Quote sarge1="sarge1"From a Cas fan, in peace. I just cannot understand why Powell wasn’t a success at Wire, when he got Cas playing arguably some of the best rugby of any team in the SL era, with a set of average players. I’m biased of course, but the rugby played under his tenure for you was a million miles away from the Cas rugby of 2017.
Were the players he had at Wire of his choosing?
Do the club’s problems run deeper than just the head coach position?
I just find it bewildering!!!!!
I know that Cas (and previously Fev) bottled it in big matches but at least he created a huge team spirit and attractive rugby at both clubs compared to when he was with you.
My guess is that, if Wakey are to get back into SL by building a team that plays attractive, and expansive rugby, then Powell is the ideal coach for them.'"
1st season he had a squad that wasn’t his but massively underperformed. He got rid of Mike Cooper as a bad apple. Coops had played under any number of coaches and there had never been a hint of this previously.
I suspect that Powell didn’t take kindly to having his methods questioned even in a considered manner. He also built up a squad at Cas that had been “rescued” and therefore offered unstinting loyalty to him.
His second season was his squad, either signed by him or given contract extensions. Reading between the lines he may have been trying to be too clever when you read about players not understanding the role they were meant to play. The favouritism he showed Matautia also played a part!
