matt_wire:Uncle Rico:BOSS HOG:
I wish him well, but it's better for Wire if he leaves at the end of this season.
We need a coach who wants to stay here.
I think that we usually agree and on a range of issues, but I'm not sure that I do in this instance which of course is OK.
I haven't read the article but I'd say that all we can ask is that he sees out his contract, unless of course it's by 'mutual agreement'. I understand that there could be distractions relating to known term contracts but the same uncertainty could be performance led as was the case with his predecessor.
At least this way the Club have no excuse getting Sam's successor lined up as a target at least, carry out a bit of due diligence.
I think there's nothing worse than when a player signs for another team halfway through a season, look at Daryl Clark the other year. Every man and his dog knew he was going to Royston Vasey RLFC. Where's his incentive to bust his backside on his way out of a club?
Same can occur with a coach. If he knows he's off somewhere, why do we want to keep SB here for a year of resentment and frustration?
Of course, I'm usually wrong. 2026 could be "Our Year" and the real making of him as an NRL caliber coach.
Yes that fixed term can provide an unacceptable level of comfort for the coach and his players and perhaps spill into ongoing recruitment.
I know it might be expecting too much but if this is his NRL interview then we can hope that he makes the most of it. We always knew his appointment was on these terms.
The problem that we have is this year's drop off in form and alleged unprofessional behaviour. The club should be all over this and do their utmost collectively to stamp this type of thing out and get the best out of Sam's run in.
We've been here before dissapointigly and that'd be the first thing that should have been fixed. There's no hiding place for bad off field behaviour it's out there even for an exile like me
