News that Wests Tigers will at some point part way with coach Mick Potter continues to gather momentum this morning. Various sources, some high profile, have suggested Potter will be terminated from his job at the Tigers at some point this month. However, this has got me asking one vital question.
Rumours have been rife for 3-4 months that factions within the Wests Tigers boardroom have been on Potter's case. The question that needs to be asked is that if Potter was causing distress for the boardroom as early as then, then surely there has to be some extreme doubt over the board's decision to appoint Potter in the first place. Did they do their research properly? Surely they knew the kind of man they were getting?? As it stands now in August, i'm beginning to think they didn't?? One has to ask it then. If Potter is terminated from his role as coach, then surely it's only fair to ask those of the board involved to move on as well. After all, it was their involvement in what now appears in their eyes a poor and botched appointment. An appointment that would cost the club more money after a failed sacking attempt with previous coach Tim Sheens.
This was a critical appointment. Getting it wrong and giving up on Potter now is a disaster! My question is - Why is Potter the only one accountable?? For a board to get such a critical appointment wrong, albeit with the benefit of hindsight, their positions should be rightly questioned. They have failed their coach, their players, their stakeholders, sponsors and most importantly the fans of the club. All at a time where it was critical they made the right appointment. Potter was their product. If he is made to walk, well shouldn't others follow suit??
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