Quote ="Dave K."Doesn't finish off a project? He was at Leeds 4 years and won 2 grand finals, including their first in SL history. Leeds also won the next two grand finals after he left
He then spent about 8 years at Warrington, winning 3 challenge cups, 2 LL shields abd making a few grand finals.
His time at Rovers was hit and miss, but still made the play offs for the first time in over 10 years.
There are a few things you can doubt Smith about, but you can't say he doesn't finish jobs and he has improved every club he has been at.
If he starts to improve us particularly discipline, mentally and picks players on form rather than reputation then he has done a good job.'"
Smith will certainly be better for you than Hodgson has been, he has experience and wont be phased by criticism and the pressure of the job. He 's a hard one to call at his time with us, he certainly made us better and looked to be heading in the right direction but without a crystal ball we'll never know if that was sustainable or if he was a short step from us blowing up, He's a hard man to really like and it seems he fell out with a lot of people in his time with but does that matter if it works? As a lot on here said we got to the paly offs in a year that wasn't exaxtly normal.
Quote ="Dave K."
If he starts to improve us particularly discipline, mentally and picks players on form rather than reputation then he has done a good job.'"
This was our biggest criticism of him, our discipline was shocking and he seemed to keep picking players regardless of form or definitely fitness, picking the likes of Coote and flogging King the week before a cup semi was criminal.
Pearson has both sacked Hodgson and will get Smith in based on pass sales alone. It's obvious that had he done nothing the sales would have plummeted, the Hodgson out chants, empty stadium and micro survey of forums alone show that.
If nothing else it'll be interesting