Briers to leave Warrington

[ELBOWSEYE]

Lee Briers and Andrew Henderson will leave

Warrington at the end of the season  as Powell brings his own backroom staff. 

Briers has been at Warrington for 24 years having an outstanding playing career and coaching at various levels. 

[Rupert Prince]

19 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said:

Lee Briers and Andrew Henderson will leave

Warrington at the end of the season  as Powell brings his own backroom staff. 

Briers has been at Warrington for 24 years having an outstanding playing career and coaching at various levels. 

One door closes and one will open for Briers.

Or in my case, usually the opposite!

[Dave T]

All makes sense, hopefully he will go on to good times in management.

[Phil]

I was talking to a SL coach last week who said that hopefully the drinking culture at the club which he said is centred round Briers would now disappear 

[Spidey]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

I was talking to a SL coach last week who said that hopefully the drinking culture at the club which he said is centred round Briers would now disappear 

That's ancient history stuff surely.....Which coach?

[barnyia]

4 minutes ago, Spidey said:

That's ancient history stuff surely.....Which coach?

Daryl powell?

[The Frying Scotsman]

23 minutes ago, Phil said:

I was talking to a SL coach last week who said that hopefully the drinking culture at the club which he said is centred round Briers would now disappear 

I was scrolling down in order to post the same thing!!

Except I didn't hear it from a SuperLeague coach... I just imagined it to be the case.

Something is culturally wrong at the club, and I think moving on people like Briers is a must if that is going to change.

Really interesting to hear - thanks for sharing.

[Spidey]

10 minutes ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

Except I didn't hear it from a SuperLeague coach... I just imagined it to be the case.

So you were going to make it up? 

[Hela Wigmen]

I once saw Lee Briers drinking a pint at a Thatto Heath game. I think he may have been playing still, at the time. Equally, I’ve seen him running through the streets. Unsurprisingly and disappointing for some, he’s a relatively normal bloke. 

 

[Davo5]

29 minutes ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

I was scrolling down in order to post the same thing!!

Except I didn't hear it from a SuperLeague coach... I just imagined it to be the case.

Something is culturally wrong at the club, and I think moving on people like Briers is a must if that is going to change.

Really interesting to hear - thanks for sharing.

Have you ever thought that maybe has more to do with the departing head coach.

[ELBOWSEYE]

425 appearances, record 2586 points. 3 challenge cup winners, lance todd winner, assistant coach when beating his home town club st helens. Up there with the legends of the club. 

[Spidey]

11 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Have you ever thought that maybe has more to do with the departing head coach.

It’s more to do with the poster inventing things in his head

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

That's ancient history stuff surely.....Which coach?

Yeah I going to name him on here

[Spidey]

12 minutes ago, Phil said:

Yeah I going to name him on here

I’m gonna call bull then

[Robin Evans]

7 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I’m gonna call bull then

Call what you like spidey.... and it's not my call....

BUT,

From what I know of Phil, he's not one for posting bs. If he says it I'm more inclined to believe it. I reckon I will know the coach too.... but thats just me speculating

[JohnM]

Not my cup of tea, but Shirley...no one can doubt his commitment to the club and the game (not that anyone is doing) In his role as water carrier, and even on occasions as the 14th man, he's been one of the most driven of people. Let's just hope he stays in our code and does not find if necessary to move to another code to find employment.

[Robin Evans]

4 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Not my cup of tea, but Shirley...no one can doubt his commitment to the club and the game (not that anyone is doing) In his role as water carrier, and even on occasions as the 14th man, he's been one of the most driven of people. Let's just hope he stays in our code and does not find if necessary to move to another code to find employment.

Yup.... on this we agree

[Spidey]

Just now, Robin Evans said:

Call what you like spidey.... and it's not my call....

BUT,

From what I know of Phil, he's not one for posting bs. If he says it I'm more inclined to believe it. I reckon I will know the coach too.... but thats just me speculating

If it’s not been told in confidence share the source. If it has been told in confidence why post at all?  
 

Im not a Warrington fan. Far from it but do live in the town. There used to be stories about Warrington’s drinking culture in late 90s and the 2000s and you’d see that in action in town.
 

You see the squad now and again out in small groups (pre covid) but mainly at costa not the pub

The only player I know to attract any attention was Chris Sandow when he was there, but without any other players

[moorside roughyed]

Sad to see but nothing lasts forever. Good luck to him and his colleagues in whatever they decide to do next. Regardless of anything he's an absolute legend at the wire. He's a legend in the game. 

[The Frying Scotsman]

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

So you were going to make it up? 

ever since a former staff member told me they had put Tom Lineham (who by his own admission had lived at home his whole life, and couldn't do anything for himself) in a shared house with Ryan Bailey (or, as said staff member called him 'the Ale Can') it has been quite obvious that there is a big cultural problem at the club.  Lineham, you may remember, couldn't even get a start on loan at Rochdale.

so no... not making it up.  Anybody who follows them can see there is a lack of professionalism in certain areas.

[Spidey]

4 minutes ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

ever since a former staff member told me they had put Tom Lineham (who by his own admission had lived at home his whole life, and couldn't do anything for himself) in a shared house with Ryan Bailey (or, as said staff member called him 'the Ale Can') it has been quite obvious that there is a big cultural problem at the club.  Lineham, you may remember, couldn't even get a start on loan at Rochdale.

so no... not making it up.  Anybody who follows them can see there is a lack of professionalism in certain areas.

Ryan Bailey hasn’t played for Warrington for 5 years

[The Frying Scotsman]

10 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Ryan Bailey hasn’t played for Warrington for 5 years

which is why I said "ever since"

[Damien]

20 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Ryan Bailey hasn’t played for Warrington for 5 years

And was only there a year!

[Josef K]

Didnt he once get done for drink driving. He may be a great fella, but drink driving is very scummy thing to do. 

[Hela Wigmen]

There’s also no evidence that Lineham struggled to get in the Rochdale team, so it’s a great yarn.