So Dickens is in charge for Sts
No explanation of why Smith left
MC says he's had 15 calls enquiring about the coaching job.

MC said he'd had a "frosty" relationship with BS since Xmas. Not a very long honeymoon period after the MPG.

So pretty pointless really?

Seems one or two have frosty relationship with MC, just saying

Just a press conference to say they have done it pretty much.

15 enquiries - 10 from Bobbie Goulding under different aliases.

I'd bet 14 of them were off Bobbie Goulding, anyone who follows him on Twitter will see how desperate he is for a coaching job, just wait until he gets his follwers going on about it (Like he did for the Salford and Hull job).

Seriously though, you would expect

Cummins
Goulding
Noble
Chester
Mcnamara (Depending on the Rovers job, which I hear is done)

To be 5 of them.

As an outsider I would look for a Powell type appointment, someone who has learnt there trade and in the lower league like Aston or Morrison. It needs to be a long term appointment and let them build the team.

too quick for me.

any from Gary Schofield?

He does say one of the enquirey from overseas.

It does sound like smith thrown his teddy out of cot as he not got what hes been promised

Almost feel worse now wondering as to the reason(s) behind the frosty relationship.Certainly know that from my management experience that such a relationship leads to disfunction and something or someone has to give(go).

Smith the highest paid coach in the last 10 years
Biggest playing budget on memory
Better training facilities than any previous SL coach
More physio, medical and analitical staff than any previous coach
As many resources as he asked for

Carter says he cannot think of any occasion when he said 'no' to Smith

Frosty relationship is because Carter refused to enter the bidding war for Brett Ferres

Smith basically walked into the office unannounced, said he was terminating his agreement with immediate effect and walked straight out again.

One down the road at Cas mate, Ryan Sheridan.

Onwards and upwards. New coach required and hopefully will bring better results.

Frosty relationship.
Why no mention of this during the pre season build up.
Fans yet again urged to buy season tickets without the truth being told.
There were rumours about this but I find it disrespectful keeping it quiet
In a bid to sell tickets when there was quite clearly a problem.

How do you know that Ferres situation was cause of the rift Avenger?

I also had heard the Ferres rumour . Seems very childish if this is the cause . There is no way on earth Ferres would come back he hated it the first time

MC's press conference here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4279585-mich ... conference Good news re Anthony T Interesting way to tender your resignation!

MC's press conference here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4279585-mich ... conference Good news re Anthony T Interesting way to tender your resignation!

you can not operate a professional club with a frosty relationship. The players and all the staff must have been in the know. I don't have a problem with the club not going public with the announcement but it does not make for a healthy club. I also wonder what C E O contacted M C asking if he was looking for a new coach an hour before B S left, bet it was Warrington.
!5 throwing their hat in to the ring is interesting and still shows that the club can generate interest. I just hope for M C it aint a no brainer.
Anyway we enter yet another shambolic period in the clubs history .

Told you when will you ppl listen to me.

..have you applied by any chance ????

M C said that he could not remember an occasion when they said no to B S so I doubt very much the Ferres thing. I think that would have sprung to mind.

Would you really expect ANY business to do it's dirty washing in public.
These things come out over a period of time or, when either party goes public.
Nobody is going to come out and say the coach and chairman aren't getting on too well.

Bearing in mind Smith was "the best man" for the job 6 months ago, it will be interesting to see who wants the gig.

You're living in cloud cuckoo land if you think that any organisation (apart from Leigh) will share with you the minutiae of it's internal dynamics; I fall out with members of my team all the time for example, but I certainly wouldn't tell that to any of our customers - and if the person I'd fallen out with did, they'd soon be down the road.

Imagine the pre-season press release:

"Michael Carter would like to urge all fans to take advantage of the early bird season ticket offer; he can't give details of players or the mood in the squad, because he's not talking to Brian Smith, but when he looks through the window at training, they seem to be going ok. So crack on and buy a ticket please." #unitypridepassion #sozBrian