Recruitment & Retention 2027

[Dragon David]

True ultimately the board can enforce their will.. but I have far more confidence that Watsford will put a pretty compelling case together for some other options.. something quite different to what Webb would have done as more of a pencil pushing kind of a CEO.

But ultimately Craig Youngs mates are on the board.. will be quite a sell to get them off his son..

Someone like Peters though as I mentioned elsewhere.. he would need to be offered not interviewed.. im not even saying he is the man mind you, I dont know f*** all about him bar his record overseas.. I dont rly see a lot of other options though, feel like they all got swallowed up in the last 12 or so months.

Willie has won the Challenge Cup this year against the Broncos and three other major comps in the Super League last year coaching HKR. But he has had some losses one being a biggy against Leeds in Vegas - coached by Brad Arthur. Arthur I think is a good attacking coach and loves big, burly, robust forwards. However, with all of his years coaching, he hasn't won an NRL Grand Final, he coached the Eels to a wooden spoon in 2018 and had big scores put on the Eels in many games - then the last game he coached the Eels his team got thrashed 48-16 by the Storm in Magic Round in 2024 and Brad was summarily sacked by the Eels board thereafter. So, if not Flanno then who?