I thought the way he is setting up his office is quite telling. He gives a nod to McMahon for setting the culture at the club. When you talk about working hard for each other, knowing the philosophy the club was built on will help reinforce that. Bennett never got Newcastle, if Obi sees what the club once stood for and had success from than all the better. Reilly was the one who harnessed that better then anyone. Hagan, the premiership winner, ok. Not much more to hang his hat on unfortunately.
Then he gives Kaylan Ponga, along with Connor and Tex the chance to play a part in decorating his office. Those boys seem to be forming a really close bond btw. Interesting to see how it plays out because they are all competing for similar positions really. Anyway, to focus on Kaylan, I see this as very interesting. As things stand right now, he could be a vital plank in anything Obi achieves here, or he could be gone in a year or two. Obi needs to impress him quickly and get him to buy in to how he wants to go about things. So first up, he builds report by taking a keen interest in Kaylan's hobby away from football and recognises his talent there. Then he gets Kaylan to use that talent to really think about the town, it's uniqueness and what it has to offer. I don't think Kaylan will take this task lightly. To impress the coach with something he loves outside footy will mean a lot to him. And he will be reminded of it every time he walks in to Obi's office. This wasn't done on a whim by Obi.
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Then he gives Kaylan Ponga, along with Connor and Tex the chance to play a part in decorating his office. Those boys seem to be forming a really close bond btw. Interesting to see how it plays out because they are all competing for similar positions really. Anyway, to focus on Kaylan, I see this as very interesting. As things stand right now, he could be a vital plank in anything Obi achieves here, or he could be gone in a year or two. Obi needs to impress him quickly and get him to buy in to how he wants to go about things. So first up, he builds report by taking a keen interest in Kaylan's hobby away from football and recognises his talent there. Then he gets Kaylan to use that talent to really think about the town, it's uniqueness and what it has to offer. I don't think Kaylan will take this task lightly. To impress the coach with something he loves outside footy will mean a lot to him. And he will be reminded of it every time he walks in to Obi's office. This wasn't done on a whim by Obi.
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