Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:37 am  

Would agree with Smokey not Sinfield for those reasons and TBH, he has said he doesnt want to coach and has just started a top role within the RFL forget him.

Its a tough one. We do need to get someone in who is going to reshape the whole thing so it has to be the right man so it may take a little while to sort but we have to get that man in by summer so he can identify his targets for next year and make the adjustments for the rest of this or else next season will become a write off too.

Not an easy task but i don't subscribe to sticking to a coach who is failing just because it appears there is no obvious candidate to replace him.

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:40 am  

Send a message to the players and fans by putting a caretaker in charge until a qualified candidate becomes available?

Agree not Sinfield. A seasoned NRL assistant is probably the best option (not McNamara please).

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:41 am  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Getting the right coach is more important than getting a new coach imo. For that we may have wait . I think Sinfield would be the wrong option as he is too close to too many in a squad that needs some strong decisions.

I can see your point Smokey & it's very valid but i remember many thinking the same when Powell took over yet he cleared out plenty of his CC winning team mates for fresh arrivals & the best youngsters we had at the time.
I do however think its a non starter purely because Sinny himself has dismissed a Coaching role when he retired.
Imo id go for one of Dunneman Cleary Furner Morgan or Arthur or even a couple of the aforementioned.
I would however like to see JP back as a director of RL so GH can take a step back.

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:08 am  

JP has an innate need to put struggling team on his back and carry them. It's an enviable trait for a player. Possibly not suited to a DoR whose job is to sit back.and let others lead. Maybe I'm wrong cos I'd love JP back in any capacity.

A chance for Ben Walker to right some wrongs?

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:09 am  

Ben Walker and his bro. Let's see some attacking flair again.

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:12 am  

Pretty much any NRL assistant. It comes to something when even Steve McNamara would be an improvement.

Dunneman, Dean Pay or the Walker brothers seem good bets.

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:19 am  

craigizzard wrote:

Pretty much any NRL assistant. It comes to something when even Steve McNamara would be an improvement.

Dunneman, Dean Pay or the Walker brothers seem good bets.

Didn't the walker brothers sing "The sun ain't gonna shine anymore" which would be very apt

Re: For the love of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:10 pm  

McDermott to leave in 29 days time ?

Wait a minute what date is that ?

Re: For the love of God,Allah or whoever-McDermott GO!!! : Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:18 pm  

The amount of quality Leeds have on the fringes and not to be able to give them the ball is criminal.

At a coaching level, the halves are guilty too and the forwards set zero platform. It's a deep mess.

Re: Who would you like to be our new coach : Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:22 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Getting the right coach is more important than getting a new coach imo. For that we may have wait . I think Sinfield would be the wrong option as he is too close to too many in a squad that needs some strong decisions.

I agree with your second part, but not entirely first one. It certainly has to be the right coach as you say. But waiting just makes the situation worse. We are better off with no coach until the right one is appointed.