just_browny:
All the people who decry 'happy clappers' lose all their credibility when they start yearning wistfully over Daryl Powell. Great post above, BarbedWire2.
It seems you have difficuly in holding a nuanced argument in your mind, instead you reduce the discussion to a polarised black and white view. Happy clappers good / Powell bad.
I don't think any post is yearning for a return of those days. Just some of the more observant posters noting Powells previous and prior success and considering the problem may be endemic to the club that is beyond the reach of any coach. Powells attempts to change that ended up with the players downing tools and the board throwing him under the bus. Interestingly when Powell was sacked he had 3 more wins than we have now and was in the playoffs spots ...
Anyway we will play out 2026 in broadly the same manner as 2025 and then Sam will be off and we will be having the same discussions / fall outs in a years time. All pretty depressing.