Quote Wirecutter="Wirecutter"I can't understand people criticising Harris before he's even started the job. He was part of the success story at both Crusaders and Wigan. OK Wales didn't set the world on fire in the World Cup but let's be honest the players at his disposal were pretty inferior by International standards.
I have an open mind on this and will see what happens before I cast judgement.'"
You are kidding, right?
My best mate was involved at the Crusaders at a level enough to get the inside story. In his one year tenure, he took them from the play-offs to bottom place. My team, Wakefield, had to field kids and championship players because of administration, and we still finished above them, even though their team had remained unchanged.
I can tell you that the feedback from within the Crusaders in that final year was that Harris had no game plan. End of. In the World Cup, he had a thin squad, but still underachieved. I tweeted this afternoon that Wakefield's survival hopes took a boost from Harris's appointment. It was retweeted by two back room people at the Crusaders, neither of whom I knew. It seems that the standing of Mr Harris in Wales ain't that high.
Good luck to you, because I've no beef with Salford, but as a Wakey fan, the news of Iestyn's appointment was the best news of the weekend.
If I turn out to be wrong, fine, throw it back in my face, but as far as I'm concerned, you have just joined us in the relegation battle.