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Morley: Lowes can lead us

12:05pm Thursday 5th June 2008

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ADRIAN Morley has backed Jimmy Lowes to turn around Wolves' fortunes and expects the acting head coach to be in charge for the rest of the season.

Having been overlooked when Karl Harrison left Salford last season, Lowes will finally get his opportunity to take charge of a side for the first time when Wolves travel to Harlequins on Sunday, kick-off 3pm.

"We’ve had a few applications but at the moment we’re just looking"

Doug Hoyle

Lowes, who was Wolves' assistant before Paul Cullen's exit last week, has made it clear that he would like the job on a full-time basis but says he is still unsure about the board's plans.

Chairman Doug Hoyle has told the Warrington Guardian that no decisions have yet been made about the club's next coach.

But captain Morley would have no objections if his former Leeds teammate Lowes was given the job, saying: "The players really get on well with Jimmy.

"We've never had him as head coach before but as an assistant he's great. He's been at the club for about 12 months now and the boys get on well with him and he's got a lot of good ideas.

"I don't think he'll be changing too much in a short space of time but the longer he stays in the job, the more we'll see him stamp his personal authority on the team.

"I'm pleased Jimmy has got the opportunity to steer the ship for the rest of the year. That's what I'm being led to believe.

"I don't know 100 per cent what the board are thinking but from my reckoning I think Jimmy's in charge for the rest of the year. I think it's with an opportunity to actually prove himself to be the coach for next year as well.

"I think they're going to look at him and see what he can do.

"If they think he can do the job they'll keep him on and if they think they need to look elsewhere I think they will.

"I'm sure Jimmy's excited at the challenge and the boys are looking forward to working with him too."

Wolves are still considering their long-term options and have suggested that a decision is not imminent, although Simon Moran has indicated to agents that he has someone in mind initially.

Moran has not revealed who that person is but it is not ex-Leeds and New South Wales coach Graham Murray, who officially retired two weeks ago and would need some persuasion to take another job, and neither is it Steve Folkes, who has declared his interest in the job.

Ian Millward will become Canberra's assistant next season and is not in the running, while Doncaster have insisted that they have still not received any approach for Ellery Hanley.

A board meeting has not been held since Cullen's departure and final decisions might not be made before the next regular meeting of the board, which is scheduled to take place later this month.

A source last week revealed that the club are keen to deliver a 'world-class coach' but Lord Hoyle says there have been no developments in the past week.

The Wolves chairman said: "We're in the same position as last week, we've had a few applications but at the moment we're just looking and we're taking a long-term view.

"We're not rushing into it and no decisions have been made.

"We need to find the right person and Paul Cullen isn't an easy person to replace.

"At the moment we're just concentrating on giving James Lowes our full backing and letting everyone settle down."

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Craig Somerset, Latchford says...
5:57pm Thu 5 Jun 08

No, no, no. We need a decent coach not someone who has no experience of first team coaching. If Lowes gets the job he'll be laughing straight to the bank! hoho ho!

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Craig Somerset, Latchford says...
5:57pm Thu 5 Jun 08

No, no, no. We need a decent coach not someone who has no experience of first team coaching. If Lowes gets the job he'll be laughing straight to the bank! hoho ho!

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Craig Somerset, Latchford says...
5:57pm Thu 5 Jun 08

No, no, no. We need a decent coach not someone who has no experience of first team coaching. If Lowes gets the job he'll be laughing straight to the bank! hoho ho!

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Craig Somerset, Latchford says...
5:57pm Thu 5 Jun 08

No, no, no. We need a decent coach not someone who has no experience of first team coaching. If Lowes gets the job he'll be laughing straight to the bank! hoho ho!

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Dave Maskall, Azerbaijan says...
6:07pm Thu 5 Jun 08

All this cloak an dagger stuff gives me nightmares.
Folkes not even in the frame - this worries me somewhat. Sorry - more than somewhat. A top class proven winner not even in the frame?
The fullness of time will reveal the boards machinations, deliberations, decisions, alliterations or procrastinations but at he end of the will this be what we the paying, un-listened to morons expect and deserve.
My crystal ball has been polished and placed into secure storage covered with a black cloth and many layers of lead sheeting.
I don't have season ticket but I travel from Azerbaijan at least 4 time a year to watch the Wolves (always at home)and from 1948 to 2000 I never missed a game be it home or away but the present regime sows the seeds of doubt that maybe my loyalty has been somewhat misguided.

