chiefgeneral Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Gone https://roughyeds.co.uk/2023/07/oldham-rlfc-statement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrab Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Inevitable, TBH I feel he's been shafted a bit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheddingswasus Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Recent results are his downfall. Discipline has been atrocious (at least in the eyes of the officials) and given the new and better players at his disposal should have got better results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughyed Rats Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, thecrab said: Inevitable, TBH I feel he's been shafted a bit Or he’s got the Widnes job and his focus has been elsewhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughyed Rats Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, sheddingswasus said: Recent results are his downfall. Discipline has been atrocious (at least in the eyes of the officials) and given the new and better players at his disposal should have got better results. Spot on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheddingswasus Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Roughyed Rats said: 10 minutes ago, thecrab said: Or he’s got the Widnes job and his focus has been elsewhere Well, given the rumours circulating on the Widnes forum, the fact he was apparently spotted there one afternoon a few weeks ago, and that he was definitely one of Hamiltons team, I suppose this was inevitable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheddingswasus Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Something has happened though, as we were playing some exciting attacking rugby earlier in the season, but this has all changed. Maybe the tinkering with team selection to bring in the Wigan lads has disputed the flow and upset a lot of the squad. Maybe his head has been turned. I guess a lot will come to light over the coming days / weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 The team lost all of its structure with the loss of Paga. I am sure if he had been playing at Hunslet we would have won. Against Wales again we struggled but came through. Let's see who plays at number 7 down in Cornwall and against either Workington or Midlands or even Rochdale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrab Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 From what I hear he hasn't got the Widnes job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiftiesremembered Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Seems pretty certain he was hunting or being hunted for, the Widnes job. Perhaps his heart had gone out of Oldham. Just hope we bring in someone who supports attacking rugby.Maybe someone already sourced?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungYed Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Well I told you all 2 months ago littler wasn’t the right man to take his forward and not one person agreed with me. I’m not going to Celebrate someone losing his job but it’s for the best he’s not good enough to be the coach he couldn’t get the job done against the bigger clubs. No chance he’s going Widnes as well time to move forward now!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 Daryl Powell is a free agent since he left Warrington. I'd be happy if he came to the Yeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughyed Rats Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 The new board are lucky to have someone like Fordy able to step in for the rest of the season. I think they are doing the right thing in taking that time to try and make sure their first appointment is the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes 1989⭐️⚫️⚪️ Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 As a Widnes fan, I want Littler as much as I want the lurgy! We’ve already got CH who has only been here a few weeks and has caused the current chairman to step down. Littler and CH are a recipe for disaster! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughyed Rats Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, Widnes 1989️️️ said: As a Widnes fan, I want Littler as much as I want the lurgy! We’ve already got CH who has only been here a few weeks and has caused the current chairman to step down. Littler and CH are a recipe for disaster! I'd certainly be more worried about CH than Littler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m brooksy Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 I like Littler and think he's a good coach but our performances since Dewsbury at home have been very poor. Our team is a lot better than the start of the season now especially in the pack but we've gone backwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Littler has done good work for us this season and a steady guy like him won't have changed overnight. Perhaps there are other factors going on here, but as fans, we shall never really know. Anyway, the rest of the season falls on Ford's shoulders now, so there will be no other fall guy, if we don't get that promotion spot. No doubt there are those who will still blame Littler whatever, but that's how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheddingswasus Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) Clearly there would appear to be issues. If he was going to be sacked after the losses, then surely the Monday to Tuesday after the Hunsley loss would have been more timely rather than two weeks late. It sounds like something has happened to force their hand. Edited August 1, 2023 by sheddingswasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 36 minutes ago, Logic said: Littler has done good work for us this season and a steady guy like him won't have changed overnight. Perhaps there are other factors going on here, but as fans, we shall never really know. Anyway, the rest of the season falls on Ford's shoulders now, so there will be no other fall guy, if we don't get that promotion spot. No doubt there are those who will still blame Littler whatever, but that's how it goes. Will Mike Ford being in the background be a help or a hindrance to anyone coaching at the club? Might there (have) be(en) a constant suspicion that he is(was) itching to step in and show how it should be done? 2 Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 He's now got his chance. I've every confidence in his ability to get the squad buzzing again and so joining Dewsbury in the championship next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykenny Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Widnes 1989️️️ said: As a Widnes fan, I want Littler as much as I want the lurgy! We’ve already got CH who has only been here a few weeks and has caused the current chairman to step down. Littler and CH are a recipe for disaster! Well if I know anything about CH it is this.His record for managing decline is second to absolutely none.He can handle nomadic existing, he'll find you a Sunday league football ground to play on and he will keep you going in some form while you reminisce about the old days.Good luck. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 The worst kept secret in rugby league? Amongst many. Stu Littler is a very decent bloke and certainly moved the club on from where it was. It’s a cut throat business though if we want promotion and to cement the club’s position and standing at a higher level. If Fordy can ramp them up for the play offs, which likely will be win at all costs then that will be fantastic and will put us in a much better position to appoint a stronger coach for the Boundary Park era. I wish Littler all the best and thank him for his efforts and commitment but the time and circumstances demand a move onwards and upwards, for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterYed Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 I like Littler and his attacking brand of rugby and you can’t help but think with Ford looking over his shoulder it couldn’t of been an easy job, trying to bond the new players together with the rumours of new players pending it can’t be good for team morale. Thank you for your hard work Littler. Hearing rumours numerous players have asked to leave the club Ridyard Baker Morgan and Paga, hope this is all speculation. Also seen on twitter Wilkinson will be going to Widnes with immediate effect, hope not because he’s been the glue for me and we seem to lose our way when he goes off. Looking forward to seeing what Ford can do with this bunch of players, I feel this bunch can get promoted but we have no Devine right to go up or our squad is any better than Doncaster or Hunslet in my opinion. let’s all stick together and get behind Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheddingswasus Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Ridyard leaving wouldn’t surprise me as he is close mates with Littler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyed Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 42 minutes ago, ManchesterYed said: I like Littler and his attacking brand of rugby and you can’t help but think with Ford looking over his shoulder it couldn’t of been an easy job, trying to bond the new players together with the rumours of new players pending it can’t be good for team morale. Thank you for your hard work Littler. Hearing rumours numerous players have asked to leave the club Ridyard Baker Morgan and Paga, hope this is all speculation. Also seen on twitter Wilkinson will be going to Widnes with immediate effect, hope not because he’s been the glue for me and we seem to lose our way when he goes off. Looking forward to seeing what Ford can do with this bunch of players, I feel this bunch can get promoted but we have no Devine right to go up or our squad is any better than Doncaster or Hunslet in my opinion. let’s all stick together and get behind Ford That sounds like utter b***. If players would leave the club at this stage in a season then they’re not fit to play for the club in the first place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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