Official Adrian Lam

[Blondie]

I share the pain. The problem is the guys making the decisions are not. I am the butt of my colleagues, family and friends jokes because in their eyes the Sharks are ordinary. A new coach will not change the fact that we have never tasted champagne in late September.

In fact I fear for Ricky or whoever is appointed because if they do get appointed they will have to shake things up and this means treading on toes. If there is one thing you cannot do down Woolaware way is upset people. The glean of a new appointment will quickly wear off and the same old problems will emerge. We will be looking at another payout.

As I have said in a previous post the club has got to shake the suburban mediocrity badge (it appears to wear with pride) and think big. There is one thing to be parochial about an area (like the Sharks) its another to harness a them and us attitude (like Canterbury). This by the way wins comps.

The Sharks can get as many Kangaroo coaches as they like it will not make a difference because at the end of the day the club sets its sights too low. Someone, who probably has never played the game, will interfere with selections, the style of play or whatever.....

Ten years ago the Sharks were on the verge of thinking big. Peter Gow, John Lang and co raised the clubs profile in South Queensland ( I am not for a moment suggesting relocation). Somewhere along the way we feel we have been burnt by an outsider and have crept back into our shell. If we keep our ambition to the shire only we will be playing the likes of Newtown before long.

 

[Jigsaw]

While coaching the sharks.. raper has won 31 and lost 42

it should of been 40 wins 33 losses Plus finals reults.( i doubt we would have beatin melbourne) stupid raper. i say bring on ricky and lets kicks some ****in ass next year! GO SHARKS!

 

[Hammerhead]

Flanagan reckons he's in talks with another NRL club that is still in the finals. so Lam might be safe yet.

 

[KELPIE]

Flanagan reckons he's in talks with another NRL club that is still in the finals. so Lam might be safe yet.

That's excellent news.

While I hope all the best for Flanagan and acknowledge that he is a great tallent, I really think Lam is worth holding onto.

 

[bala shark]

looks like its stewart........... bad signs on the footy show

 

[Hammerhead]

But then i hear that Stuart and Lam don't see eye to eye. too confusing.

 

[Great White]

The rumour is Flanagan has actually signed with one of the remaining 4 teams in the comp.

If this is the case I think Lam will stay.

 

[Baby Shark]

I think Lam would be pretty P*****! After luring him back from Wigan and with Millwood's sacking he may have scored the top job if he hadnt taken up with us...I'm sure the Board wouldnt have been happy if he squirmed out of his contract for bigger and better things!!!

What happened to loyalty. What is the point of a contract!!!!! If we cant be confident when signing these coaches and staff why not put them on contracts with performance review clauses to be exercised at the end of each season.

I would be happy to see him take on the job. The players really like him and respect him. And look at the young coaches performing well these days like Taylor, Browney etc.

I say give him a go...

Why do we want the Roosters scraps. Ricky couldnt perform as a coach with the likes of internationals such as Anansta, Fitzgibbon, Minichello etc. Whats he gonna do with our guys. He doesnt think much of Kimmorley and vis versa. So what do they pay out Kimmorley as well!!!!

 

[Megashark]

Why do we want the Roosters scraps. Ricky couldnt perform as a coach with the likes of internationals such as Anansta, Fitzgibbon, Minichello etc. Whats he gonna do with our guys. He doesnt think much of Kimmorley and vis versa. So what do they pay out Kimmorley as well!!!!

Good points there Baby Shark. Regarding Kimmorley, I have heard talk that a player swap may be on the cards whereby a payout may not be required...a smart move because I have no idea where the $ would come from, unless ricky's rumoured sponsor is going to look after that side of things as well?

 

[sharkiesfreak]

[\QUOTE]What happened to loyalty. What is the point of a contract!!!!! If we cant be confident when signing these coaches and staff why not put them on contracts with performance review clauses to be exercised at the end of each season.

I would be happy to see him take on the job. The players really like him and respect him. And look at the young coaches performing well these days like Taylor, Browney etc.

I say give him a go...