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Dave Maskall, Azerbaijan says...
6:07pm Thu 5 Jun 08

All this cloak an dagger stuff gives me nightmares.
Folkes not even in the frame - this worries me somewhat. Sorry - more than somewhat. A top class proven winner not even in the frame?
The fullness of time will reveal the boards machinations, deliberations, decisions, alliterations or procrastinations but at he end of the will this be what we the paying, un-listened to morons expect and deserve.
My crystal ball has been polished and placed into secure storage covered with a black cloth and many layers of lead sheeting.
I don't have season ticket but I travel from Azerbaijan at least 4 time a year to watch the Wolves (always at home)and from 1948 to 2000 I never missed a game be it home or away but the present regime sows the seeds of doubt that maybe my loyalty has been somewhat misguided.

Report this post »

Dave Maskall, Azerbaijan says...
6:07pm Thu 5 Jun 08

All this cloak an dagger stuff gives me nightmares.
Folkes not even in the frame - this worries me somewhat. Sorry - more than somewhat. A top class proven winner not even in the frame?
The fullness of time will reveal the boards machinations, deliberations, decisions, alliterations or procrastinations but at he end of the will this be what we the paying, un-listened to morons expect and deserve.
My crystal ball has been polished and placed into secure storage covered with a black cloth and many layers of lead sheeting.
I don't have season ticket but I travel from Azerbaijan at least 4 time a year to watch the Wolves (always at home)and from 1948 to 2000 I never missed a game be it home or away but the present regime sows the seeds of doubt that maybe my loyalty has been somewhat misguided.

Report this post »

Dave Maskall, Azerbaijan says...
6:07pm Thu 5 Jun 08

All this cloak an dagger stuff gives me nightmares.
Folkes not even in the frame - this worries me somewhat. Sorry - more than somewhat. A top class proven winner not even in the frame?
The fullness of time will reveal the boards machinations, deliberations, decisions, alliterations or procrastinations but at he end of the will this be what we the paying, un-listened to morons expect and deserve.
My crystal ball has been polished and placed into secure storage covered with a black cloth and many layers of lead sheeting.
I don't have season ticket but I travel from Azerbaijan at least 4 time a year to watch the Wolves (always at home)and from 1948 to 2000 I never missed a game be it home or away but the present regime sows the seeds of doubt that maybe my loyalty has been somewhat misguided.

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sandbach john, sandbach says...
10:17pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Absolutly not!! we need a decent coach, not cutting flipping corners to save a bit of cash on buying a world class coach, if JL is taken on full time perminantly I will not bother going this season.

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sandbach john, sandbach says...
10:17pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Absolutly not!! we need a decent coach, not cutting flipping corners to save a bit of cash on buying a world class coach, if JL is taken on full time perminantly I will not bother going this season.

Report this post »

sandbach john, sandbach says...
10:17pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Absolutly not!! we need a decent coach, not cutting flipping corners to save a bit of cash on buying a world class coach, if JL is taken on full time perminantly I will not bother going this season.

Report this post »

sandbach john, sandbach says...
10:17pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Absolutly not!! we need a decent coach, not cutting flipping corners to save a bit of cash on buying a world class coach, if JL is taken on full time perminantly I will not bother going this season.

Report this post »

mark, New Zealand says...
10:45pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Doesn't this sound as though they have a caoch lined up and ready to go for next season? It does to me and I personally believe that because of that reason, he is a big name and doesn't want to upset his present club half way through the season. I'm coming 'Home' in july from Nz and hoping to catch 3 or 4 games so it will be interesting listening to the south standers and what their views are, having been away for 2 years. I for one can't wait.......

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mark, New Zealand says...
10:45pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Doesn't this sound as though they have a caoch lined up and ready to go for next season? It does to me and I personally believe that because of that reason, he is a big name and doesn't want to upset his present club half way through the season. I'm coming 'Home' in july from Nz and hoping to catch 3 or 4 games so it will be interesting listening to the south standers and what their views are, having been away for 2 years. I for one can't wait.......

Report this post »

mark, New Zealand says...
10:45pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Doesn't this sound as though they have a caoch lined up and ready to go for next season? It does to me and I personally believe that because of that reason, he is a big name and doesn't want to upset his present club half way through the season. I'm coming 'Home' in july from Nz and hoping to catch 3 or 4 games so it will be interesting listening to the south standers and what their views are, having been away for 2 years. I for one can't wait.......

Report this post »

mark, New Zealand says...
10:45pm Thu 5 Jun 08

Doesn't this sound as though they have a caoch lined up and ready to go for next season? It does to me and I personally believe that because of that reason, he is a big name and doesn't want to upset his present club half way through the season. I'm coming 'Home' in july from Nz and hoping to catch 3 or 4 games so it will be interesting listening to the south standers and what their views are, having been away for 2 years. I for one can't wait.......

Report this post »

debbie and rio, newton says...
6:01am Fri 6 Jun 08

Lets not rush in to getting a new coach moran and the board need time to find quality. But has for jimmy lowes getting the job lets see if we can win the next few games because we have got some tricky one,s ahead! hull kr, catalan sts bradford. Jimmy Lowes has got to make a massive difference for me to be given the job perminate basis. . come on wires make us smile!!!!!!!!!

