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Peter Fox - Our Hero
We had planned what to write about this week, but
when the news came through that Peter Fox had died there was no question that
those plans had to be scrapped and instead we wanted to write about our hero.
Although this blog deals in great part with
statistical facts we will leave recording of the facts about Peter knowing that
many others will be documenting those.
We simply believe that Peter Fox was the greatest
of rugby league coaches. Not long ago there was a post asking people who they
thought was Fev’s best coach and the answers were almost unanimous in citing
Peter. But what makes him so singular is that he is held in such great regard
by the players as well as the fans. On the desk at the moment is the book by
Williams and Lush which has the title of ‘Peter Fox - The Players’ Coach’.
When we moved into the area and started to come to
Post Office Road it was amazing to come to a professional sports club which
made you feel so welcome. Even more extraordinary was the way Peter was happy
to talk to fans. In many conversations with him we learned virtually everything
we now know about the game. He was the greatest of rugby league thinkers, a
great motivator and such a nice person and that is why we will all miss him so
much.
But Peter wasn’t ‘Mr Nice Guy’. He was highly
principled and that often led to conflict with club officials and
administrators. Almost certainly the reason why he coached lots of different
clubs. He wasn’t prepared to stand and support decisions that he knew were
wrong.
It is so sad to think that we will not see Peter
again. A unique, wonderful man and the greatest of rugby league brains. Our
condolences go to his wife Joan and the rest of his family, and Peter’s family
includes the entire rugby league community.
Halifax
Just a few words about
the game in the fog. It was an awesome performance, well what we could see of
it felt that way.
To beat Halifax 46-16 is
a very big achievement. Fev’s highest ever score in a league match against Fax
came in 1973 when Fev won by 50-8 but last Sunday was the second highest number
of points Fev have scored against them in 132 league encounters.
Not only did our pack
show wonderful dominance but, for us, the most pleasing aspect was the quality
of the passing. It was slick, it was speedy and it was accurate.
If Ryan Carr can achieve
that so quickly then the future looks bright. That is so long as the
combination of coach and players remains reasonably stable. The last thing we
want to see is yet another major change in our coaching and players.
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