Please NO!

Unless the wheels fall off completely its better that than we rush to try to get a coach now. we do need to appoint for next season as soon as possible at the end of this year, and preferably earlier (even if they don't start this year) so they can be fully involved in recruitment.

Trouble is that most recruitment for next year starts now and no head coach until the season end means we get may struggle to recruit quality

True, but if we mess up the coach again no amount of recruitment will help. Whilst we may not be able to recruit a lot from outside our good juniors will be a year older and able to play much bigger roles. In fact regardless of who the new coach is, bringing on this next generation has to be one of the biggest priorities.

Does that matter according to your fans GH and KS select the players hence Turner's basis for legal action looks like any coach is just a figure head at Leeds!

Have you seen any games recently? The wheels fell off 2 seasons ago and hetherington is too tight and stupid to realise and Sinfield thinks he can push the bus without wheels by being tough and speaking honestly.
The Man U analogy above is 100% accurate
Great history
No forward plan
Tired and unimaginative people at top
Fans disenchanted

Leeds do need to rebuild with a coach who as good experience and knowledge of what he wants and what Leeds need, Shane wane would give you that bite and passion back you need as a team but he is not very popular it seems with you leeds fans beggars can't be chooses and all that, But Tony Smith would be the ideal coach for you well respected and know the club no brainier IF you can get him.

Absolutely correct.

Yes agreed it's a difficult balancing act isn't it.

I would agree with that.

Just been doing a bit of reading up on Shane Flanagan on various NRL boards, despite the doping thing, he sounds exactly the type of coach we need. Cronul fans saying he turned them from a team people expected to beat into a team that no one wanted to play as they were tough and always played for the full 80, apparently he was excellent at getting the best out of what he had but had an eye for talent and also put in place excellent pathways for the talented youngsters to come through.

if we went for him we need to give him free reign on who he has as assistant and make sure he has a big input in player recruitment.

He's also free to come over at any point.

One massive plus for me is he hasn't got any ties to the club and personally I think that is what we need.

Completely agree.

Gary Hetherington may be 'careful' with money but I'd rather that than the club be in financial trouble. I think I'm right in thinking that we are the most profitable club in super league. However, I think you are wrong to describe him as 'stupid'. That he is not. I have every faith in him, and the rest of the management team, to see us through this period.

How anyone can call Hetherington 'stupid' is beyond me after what he has done for the club.

There may be an argument that he should be looking at retiring or handing over the reigns (which I believe is what he is doing with Sinfield) but to call him stupid, is naive at best, downright disrespectful at worst

Agree on GH, he's the best thing to happen to this club. He's got a few things wrong recently but his body of work in his time here is absolutely brilliant.

Yep absolutely agree.

Flanagan now evens for the Job. Wane 3-1. Bookies sense something

Report on social media that Richard Marshall will become assistant coach, regardless of who is brought in as head coach. Now I'm sure he's a decent coach, but shouldn't the new head coach be selecting his new coaching team set up?

Didnt work out well last time with Furner and Lowes did it? Apparently they were barely on speaking terms for most of their tenure.

This is true

I was told this the other day. according to the lad who told me furner was good at falling out with people

GH and Sinfield know they have to get the next appointment right

Yes can confirm that also. Lowes did not like Furner at all. I'm told he wasnt the only one

lad on my site said exactly the same.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Tony Smith back to tutor Richard Marshall.Where they together at Wire?.
Re Furner and Lowes.Don't blame him falling out with Lowes who should never have been employed at any level

James Lowes who was our assistant coach when we won a few Grand Finals?

Yes the same,and left twice to 'coach' union.And sacked at Wire