. This shows that no one is above the club and no one is above accountability. I imagine if things do not improve next year, the NRL directors and Taylor will be looking for new jobs as well.

This is why clubs like Melbourne and Brisbane are perpetual top 8 sides. They don't tolerate crap and everyone is accountable (at least from a playing group perspective, salary cap rorting aside.)

Gee, so they're mostly accountable?

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They've still managed to stay competitive and win a premiership since being caught out on the rorting. You don't do that with an attitude that rewards complacency.

If I were a player and I had the choice of going to Melbourne or Wests for the same money, I know where I'd be headed, and it sure as hell ain't Concord.

I think at successful clubs the players are accountable to each other, they have a siege mentality nearly all the time and play like somewhere between good to great most weeks because there is a culture of not wanting to let the bloke next you down. On the outside, it looks like They definitely aren't accountable to the NRL and most of them couldn't give a stuff about admin issues.

Our club is capable of this, but the players have to establish it as their culture.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Agree with most in this thread. It's a tough decision to make but moving coaches on and turnover in administration hasn't worked thus far, so things need to happen with the playing group.

I've been waiting for a coach and administration to come along and shake the damn place up. This shows that no one is above the club and no one is above accountability. I imagine if things do not improve next year, the NRL directors and Taylor will be looking for new jobs as well.

This is why clubs like Melbourne and Brisbane are perpetual top 8 sides. They don't tolerate crap and everyone is accountable (at least from a playing group perspective, salary cap rorting aside.)

Gee, so they're mostly accountable?

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They've still managed to stay competitive and win a premiership since being caught out on the rorting. You don't do that with an attitude that rewards complacency.

If I were a player and I had the choice of going to Melbourne or Wests for the same money, I know where I'd be headed, and it sure as hell ain't Concord.

They stay competitive because they've still got most of the players that were rorting the cap anyway, and mainly because they have a top quality Coach , who is thoroughly respected by his players , and who has the ability to get the best possible performance out of players who are superstars, and even more importantly , out of players who have been regarded as plodders at other clubs.

He also has the the system in place to find these players and get them to want to lift their game to a higher standard.
A common denominator among the top, or even just Good coaches , is that they have the respect of their players,
Taylor may be ok as an assistant but is , like our board, is out of his depths as a head Coach.
His ridiculous statements during this year and his continuous excuses for his failure to be able to make any improvements to the team , ( other than some better injury management) along his 12 yr old standard game plans, have not only made improvement almost impossible, but have also turned some off attending games,

If this latest fiasco is not to save money ( and either way it goes) we won't save much.
It is pure ly JT and the board wanting a distraction to steer attention away from their performances, but it has severely backfired on both.
A coach can only get respect from his own performance with the team, and contrary to some opinions, players are not all brain dead, and it doesn't take long for experienced players to know whether a coach has no idea of what he's doing or not

While we take no notice of which coaches can command respect among players, and we continue to go shopping for Coaches( apart from Sheens) among the bargain bins, these problems will continue in this club.
If we want Quality coaching, we need a quality Coach, not a Bargain buy.
Or at least someone recommended by a quality Coach,