All looks much better now with Ferres addition

the league as a whole doesnt have the strength for U23s, the standards of those games will be absolutely awful.

I mean a Wigan u23 side is probably going to be hunslet level, god only knows how bad a keighley reserve side would be.

Barry Eaton has left Hunslet Hawks due to their relegation and is now full time assistant coach at Leeds.

What's everyone gonna slate Brian for now...

The unused substitute will still have some mileage I reckon. I can see Baldwinson or Cam Smith sitting unused this year and McDermott getting battered for it.

According to the YEP Eaton's been doing the job at Hunslet unpaid, meaning that the Rhinos must have been paying all of his salary - a matter that nobody on here seems to have known or at least posted. I wonder if that would have altered the way in which Hawks fans viewed the Rhinos had they known that? Somehow I doubt it, since it doesn't suit their anti-Rhinos stance.
I have long called for a full-time assistant to McDermott, so I'm pleased to read this news.
Obviously, he's really been doing this for sometime now.

Have the substitutions been reduced this year as proposed? If they have then any coach not using subs deserves a good heckle, as it would be sheer stupidity.

They have in the NRL, not in SL yet

the yes man has a yes man , safer than the previous wild dog last seen frothing at the million pound game

suppose after last year brian's earned a free year

looking at footballs headlines of pep , lvg and the special one genius is no guarantee of harmony and success.

I wonder if it will take time till we find a regular goal kicker ?

We've been spoiled for years with having the ultimate kicker on our team.

No matter who takes over, they need time to settle into the role and responsibility, the keyword is patience. Very few players will reach kevs level of dependability.

Has McDermott shagged your missus?

Of course, good call



Also has a scapegoat player been appointed for 2016 yet?

Have you not read the Danny McGuire thread? There's your man.

www.totalrl.com/brierley-set-to-walk-from-leigh/ On the heels of Rowley's departure from Leigh today could their be a twist in the Brierley saga?

www.totalrl.com/brierley-set-to-walk-from-leigh/ On the heels of Rowley's departure from Leigh today could their be a twist in the Brierley saga?

only thing that's true in this is that he does have that clause in place, according to the man himself.

Would that be a clause in the supposed Leeds contract with the 'secret loan' back to Leigh - would seem strange that we'd agree to a 'secret loan' that depended on the existing coach staying in place....

The Rowley thing is a real shocker. Obviously some bad stuff has happened somewhere.

As for brierley, I don't see him at Leeds. If there ever was interest a year or so ago I think it's well gone now.

I thought Achurch was the new scapegoat. He's certainly the new kirke bars on posts on here

Even if Rowley had stayed it would've been interesting to see how he was used with Chase's arrival and them still having Ridyard in the halves also. As it is he's missed pre season games through injury so couldn't tell how they were going to play it.

As it is though going by the rumours and that we are alledgely loaning him back to Leigh this year, shouldn't the latest news see him arrive at Headingley early???

And perhaps the Rowley and Brierley situation are linked.

Number 27 given to academy product Sam Hallas.

Luke Briscoe signs until end of the season

He'll probably sit on the sidelines all season and then get released, I can't see him playing tomorrow night.

Edited squad list.