Pete Drewett joins the team
By Frank Stormont
November 22 2011
Plymouth Albion announce formally their new Director of Rugby today at Brickfields.Pete brings plenty of coaching experience and contacts to the pot and has a contract from Albion until 2015.
Under new management.
After Graham Dawe had his contract terminated earlier this week England Student and ex Exeter Chief's Coach Pete Drewett has been appointed with a contract to run until 2015.
With short, medium and long term plans the board appointed Pete after a run of poor results on the pitch. Chair, Dr Graham Stirling gave thanks for all Graham Dawe has done in his term of office. He said that the crunch point was at the Ayr, British and Irish Cup match when Albion saw the 1st half lead of 17 points to love turn around to a loss of 17 -18.
Dawe had been given targets for the club being in the top 8 if not 6 and the current 10th place was not consistent with this.
The story broke by the BBC on Monday, and on this site by 1pm although some of the team were aware that this may be on the cards on Sunday.
Dr Stirling says that there will be some changes to strengthen the board and that there has been promises of more money for the club. Once Pete has settled in the Board will look at requests for additions to the club set-up.
Graham Stirling says that Pete is a long term solution to coaching at Brickfields and he comes with a large black book of contacts. Pete, who until today, has been in an RFU role coaching students has tendered his resignation from that role so that he can spend all his time pushing Albion upwards and onwards.
Pete has already been on the phone to Exeter Chiefs letting them know of the change in management at Plymouth and will continue to talk with the hope that the relationship of dual registered players may continue and improve. Before he can make any changes he needs to sit down with the current coaching set-up to review the structure and the team.
Whilst he does not live too far away in Sidmouth Pete expects to find somewhere closer to Brickfields to stay for 2 or 3 nights a week so that he can attend early morning training sessions.
Supporters of the team up the A38 have made positive comment about his organisational and coaching skills but as a scrum-half himself he will be left with a possible hole in the forward coaching role. This is under review to see if it can be handled from inside the current staff.
I found Pete to be very approachable and easy to talk to, my personal view is that he is a great and refreshing addition to the club. Lets get behind him as supporters and not expect too much too soon but it would be nice to record a win against London Welsh on Saturday.
Why not come along ready to book your seat on the coach as he makes his first trip away from home next weekend.
Pete is ready, the players are ready, now lets make sure we get as many as possible to turn up at the match on Saturday and help them record a win!
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May be wrong of course.
Don't let anything get in the way of a good game of RugbyMy body is a temple - I desecrate it every day
Semper Sersum.
The past was yours. But the future's mine. You're all out of time ...
He had only been in post for a day!
Always forwards never backwards!
Albi Albi Albi
He has been let down badly over the years so I hope that he and Pete can work well together, time will tell.
He is another person who has been faithfull and put Albion before many other things, he doesn't need the club having his own sucessful business back home, but each time he has returned to Albion each season on a promise only to be let down practically every game.
He gets my vote every time, I hope it works out for you both Nat.
Semper Sersum.
The past was yours. But the future's mine. You're all out of time ...
He would not be pushed on answering that question. He said he needs to see what we have first.
Always forwards never backwards!
Albi Albi Albi
"You really must to practice your west country accent."
Lol.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:11:23:20:27:15 by ianbol.