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debbie and rio, newton says...
6:01am Fri 6 Jun 08

Lets not rush in to getting a new coach moran and the board need time to find quality. But has for jimmy lowes getting the job lets see if we can win the next few games because we have got some tricky one,s ahead! hull kr, catalan sts bradford. Jimmy Lowes has got to make a massive difference for me to be given the job perminate basis. . come on wires make us smile!!!!!!!!!

Report this post »

debbie and rio, newton says...
6:01am Fri 6 Jun 08

Lets not rush in to getting a new coach moran and the board need time to find quality. But has for jimmy lowes getting the job lets see if we can win the next few games because we have got some tricky one,s ahead! hull kr, catalan sts bradford. Jimmy Lowes has got to make a massive difference for me to be given the job perminate basis. . come on wires make us smile!!!!!!!!!

Report this post »

debbie and rio, newton says...
6:01am Fri 6 Jun 08

Lets not rush in to getting a new coach moran and the board need time to find quality. But has for jimmy lowes getting the job lets see if we can win the next few games because we have got some tricky one,s ahead! hull kr, catalan sts bradford. Jimmy Lowes has got to make a massive difference for me to be given the job perminate basis. . come on wires make us smile!!!!!!!!!

Report this post »

HP, warrington says...
7:23am Fri 6 Jun 08

I'm with you on this Mark, it sounds like a deal may have been done with someone still in contract elsewhere. As for leaving Lowes in charge for the rest of the season I can't see a problem with that. He may well prove all his doubters wrong and if not nothing is lost given where we are now. To those who want a proven head coach I see your point but Mick Potter went to catalan from a no.2 position. Tony Smith came here from no.2 Ian milward, sean McRae, Steve Mcnamara, were all number twos. You have to start somewhere and that does not mean you won't be successfull in your first job. So whoever gets the job, get behind them and don't start slagging them off before they've started. If the board take the rest of the season to get the right man for the next three years then so be it, the last thing we need is to appoint someone just because they are available.

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HP, warrington says...
7:23am Fri 6 Jun 08

I'm with you on this Mark, it sounds like a deal may have been done with someone still in contract elsewhere. As for leaving Lowes in charge for the rest of the season I can't see a problem with that. He may well prove all his doubters wrong and if not nothing is lost given where we are now. To those who want a proven head coach I see your point but Mick Potter went to catalan from a no.2 position. Tony Smith came here from no.2 Ian milward, sean McRae, Steve Mcnamara, were all number twos. You have to start somewhere and that does not mean you won't be successfull in your first job. So whoever gets the job, get behind them and don't start slagging them off before they've started. If the board take the rest of the season to get the right man for the next three years then so be it, the last thing we need is to appoint someone just because they are available.

Report this post »

HP, warrington says...
7:23am Fri 6 Jun 08

I'm with you on this Mark, it sounds like a deal may have been done with someone still in contract elsewhere. As for leaving Lowes in charge for the rest of the season I can't see a problem with that. He may well prove all his doubters wrong and if not nothing is lost given where we are now. To those who want a proven head coach I see your point but Mick Potter went to catalan from a no.2 position. Tony Smith came here from no.2 Ian milward, sean McRae, Steve Mcnamara, were all number twos. You have to start somewhere and that does not mean you won't be successfull in your first job. So whoever gets the job, get behind them and don't start slagging them off before they've started. If the board take the rest of the season to get the right man for the next three years then so be it, the last thing we need is to appoint someone just because they are available.

Report this post »

HP, warrington says...
7:23am Fri 6 Jun 08

I'm with you on this Mark, it sounds like a deal may have been done with someone still in contract elsewhere. As for leaving Lowes in charge for the rest of the season I can't see a problem with that. He may well prove all his doubters wrong and if not nothing is lost given where we are now. To those who want a proven head coach I see your point but Mick Potter went to catalan from a no.2 position. Tony Smith came here from no.2 Ian milward, sean McRae, Steve Mcnamara, were all number twos. You have to start somewhere and that does not mean you won't be successfull in your first job. So whoever gets the job, get behind them and don't start slagging them off before they've started. If the board take the rest of the season to get the right man for the next three years then so be it, the last thing we need is to appoint someone just because they are available.

Report this post »

DNK, Preston says...
9:45am Fri 6 Jun 08

theres no rush to get a new coach,what difference would one make coming in half way through the season?the board may as weel take their time,but they need to get this appointment right,jimmy deserves a chance.i honestly think who ever does take the job will have their work cut out ,the team needs assessing and probably a few players being shown the door.
unfortunate but i cant see us winning anything with this team,even though on paper we should be.jimmy has nothing to lose by blooding a few youngsters,its obvious that players who have ben selected are carrying injuries.
i am praying the next coach gets it right,if attendances start to drop we will be mid table for ever and a day.

