Bearintown Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 In a moment of boredom I decided to list the previous Town coaches in my time as a fan. Not many on this list went out on a high! So is it correct and all opinions welcome.... Ashton Williams Walsh Sorensen O Reilly Tew Platt Murdock Wood McGinty Penrice Stokes Barker/Ashe Rotherham Charlton / Oglanby Charlton Vievers Clark Pryce Thorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, Bearintown said: In a moment of boredom I decided to list the previous Town coaches in my time as a fan. Not many on this list went out on a high! So is it correct and all opinions welcome.... Ashton Williams Walsh Sorensen O Reilly Tew Platt Murdock Wood McGinty Penrice Stokes Barker/Ashe Rotherham Charlton / Oglanby Charlton Vievers Clark Pryce Thorman Was McGinty not a bit further up the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearintown Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, Town Army said: Was McGinty not a bit further up the list? Thinking about it Penrice took over from Wood? So when was Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anok4u Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Bearintown said: In a moment of boredom I decided to list the previous Town coaches in my time as a fan. Not many on this list went out on a high! So is it correct and all opinions welcome.... Ashton Williams Walsh Sorensen O Reilly Tew Platt Murdock Wood McGinty Penrice Stokes Barker/Ashe Rotherham Charlton / Oglanby Charlton Vievers Clark Pryce Thorman None went out on an high and none went on to set the world on fire either.. go **** yasell ya little **** gain NL1 then take ya **** out ya dads **** then speak proper rugby talk. you jameating little spotty ****...itchy waa waa 2008... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 41 minutes ago, anok4u said: None went out on an high and none went on to set the world on fire either.. Peter Walsh had just led us to 8th place in the 1st Division when he left, I would say that's leaving us on a high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I loved the Peter Walsh era as much as anyone , but don`t forget he went back to Aussie still under contract , got a coaching job out there , told the Club just a few weeks before the season started he wasn`t coming back , we then made Phil McKenzie and Billy McGinty joint coaches , we hadn`t been able to sign players due to not knowing what Peter Wlash was going to do , and after a few defeats appointed Kurt Sorensen as Coach......the rest is history . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Didn’t Walsh come back and go be Hulls assistant coach I remember when ............................."It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimension, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave Hadfield - Independent 25th August 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town utd Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hull's head coach, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Sandy Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 21:05, Bearintown said: Thinking about it Penrice took over from Wood? So when was Billy I remember when Paul Penrice inherited the poisoned chalice. There were 7 bodies training and he did his best coaching just as he always did when he wore the shirt. ITV aired a programme which I think was called "Rugby League Raw" following the fortunes of teams outside the Super League elite. Town were featured in a fixture away to Dewsbury and had ground out a healthy half-time lead. The fly-on-the-wall cameras went into the Town dressing room at the break and I still smile at Paul's team-talk " I know we're on top but divn't git a hard-on ,we still have it all to do!" Never minced his words............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillmeister Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Seaton Sandy said: I remember when Paul Penrice inherited the poisoned chalice. There were 7 bodies training and he did his best coaching just as he always did when he wore the shirt. ITV aired a programme which I think was called "Rugby League Raw" following the fortunes of teams outside the Super League elite. Town were featured in a fixture away to Dewsbury and had ground out a healthy half-time lead. The fly-on-the-wall cameras went into the Town dressing room at the break and I still smile at Paul's team-talk " I know we're on top but divn't git a hard-on ,we still have it all to do!" Never minced his words............. The same game Roy Sampson was trying to hunt down which of his own fans were heckling him Forget Chuck and Chad I am the real legend killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 19 hours ago, Town utd said: Hull's head coach, And strangely while he was there they went bust as well .Merged with Gateshead played there for 12 months , then back to Hull as if nothing ever happened . (Same for Huddersfield at the time too , went bust shared with Sheffield ,then back to Huddersfield inside 12 months . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Sandy Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, ivans82 said: And strangely while he was there they went bust as well .Merged with Gateshead played there for 12 months , then back to Hull as if nothing ever happened . (Same for Huddersfield at the time too , went bust shared with Sheffield ,then back to Huddersfield inside 12 months . Closer to home there was the strange and sudden "merger" of Carlisle Border Raiders and Barrow --almost overnight in fact........... Barrow adopted the Raiders tag and that was the end of Carlisle! There is also the question of what's in a name? The jam used to rejoice in the Warriors tag then Wigan took it. Now we have the West Wales whipping boys sharing the Raiders name..........? I am grateful that Town rejected the fashion for adopting "updated" titles and stuck with the one we started with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 46 minutes ago, Seaton Sandy said: I am grateful that Town rejected the fashion for adopting "updated" titles and stuck with the one we started with. You forgetting the "West Cumbria Crusaders" fiasco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Sandy Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Town Army said: You forgetting the "West Cumbria Crusaders" fiasco? Far from forgetting...I spent a lot of time resisting that move along with many others who treasured the Club's history. Mercifully the traditionalists prevailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillmeister Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, Town Army said: You forgetting the "West Cumbria Crusaders" fiasco? Who was the driving force behind that fiasco again? Forget Chuck and Chad I am the real legend killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 27 minutes ago, Seaton Sandy said: Far from forgetting...I spent a lot of time resisting that move along with many others who treasured the Club's history. Mercifully the traditionalists prevailed. Myself included, would have been disastrous if it had gone ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, gillmeister said: Who was the driving force behind that fiasco again? You'll have to remind me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Town Army said: You'll have to remind me? A Scottish guy, can t remember his name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Town Army Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Bob Jamieson? Didn't think he was involved at the time? Was he ever directly involved in an official capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Town Army said: Bob Jamieson? Didn't think he was involved at the time? Was he ever directly involved in an official capacity? I recall being at Deepdale for Lancashire Lynx v Town when Jamieson was telling all he had just bought Workington Town..he ended in tears during that...so strange...sort of bizarre.. Another downer that day was someone sat way behind me kept pelting my bald heed with sweets..buggas.....maybe it was Mr J ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Sandy Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, gillmeister said: Who was the driving force behind that fiasco again? Regrettably at the time some friends of mine on the board were in favour of the name change. I had to oppose them and l recall a well-attended public meeting at a pub who's name escapes me where the likes of Margaret Mitchell and many others with long-standing connections to Town voiced their objections in robust terms. John Walsh was present in his journalistic capacity but I'm pretty sure what his personal opinion was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, gillmeister said: Who was the driving force behind that fiasco again? Think Mr. Jamieson had a friend (???) within the club who was encouraging the changes......thankfully it all faded away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobg Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, Chrome Dome said: I recall being at Deepdale for Lancashire Lynx v Town when Jamieson was telling all he had just bought Workington Town..he ended in tears during that...so strange...sort of bizarre.. Another downer that day was someone sat way behind me kept pelting my bald heed with sweets..buggas.....maybe it was Mr J ??? Yes I was at Deepdale that night and clearly remember Mr Jamieson holding audience in the car park and telling anybody , who would listen, that he had bought Workington Town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 23 hours ago, Seaton Sandy said: I remember when Paul Penrice inherited the poisoned chalice. There were 7 bodies training That's just so true...but Paul put his heart and soul into it and made things improve....great guy, really a 100% Townie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Dome Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 minute ago, bobg said: Yes I was at Deepdale that night and clearly remember Mr Jamieson holding audience in the car park and telling anybody , who would listen, that he had bought Workington Town. Yes almost shouting it from the rooftops...there were a couple of Town directors at his shoulder too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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