Re: Clarkey for wigan
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:16 pm
Phil Clarke is a Leyther every one knows that.
Well you're right I don't know him personally and seeing as you apparently do I will believe you. Don't get me wrong I have to admire the way Saints are playing at the moment myself, no matter how much it pains me to say it! but I've thought for a couple of seasons that Phil was more a Saints fan than a Wigan one however I'm happy to take your word for it.Stan Doff posted:
Anyone who thinks Phil is a Saints fan simply does not know him - end of.
He is a fan of how they play as is probably anyone with two eyes i their head at the minute, what else can you be they are the best at the moment, thing is... they do not give the trophies out at this time of year so I still like to think we are "hanging back for bets!"
Last time he was with us as cheif exec he suffered from one thing. He was a bit naive.
A chief exec's job is a bit like a captain on a boat, he overseas what everyone else is doing - when everyone is on top of their job he appears to be doing very little. Phil was surrounded by people who could do their jobs... very little for him to do...he was only naive in that he failed to make himself look busy!
Its the old scenario about walking around with a piece of paper in your hand - people then assume you are busy doing something.
I know the people who worked there and they all say he was doing a good job. Inmany ways he did too good a job and made himself redundant!
He is a top bloke and the one thing about this business with GB that people are forgetting is that he could have said nothing and just kept his head down and enjoyed the free trips around the world tht his job would have given him. Everytime we failed he would not have been the one people where holding responsible. It says eerything about his integrity that he chose to resign to make his point.
With regard to his actions over the GB situation I couldn't agree with you more his integrity and guts are beyond reproach and I greatly admire the way he has stood up to everyone and told it like it is. Lets hope some good does come of it and that Phil is the one remembered for being responsible for making international and representative games better.