All Golds v Coventry Bears KPL1S 2017 FINAL

WELCOME TO
THE ALL GOLD
WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON
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Welcome to this issue of
the All Gold. It has certainly
been a busy week since we
played so well against the
Crusaders.
Just prior to the Crusaders
match, the news broke
that our Head coach Lee
Greenwood would be
leaving at the end of the
season. Lee has been with
us since 2015 and he has
put his mark on the club
as it makes its way in the
professional game.
He can certainly look back
with pride at the work
he has done in instilling
values throughout the
organisation and his
services will no doubt be in
demand in the future.
Former Parramatta and
Wigan coach John Monie
always used to say that a
coach’s life at a club was
three years and while there
are obvious exceptions
(Arsene Wenger and Sir
Alex Ferguson to name
but two) Lee has clearly
felt that he has given all he
could to set the club in the
right direction in his three
years at the helm.
Lee has put in the mileage
(literally) travelling the
motorway to and from
Yorkshire and with a young
family to consider, he felt
the time is right to seek
opportunities closer to
home.
The All Golds have much to
thank Lee for and we wish
him every success in the
future
The players rewarded him
with a performance against
the Crusaders but these
have been all too rare. The
demolition of Keighley at
the start of the season
seemed to be the herald of
a brighter 2017 but there
have been too few repeats
of that performance. The
club has, though achieved
a record 10 wins during
the season and, with five
games still to play, ought
to increase that tally before
season’s end.
Lee has been a positive
advocate for links with
the community game and
though it is not as strong or
robust as that in the north
it is an important element
in the growth of the All
Golds as a professional
club.
In this issue of the
All Gold, we have an
interesting reflection from
George Cowburn on the
geographic spread of the
game over its 122 years and
a preview of the West of
England Finals which take
place this Saturday.
The Gloucestershire
Warriors take on Swindon
St George’s reserve side
in the Plate Final while
Oxford Cavaliers (who
beat Cheltenham Phoenix
in their semi final) take on
Swindon’s first team. Good
luck to all involved.
As usual it is thanks to all
our contributors and to
Craig at Craig Paul Design
for crafting the disparate
parts into a coherent
whole.
I hope you enjoy our
offering and here’s hoping
that the boys can carry
last week’s form into this
weekend’s game.
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