Hull KR • Re: Tony Smith
barton baird wrote:
Hull fan,I come in peace. When Rovers aquired Smith I must admit I felt a hint of jealousy. A good coach with a good track record.He has pointed Rovers in to the right direction ,and as much as it chokes me to say it,made them an entertaining team. My question is,if the rumours are true,why would anyone want to interfere with his coaching role? I do understand Rovers fans being gutted,and I will hold my hand up and say if he crossed the river I would be happy. Not going to happen though.
Depends what the rumours are. He clearly wasn’t able to get the level of organisational control that he wanted. Assuming he was at least able to pick the team, you get into the spectrum of the arguable.
Full control over recruitment… I think so, given it is Tony Smith and we don’t have a DoR. But if he’s only willing to commit for a year at a time (or similar) there is a counter argument. Do you also allow him full control of how the salary spend is structured? Maybe, but I think we’re getting into collaboration territory. Freedom to overhaul the academy and bring in new people… sort of head coach and DoR territory. Input on potential new training facilities… yes but probably not the final say. Effective control of the club as head coach and de facto CEO… getting silly in the other direction.
Statistics: Posted by Mild Rover — Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:51 pm