Yet another Super League coach was sacked today (Monday) making this the third job loss in the top-flight competition within the past fourteen days. Jon Sharp eventually left Huddersfield after the chairman, the fans, players and even neutrals had had enough with Huddersfield’s inconsistency, poor performances of late, and sliding decline in the league table.
The coaching unemployment club is now on a high having never gained so many members in a quick period like what is developed within the past two weeks. But what does all this mean? Wasn’t the end of promotion and relegation a way of securing job security for players and coaches alike? So why have there been three clubs with recently departed coaches, two of whom have been sacked and the other by mutual consent? It seems a coach’s job is not as secure as many would like to think.
You see, fans want success on the field. If they don’t get it and their team is under performing (and has been for quite a while) then straws will snap camel’s backs and fans will protest. Such scenes were witnessed at the Halliwell Jones Stadium after the bank holiday Monday game against Castleford. In other circumstances chairmen and board of directors will act after disappointing performances and a slide in the table, especially if there is deemed to be unrest within the playing camp. So there are three reasons for sacking a coach without the fear of relegation hanging over their heads.
It might seem like one predator has become extinct, but that only means there will now be more species out there looking for a coach to feed on.
The coaching unemployment club is now on a high having never gained so many members in a quick period like what is developed within the past two weeks. But what does all this mean? Wasn’t the end of promotion and relegation a way of securing job security for players and coaches alike? So why have there been three clubs with recently departed coaches, two of whom have been sacked and the other by mutual consent? It seems a coach’s job is not as secure as many would like to think.
You see, fans want success on the field. If they don’t get it and their team is under performing (and has been for quite a while) then straws will snap camel’s backs and fans will protest. Such scenes were witnessed at the Halliwell Jones Stadium after the bank holiday Monday game against Castleford. In other circumstances chairmen and board of directors will act after disappointing performances and a slide in the table, especially if there is deemed to be unrest within the playing camp. So there are three reasons for sacking a coach without the fear of relegation hanging over their heads.
It might seem like one predator has become extinct, but that only means there will now be more species out there looking for a coach to feed on.
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