Warrington Wolves • Daryl Powell
Barbed Wire wrote:
Well that depends on how much trust you have in either party. If it was players like, for example, Ratchford, Currie, D Clark and Cooper then I would be really concerned. These are good pros who have served the club well and have earned their voice. I would expect these people to have the club at heart. I’d turn Powell over before these individuals.
If it was players like Walker, Thewlis, Wrench, Longstaff, Dean etc who are products of the club, and while having a sniff at the first team, aren’t getting as many minutes as they think they should, I would also have a bit of concern. These people are in a position to build a successful team for the next decade, we need them on side and buying in to the ethos. This should be handled delicately.
But… if it’s Williams, Widdop, King, Charnley, J Clark then I would be inclined to show them the door. The value for money aspect is a factor here, they aren’t died in the wool, they are paid handsomely to come and do a job, if you don’t want to, fine.
That said, Powell needs to be able to handle high value players. He needs to learn how to control, coerce and empower these people for the betterment of his team. He has worked with stars before, but only really one or two at a time. Hardaker was a star, but he failed to get him in line, Chase was a star but he really struggled for consistency, Solomona/Carney we’re both moved on pretty quickly, granted for money, but still that shows that they didn’t buy in to the clubs spirit and plan. Powell needs to get a grip of these stars and get them delivering. If he can’t do that, then he can’t be a coach of a club that expects to win things.
This does suggest that Wire are packed full of stars. This is a bit of a myth and it gives some of our supporters unrealistic views of how good we ought to be. It fuels the idea that some of our players are not really trying and that they are being very badly coached. Unfortunately not only are some of our so called "stars" are not that great but some of our youngsters are not quite as good as we might wish. I am not saying they are all rubbish ... just that lots of sides have players who are just as good or in some cases better. In addition the idea that all we have to do is sack almost everyone and we'll be fine isn't guaranteed either. Sporting success ain't easy.
Statistics: Posted by Smiffy27 — Sun May 01, 2022 7:57 am — Replies 278 — Views 41455