Re: 2023 | Staffing : Sat Nov 26, 2022 2:35 pm  

Matt Cook comes into some kind of rugby manager role - seemingly the one Sinfield had, although it sounds more like operational manager to me. I know its possible to have too many off-field people, but I think we went too far the other way and almost seemed to be trying to run the club like an amateur team. Smith seems to have shaken the place up on and off the field, which is no bad thing.

Re: 2023 | Staffing : Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:25 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Matt Cook comes into some kind of rugby manager role - seemingly the one Sinfield had, although it sounds more like operational manager to me.

He's filling the Jason Davidson role isn't he ?

Re: 2023 | Staffing : Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:59 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

He's filling the Jason Davidson role isn't he ?

That'll give him plenty of room to grow then

Re: 2023 | Staffing : Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:13 pm  

The way RLWC2021 was managed, hopefully he isn't going to bring that experience with him.

Re: 2023 | Staffing : Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:42 pm  

I am happy that Matt Cook has joined the club as he's clearly a very intelligent guy

Rohan has obviously made this choice so we have to trust him on this appointment.

Jason Davidson was originally our strength and conditioning coach but he was eventually given a job for the boys role within the club in a managerial role when this was clearly not his area of expertise was he not?
Tony Smith has taken Jason to Hull FC in the roll of head of performance and strength and conditioning which kind of proves this fact.

Lets give Matt Cook Cook a chance guys

Re: 2023 | Staffing : Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:31 am  

I worked as a volunteer at all the Headingley games in the RL World Cup, crossed paths with Matt a few times. He was hard working and I think he will do a great job. Never could fathom what Davidson did anyway.