Why do we want the Roosters scraps. Ricky couldnt perform as a coach with the likes of internationals such as Anansta, Fitzgibbon, Minichello etc. Whats he gonna do with our guys. He doesnt think much of Kimmorley and vis versa. So what do they pay out Kimmorley as well!!!![/QUOTE]


loyalty shoud b sumthing a person on a contract should have when he joins the club or else they shouldnt sign at all...

id like to se lam take on the job however i cant c him fullfing the job that ricky could do with the team.id like 2 c hiom stay on as assistant but with more of a voice and things to do in the team maybe he can become also the halves coach with his experineces there...
i think flannagan can stay were he is now we dnt want him as for ricky with a bunch of enthusiastic,energetic,eager to learn in boys that we have at the club he will do a great job and the problem with kimmorley wont arise at all becvause kimmorley's game stlye will change with ricky there or else he will b released to the roosters and then dykes and/or symour and karney will become the new halves and all will be sweet..
With the dismissal of stuie raper i think the club can now only go forward with ricky i believe we can win the comp within 5 years and be a force to reckon with every other year...with ricky comming to the club it will also attract players wanting to leave their imprssion on the australian coach and thus making r club a better place to play at.
Thank u 2 stuie for coaching the side with all his efforts however it just wasnt the best we could do we were full of praise for u in the first half of year just a poor 2nd halfd let us down...

 

[Baby Shark]

Don't you think if he had these big sponsers they would have been with the Roosters. I think he's talked up way too much. We all need to remember why he was booted from the Roosters in the first place - for exactly the same reason Raper was. Only he had more talent and experience to fail with there....

 

[Great White]

Do you not think players and coaches get stale too?

Change of scenery will be good for them.

 

[Baby Shark]

They're not paid $400,000.00 a year to get stale!!!

 

[Great White]

They don't do it intentionally either.

They are human.

 

[Baby Shark]

Realistically - its a job, who needs changes their job every two to three years.

They are paid very well and they live a pretty good life, common guys get real!!!

 

[Hammerhead]

We all need to remember why he was booted from the Roosters in the first place

That would be because Wayne Bennett was on his way. That's the only reason Ricky was punted. He'd still be there if Bennett hadnt said he would coach them, before reneging.

Realistically - its a job, who needs changes their job every two to three years.

Umm.... its not their choice. the clubs are driven by an unrealistic need to be the best - so the coaches get punted when the results dont stack up. i dont think that happens in many other jobs.

 

[KELPIE]

I'm not sure why people would believe Lam and Ricky wouldn't click? The only thing I could think of is that maybe they differ in opinions as to the direction the club should take with relation to its future? I mean honestly how many dealings have they had in the past that could get them offside?

How could Lam not be seen as a great asset? Young promising coach whom the players like. Ricky and Lam could learn from each other (neither staying stuck in their ways / only doing what they know) and Ricky can use Lam to adjust to the team and build relationships faster.

If I'm an idiot, let me know however it just seems like such a no brainer?

 

[the_prawn]

while i think Lam could work, if we are ever going to get serious about making changes from the ground up and start moving forward, i don't think Lam is the man to do it.
he has too many friends on the current board and elsewhere in the club, which shows he actually is a top bloke and must know his footy, but it also worries me. it makes me think he wouldn't have the cohone`s to stand up to the board and tell them what we need to do to actually start making these changes.

i think the club has hopefully learnt their lesson from the anderson saga and realised some tough changes need to be made, and its about time coz the supporters damn well know it.

Speaking of the Dogs, did anyone notice how good Emelio is going in the centres for them? Yep you guessed it, another one of our discards made good elsewhere...

mega, its not just Emelio, take a look at the dragons and see that some of their best for last year and this year have been former sharkies who were sent packing to england as nobodies and have now come back as weapons.
i'm talking about colin best, matt bickerstaff, and sam isemonger.
granted bickers and ice had a terrible run with injuries, but does that maybe show deficiencies in our training and rehab methods?

i dunno it just annoys me to see these guys leave us and then come good. why didn't it happen while they were here??????????

 

[KELPIE]

while i think Lam could work, if we are ever going to get serious about making changes from the ground up and start moving forward, i don't think Lam is the man to do it.

Good point Prawn.
I have to agree with you there except for the fact that Lam has only been at the Sharks for such a short period of time and has achieved so much. Also I still see him as a great avenue for Ricky to bring the current crop of players (who like it or not is all we've got for the next season) over to his way of thinking.

I'm still hoping they have a place for him somewhere at our club, he is a bridge I'd hate to see us burn.

Probably the last one from me:

"Another who could be on is way out of the club is assistant coach Adrian Lam following the arrival of Dymock and Flanagan.

Lam is currently away with the Papua New Guinea side ahead of the clash with the Australian PM's XIII, with Pierce confirming the club would hold talks with Lam when he returns next week."

That's a little confusing to say the least. I'll take it that there is a possibility that he might stay on?

 

[Great White]

I think they may offer him something, and then say like it or lump it. I hope he stays personally.