Great to hear, but Bishop apparently had poor man management skills and the next coach Willey (along with new management) got Norths to third place in 82 leading into the semis.
@@pearl-pf6xz Captain Coach in 73 was a different thing altogether. Those words (of man management) came from ex players in interviews. He was clearly the wrong man as he himself admitted.
Do you know where I could get full SOO matches from the 80s through to the early 2000s? I know they come under the NSWRL ownership, just need to know how to purchase them.
Hey mate, I purchased the entire origin series DVD box set from 1980 to 2012. Got from JBHiFi for $300. This was in 2014, I'm sure you can still purchase
Saw an interview with John Gray and he said the reason he left North's for Manly ( for believe it or not less money) was because North's had no vision. Bishop has basically said the same thing. Ron Willey got North's to the semis and had a blue with some twit in North's management who objected to Willeys coaching style. And North's still blame Manly for their downfall.