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DNK, Preston says...
9:45am Fri 6 Jun 08

theres no rush to get a new coach,what difference would one make coming in half way through the season?the board may as weel take their time,but they need to get this appointment right,jimmy deserves a chance.i honestly think who ever does take the job will have their work cut out ,the team needs assessing and probably a few players being shown the door.
unfortunate but i cant see us winning anything with this team,even though on paper we should be.jimmy has nothing to lose by blooding a few youngsters,its obvious that players who have ben selected are carrying injuries.
i am praying the next coach gets it right,if attendances start to drop we will be mid table for ever and a day.

Report this post »

DNK, Preston says...
9:45am Fri 6 Jun 08

theres no rush to get a new coach,what difference would one make coming in half way through the season?the board may as weel take their time,but they need to get this appointment right,jimmy deserves a chance.i honestly think who ever does take the job will have their work cut out ,the team needs assessing and probably a few players being shown the door.
unfortunate but i cant see us winning anything with this team,even though on paper we should be.jimmy has nothing to lose by blooding a few youngsters,its obvious that players who have ben selected are carrying injuries.
i am praying the next coach gets it right,if attendances start to drop we will be mid table for ever and a day.

Report this post »

DNK, Preston says...
9:45am Fri 6 Jun 08

theres no rush to get a new coach,what difference would one make coming in half way through the season?the board may as weel take their time,but they need to get this appointment right,jimmy deserves a chance.i honestly think who ever does take the job will have their work cut out ,the team needs assessing and probably a few players being shown the door.
unfortunate but i cant see us winning anything with this team,even though on paper we should be.jimmy has nothing to lose by blooding a few youngsters,its obvious that players who have ben selected are carrying injuries.
i am praying the next coach gets it right,if attendances start to drop we will be mid table for ever and a day.

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Out! Out! Out!, Callands says...
10:49am Sat 7 Jun 08

If they are giving JL the opportunity to do the job till the end of the season until the new man comes in, why don't they just come out and say it? Management's job is to make decisions and manage them. My view is that this Board just hasn't a clue (apart from SM). Come on, make some big decisions!

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Out! Out! Out!, Callands says...
10:49am Sat 7 Jun 08

If they are giving JL the opportunity to do the job till the end of the season until the new man comes in, why don't they just come out and say it? Management's job is to make decisions and manage them. My view is that this Board just hasn't a clue (apart from SM). Come on, make some big decisions!

Report this post »

Out! Out! Out!, Callands says...
10:49am Sat 7 Jun 08

If they are giving JL the opportunity to do the job till the end of the season until the new man comes in, why don't they just come out and say it? Management's job is to make decisions and manage them. My view is that this Board just hasn't a clue (apart from SM). Come on, make some big decisions!

Report this post »

Out! Out! Out!, Callands says...
10:49am Sat 7 Jun 08

If they are giving JL the opportunity to do the job till the end of the season until the new man comes in, why don't they just come out and say it? Management's job is to make decisions and manage them. My view is that this Board just hasn't a clue (apart from SM). Come on, make some big decisions!

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HP, warrington says...
1:55pm Sat 7 Jun 08

Because if they give that information people will want to know who it is. If they don't give the name then they will get slated as that's what people do on here. And the reason for not giving a name will be that that person is currently under contract until the end of the season and doesn't want it made public that he is leaving, to avoid an adverse effect on his players and staff. So the big decisions are probably made and there is probably a very good reason not to go public with them.

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HP, warrington says...
1:55pm Sat 7 Jun 08

Because if they give that information people will want to know who it is. If they don't give the name then they will get slated as that's what people do on here. And the reason for not giving a name will be that that person is currently under contract until the end of the season and doesn't want it made public that he is leaving, to avoid an adverse effect on his players and staff. So the big decisions are probably made and there is probably a very good reason not to go public with them.

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HP, warrington says...
1:55pm Sat 7 Jun 08

Because if they give that information people will want to know who it is. If they don't give the name then they will get slated as that's what people do on here. And the reason for not giving a name will be that that person is currently under contract until the end of the season and doesn't want it made public that he is leaving, to avoid an adverse effect on his players and staff. So the big decisions are probably made and there is probably a very good reason not to go public with them.

Report this post »

HP, warrington says...
1:55pm Sat 7 Jun 08

Because if they give that information people will want to know who it is. If they don't give the name then they will get slated as that's what people do on here. And the reason for not giving a name will be that that person is currently under contract until the end of the season and doesn't want it made public that he is leaving, to avoid an adverse effect on his players and staff. So the big decisions are probably made and there is probably a very good reason not to go public with them.

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