Really pleased Sir Kev is back. Hope he doesn't take on too much responsibility too early but for me 100% the right man for the job. The ultimate pro.

He's at an age where the players can relate and respect. He will have an open attacking philosophy which we need and I think he will develop the young players at the club.

Change was needed and I firmly believe were in a stronger position now than last week even if the league position says different

Happy with sinfield as DOR, think its the ideal role for him. Absolutely gutted with lowes as coach, hopefully he's a stopgap until the end of the season until we can get our future coach in.

I agree. this move gives the club time to find a top coach and sinfield time to find his feet. sinfield will end up with Hetherington job in a year or too.
I just hope we have enough to stay up this season.

In the film As good as it gets? it really seemed like Sinfield was finished with the game and had absolutely no desire to continue being involved in it. Didn't he also say he had no real interest in coaching too? What's changed his mind?

cam you see him coaching long before he moves upstairs?
I give him next season at most

Sinfield is in charge of everything from player recruitment to player selection and training. Which top coach would work under somebody in this way? Lowes is just assistant coach with a different name.

what don't you understand about hetheringons role?

Yep I thought that too and was trying to remember back. I’m sure Powell was made Director of Rugby back in 03 but I think it might have been Leeds Rugby rather than Leeds Rhinos.

That’s my view too.

Does anyone know when Lowes came back to the club? I assumed he’d been got rid of when he finished as assistant a few years ago but he’s obviously been involved this season in some capacity.

Wasn't Lowes involved in coaching Carnegie recently?

If Sir Kevin hasn't got his coaching badges then he couldn't coach. So, to get round this problem, he's brought in as director of rugby and Lowes (or anyone else) is made coach (assistant). Foxy Gary will always find a way of getting whatever benefits the Rhinos.

He's never really been away to be honest.

For the rest of SL, definitely. Huddersfield and Catalans especially.

I think people are underestimating Lowes. He's obviously very highly thought of at Leeds (this is officially the third time he's returned since Dean Bell let him go although as said he has been involved on and off as quasi assistant for a while). Let him focus on coaching and he may well deliver again.

Agreed

Someone can pass their coaching badges very quickly if needed. I doubt that’s really a consideration.

Id seen him at games this year but thought he’d gone entirely a year or two ago.
Don’t have a problem with him in the role he’s now got, just interested in the timing of everything.

Give us an example of your knowledge, Geoff

Lowes’ impressive coaching record, you mean? Or Sir Kev’s long list of management experience?

Assistant coach in two Grand Final winning teams, involved in preparing another one?
Continuing in a supporting role plays to his strengths.

Gary Hetherington clearly never understood what his role was, is or ever will be
I doubt he would get a chair on Mastermind, question time or even question of sport.

Let's face it Kevin Sinfield has more charisma is his cut hair on the barbers floor than either Hetherington has in their whole body

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GH has been a very effective CEO of the Rhinos - he may not be the brain of Britain but he more than makes up for that with his street cunning and is belief in doing the right thing for the club and the game.

Has he got everything right - certainly not - but he has got more right than wrong.

Every great leader instinctively knows when its time to pass the baton on - it looks like GH has reached that point.

And things can only get better once you have hit bottom as we have now

Unfortunately your myopic view of Hetherington is not reflective of how he got there along with his wife in the dark dark dark days of Maurice Lindsay and his vile cronies

There are better CEOs in all sport including rugby league. I have no doubt that KS will put Leeds RL firmly back on the map when he has finished

yeah because we've really gone downhill since him and caddick took over. from bust to profit, also rans to silverware galore