Prospective senior coach John Jessop will use the lunch to gauge whether or not he will get the commitment from players he demands.

Jessop’s last senior coaching appointment was with the Crib Point club, last season’s runners-up  in the strong 12 club Nepean League.

A builder by trade, Jessop had a promising playing career terminated by an industrial accident but remained committed to his club contributing more than 40 years’ service, first as coach and then administrator.

It’s the sort of experience that could be invaluable to the fledgling Bombers.

Jessop has followed the Bombers with interest from the beginning.

He’s been a regular at training sessions quietly offering a word or two of advice to some of the club’s rawest recruits.

He’ll be an ideal senior coach for season 2016 but his services come at a high price.

“Throughout my career as a coach, administrator and businessman I’ve learned that you don’t get success unless you create the environment for success,” Jessop said.

“Sounds obvious but in football terms it means that players and the coach are responsible for building that environment.

“They have to want to win and the key to that is respect for each other. When you fail to get fully fit to play you’re not respecting your mates.

“You need to go into every game prepared to give 100 per cent but, more importantly, knowing that you can depend on each of your mates to give 100 per cent.

“That’s what wins games not individual talent,” he said.

Jessop emphasises that respect is a two way thing.

“If I’m to coach I’d expect players to respect me and they’d have every right to expect me to show respect to them.

“That’s the way it works, it’s a partnership,” he said.

Acknowledging that ‘Pambula is the benchmark in this League’ Jessop believes that the Bombers have the talent to beat them.

“There are some very good players in the Bombers. I have particular admiration for Scott Hay and the way he goes about his work.

“There are others who could be good players but who, frankly, are lazy.

“I’d like to encourage them to make something of themselves,” he said.

Jessop is yet to commit to the Bomber’s coaching role.

He’ll use the response he gets from players on Sunday in determining his position.

All potential senior players, players new to the district and anyone who would like to try the sport in 2016 is welcome at the fully catered barbecue beginning at 1pm at the showground.

Andrew Lemon who heads up the Bombers senior football department said the Bega Bombers were breaking with tradition and looking to appoint a non-playing senior coach in season 2016. 

“Our best players are the equal to any,” he said.