: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:14 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

What it shows is that top coaches are brilliant man managers - both Rae and Cullen have great technical knowledge but failed as coaches.

You have to be able to get your players to not only believe in your plan but to give them the confidence/respect/belief to be able to carry it out.

Coaching is only part about technique

It could also be how dumb the players are

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:36 pm  

Leaguefan wrote:

It could also be how dumb the players are

Let's face it they are pretty dumb not many potential oxbridge candidates in the racks of SL

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:38 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Let's face it they are pretty dumb not many potential oxbridge candidates in the racks of SL

And yet a number of players (at Leeds anyway) currently taking degree courses...?

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:34 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I mostly enjoy listening to Cullen, as he is entertaining, and knows what he's talking about. Offiah is little more than a boring, droning irritant, seemingly just there for his name. Surely he ought to make an effort to appear up-to-date with SL players etc?

Other than "Look, we've got Offiah on the panel", what does he add? To me, he does nothing more than trot out stock cliches, and give banal answers to full toss questions. And he calls a certain Leeds player "Burrows", which is embarrassing. (Mind you, Cullen's been known to make that rick too).

PS How good has Barrie Mac got at this broadcasting lark? Sharp as a tack, very witty and knowledgeable, closely involved in and clearly in love with the game. More please.

Agree with all of that. I've watched Barrie over the last few years grow into his corporate speaking role at Headingley and he's really quite accomplished now.

Re: Cullen - Boots n All : Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:36 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Do you mean like when saints were using 4 player to tackle it was a good thing but later in the programme he was bagging another team for doing the same

saint billy wrote:

I was just about to say the same. He gave Saints priase for getting 4 in the tackle, then he was calling i think Wakefield for doing the same.

the difference was that Saints had 4 players in the tackle and were dominating the ruck - all 4 players were on top of the tackle and the ball carrier was tackled onto his back and couldnt get a quick play the ball.

In the Hull KR example he used, the 4 players were not dominant, they were all flapping around and the tackle was completed with ball carrier almost on his hands and knees, enabling to get a quick play the ball, and exposing a gap in the defensive line.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:38 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

And yet a number of players (at Leeds anyway) currently taking degree courses...?

at Leeds Carnegie

wonder if the Uni would dare fail any of them.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:59 pm  

is it viewable online?

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:40 pm  

Cullen, Rea, McDermott, O'Connor....I can handle any of these....just please please please PLEASE can we move on and drop Eddie and Stevo?!! I have nothing against them personally, I just think they make our sport sound lame! Bumbling their words...the grammer they use would embarass a 4 yr old!

Especially as the Aussies are now getting Superleague matches and our commentry...all Eddie goes on about is England falling in the World Cup and can Warrington actually win something....it makes me cringe listening to it! We must look like a joke to outsiders!

Anyway, back to the topic!! I think Cullen explained very well the tactics etc behind the tries...so am more than happy for him to carry on!!

Peace out!

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:34 pm  

Hear Ye! wrote:

the grammer they use would embarass a 4 yr old!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:03 pm  

A thread about the next Wigan coach?