Isn't Mr Smith still in charge till month end ? Maybe an announcement Monday morning.

Could it be that the new coach is still involved (just) in the play offs - hence the delay?

I'm disappointed in Lineham based on return on investment - £125k and there's no sign yet of that value based on performances.

Anyone with an ounce of RL knowledge knows Ratchford has class. The problem is that we've moved him around and given him too much responsibility in the halves as a key playmaker which he probably isn't. His rugby brain is generally spot on and his contribution from full back this season in the most blunt attack for years has made a difference.

Let's see what a new coach can do with them before we send them off for scrap. Ratchford would be a world-beater under Powell if he could nail down one position.

PS I meant if Ratchford moved to Cas for example. Not suggesting Powell is coming here!

Surely in the set up lee Briers still has to be involved to progress a future manager for the club, at Lear in the future we wouldn't have to pay lee over inflated Australian coach prises, so could spend more on the squad. He wages could be more bonus related on trophies the club won

Agree with the Lineham assessment and would add that we must have spent more than £0.5M on him, Westerman, Clark and Brown with a less than satisfactory return. You expect players to dominate in games for that spend and it just doesn't happen. For all his ability and, as a former MOS, Clark has lacked consistency and deserves to lose his England squad place to Roby. Westerman has been pretty average all season which suggests he would be happier to return nearer home. Lineham's defence is woeful and just doesn't have the rugby nous to read a defensive play. No further comment needed for Brown.
Hopefully, Price's connections in Australia can give us a big improvement in recruitment and upgrade our Academy strength which is as important. Think we should give him a chance before glorying in criticising his appointment.

That first paragraph is bang on for all concerned.
Clark has turned from MoS, to very good to Emporer's New Clothes, from the moment we signed him
Westerman fits that description too. He's not let us down.Just never hit his heights of yesteryear.
I'm not going to knock a try scorer (Lineham), bur when he's not using his strength, he's no better than a "trialist A N Other" from the A-team on a Friday night.
Brown lives up to his name. "pooh Brown". Scandalous that we paid 10 bob for him

How do you know Lee Briers will make a top quality coach? He needs to prove himself first.

I don't think Hatfield Town Wire is saying anything about a top quality coach he is suggesting we could get him in on the cheap.

Why?

Not exactly the topic for it but if the new coach sorts the lame powder puff pack out in preseason, I'll be having a punt on Brown for mos. Im expecting a big price on him after this season.

When are the 2018 fixtures announced? Thanks

There was a big price on him after last season if I recall correctly? Wasn't it £150k?

Lol. Yes....and Widnes achieved the same result as ourselves without him. I'll give it some thought.

I wonder if the new coach will be effectively relegated in position as to the position TS held?

TS over saw pretty much everything other than signing the cheques. Agar did/does pretty much what Shaun Wane or Chris Chester does without the profile and the pre/post match interviews...anymore.

Will we be bringing in another person to over see the other things that aren't directly associated with the team...like John Kear and Chris Rads?

Either way, lots and lots to do. Hopefully wheels in motion on all aspects.

I'm resigned to that fact that it's Steve Price so pulling in my bottom lip.

Need to get cracking now.

Someone mentioned that Garth Brennan stated that he didn't want to relocate which I guess makes Price the only candidate left. Hasler will be busy with the court case in Aus.

Wouldn't it be funny (well, not really) if Price actually turned us down and we were left with nobody.

Suddenly that 50-1 on Agar as an interim first team coach for 2018 doesn't seem like such a bad punt!

Well according to Mole if you believe him, Brennan never turned us down. Seems we never offered him. If true disappointing.

November.

I find it astonishing, albeit rather predictable, that no sooner had TS farewell speech finished reverberating around the HJ than we were scurrying off to Aus.

Firstly, we could have sounded out prospective options via video call. Travelliing across the planet to be told your top targets are not prepared to relocate smacks of not doing your prep to me.

Secondly, was the post ever advertised? At the moment we seem to be wandering round talking to people who are not, and never were 100% committed to the cause. The last thing we need is a coach who is Chris Sandow with a walkie talkie.

Finally, there were, and are, options here. Toovey and Henderson @ London are both better bets than most names being touted; at least they are here, they know the weathers rubbish and the comp is nowhere near the NFL so are less likely to scarper the first time they see the Wakefield away team dressing room. They've also got bettet pedigrees.

Totally agree with you on this. By all accounts, they knew that Tony was leaving at the end of the season so why the day after Tony gave notice of his departure did Karl jet off to Australia. I think there was more to his journey than we are led to believe.

Sandow

You should be our CEO

I'd take him back tomorrow even at he risk of losing him again anytime... just to provide some sort of spark.

May has well take a chance on Chase then.