Please tell us your not on a wind up mate, we deserve better!
On yer bike Towell....................

No wind up at all, I know you guys have already been through more than enough in recent years, though your prayers should be answered in some form shortly!

Do tell more. Please!

Cheers Mike.....comforting to know.
Maybe you could clear something else up for us suverners....exactly how many Australians do you have on your books?

Potters comments at the Bulls are interesting in that he is open to offers from UK clubs. He did say he was heading home so it makes you wonder if he has been touched up-One can only dream

Just makes you wonder just how much someone like him could offer to our club compared to what we currently have.

Anyone seen the @RobPowellCoach account on Twitter?

Fantastic!

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First of all, I am in Australia, I still listen to most London games (all of them recently have been depressing listening!). I rarely post on here but read these forums daily!

I decided to take a look back to the threads from July 2007 (when I left the UK), and it is quite alarming how very negitive and depressing these boards are compared to 2007. I suggest if you have time have a look because it is very very different atomsphere on here then.

Sometimes I hate reading this board, fans on here are snapping at other fans. Of course this is a forum for discussion and debate, but the behaviour of some people on this board is very concerning. The reason being the teams performances, and the coach is to blame.

I wander sometimes if DH or Gus ever read these boards, because from what I read I would be very concerned about the product, and the fans reaction displayed on this board by its fans should be ringing alarm bells. Come on DH and Gus, there is a massive disconnect, get rid of Powell!!

Appears to work in the world of Banking, maybe they are applying it to the world of Broncos RL?????

Sorry for the late reply!

I don't claim to know the ins and outs and all the details, but a replacement for Powell for next season is being hunted from the other hemisphere, and an interim Aussie may well be replacing Powell before the end of the season...



Well in terms of how many Australians we will have next season, the amount will still more higher than many other teams, but we are reducing the numbers more significantly now.
From this years team we wont have McDonnell, Galea or Webster next year, and Joel Clinton also seems to be on his way out. Corey Patterson is coming to Rovers, but he may well be the only overseas signing, and if he isnt it seems there will only be one more at most.

Therefore, next year our list of Australians will be:

Michael Dobson
Blake Green
Corey Patterson
Micky Paea
Con Mika
Ryan O'Hara- Crusaders Dispensation
Lincoln Withers- Crusaders Dispensation
Rhys Lovegrove- Classed as Homegrown

Don't think I've missed out any others from that list but I'm not certain!

Cheers

Cheers pal, sounds good to me!

Well Nathan Brown has got the boot........how the hell is RP still with us, its not hard DH, just do it.

Looks live Powell will be the last man standing, Sts, Hudds and Bradford have all given the coach the P45, but Powell is fireproof.

This season must be breaking DH's heart (as well as his bank balance). History shows that DH is a very loyal man and he won't find it easy to show RP the door (and admit that he may have been mistaken in his choice of coach).

I'm just very sad for all of us how things have turned out. This debacle of a season won't have done RP's job prospects any good whatsoever.

On a wider note, does anyone agree with me that coaching and player movements shouldn't be announced until the end of the season (or near as dammit)? I think it's very unsettling for all concerned. Seems to have crept into the game over the last few years, in line with the NRL clubs.

Personally, I would hate knowing that my club's star player was leaving whilst I was still watching them (luckily, not likely to be many of our players snapped up by other clubs)

Personally, I'm not sure RP's job prospects are any worse now than before he was appointed head coach. I don't think he would have got a look in anywhere else before or after.

It's true he's probably under qualified to stack shelves at ASDA.

Very harsh words uncalled for imo. This is a bloke that has tried his best here and at SL Storm.

Craig Gower referred to him as a great young coach (as has Brian Mac) but everyone on here is much better qualified to comment, obviously.

Gallows humour is one thing, downright insults are another, imo.

And his best is no where near good enough so he should have done the honourable thing and found a job he was good at instead of hanging in there taking a wage for a substandard performance. As for DH's heart - he chose Powell , he keeps Powell, he wont sack Powell so unfortunatley he has to put up with the consequences, even though he funds the club. DH is an intellegent man and must have his reasons for what he is doing but to fans it is the heartbreaking silence from all quarters of the cub which does not help anyone. Review - what review? It surely must be cheaper to get rid of RP - the club must be losing a fortune, STH are not bringing new fans with them and other ways of attracting fans is not working because of media cover on a monday morning (BBC London) where they comment about another defeat for the Broncos who have not won an away game for two seasons etc etc it is a very negative report. Harsh it may be but as other club coaches will testify - there is no sentiment in business and no matter how much we love RL it is a business. It has to make a profit to survive and with no passion, no excitement and no idea with this coach it is a long hard road to nowwhere.

Still no need to insult the guy. Criticism is one thing, downright insults are another.

Powell out, Tony Rea in!

Like "Towel" is the most flattering of nicknames.

Still maybe you're right.

Perhaps the insults should be reserved not for the incompetent but the people who tolerated it.

Anybody want next weeks lottery numbers by any chance?



And genuinely good luck to you guys, I hope today's news brings about a change in your fortunes for the rest of the year!