He can be be both - the position is a full-time one but the head coach role is only part time, so the rest of the work would be admin based etc. As mentioned, Paul Terzis had a very similar role back in t'day.

Rowley deserves to be coach after those three performances - I don't think there can be much doubt about that. HOWEVER - due process has to be followed and if the board (quite rightly) have made an offer to someone else then that must be honoured, surely. Hopefully there will be enough funds to find roles for all three.

In the words of a current SL coach and RFL official I met this week,

'it's laughable Leigh are trying to 'create' a position to get Blackmore in has head coach when they have a ready made coach who's built the squad'

So maybe the RL word is already laughing at us!

Oh and the entire playing staff want Paul to get the job

Got to be Paul Rowley, the team is doing brilliantly - and why waste money (ahem) on an overseas 'director of rugby/coach' when there is no promotion and neither relegation this season. If they don't appoint Paul, then the board are clueless.

If the playing staff and indeed Paul had made that clear much earlier in the process then I'm sure it would have been done and dusted already.

look when Ian left we asked for applicants for the job, Paul didnt apply.

Blackmore and Adamson did

Now Paul does want the job

Leigh have to be seen as doing things through the right channels and not looking unprofessional which a lot of people have slagged them off for in the past, so let see what happens.

Whoever gets the 1 st team coaches job on a permenant basis will eventually either be sacked, or will leave to further their career, that is how sport works

At that point Leigh Centurions will have to find another coach, and how we behave now, will have a bearing on the calibre of applicant we get next time

So we stick to what we have agreed to do, if you expect to be treated honorably, you need to behave honorably

The various managements have over the years been criticised ( sometimes fairly and sometimes unfairly ) for behaving unproffessionally , we now have some suggesting we do exactly that, they are wrong

Matt that's rubbish, the truth would be Freer more than Barton didn't fancy Rowls as coach he's proved them wrong. Withdraw the offer for a fanciful GM position and make Paul coach!

Right let me get this right you want leigh to do the honourable thing and give foreign lad a contract who as had no imput on the team who by the way can't get a coaching job under the rules of employment in our country? and his only way is to say he's the tea lad who will nip out for the dinners???????

Lynda who said Paul never wanted the job?

Steve is behaving professionally offering the job to an unqualified coach??

Apparently so.........

But then again maybe the ones saying that are the ones who thought Paul couldn't do the job

And get thumped again with a breach of contract court appearance? yeah why not and then let some of you have a go at the BOD's for that, there's one thing certain you cant do wrong for doing right in some peoples eyes.

One of the greatest coaches of our time never had a coaching badge to his name when he coached Leigh to a Wembley cup win.

That would probably be true, considering he didnt apply, the conclusion would be, that he didnt think he could do it either

Fred

Maybe I'd we'd offered the job to Paul as was promised when basil was appointed there would be no danger of breech of contract!

The position of coach is untenable for Blackmore

Laughable

People may buy a season ticket if Paul got the job.

Its a pity all this hullabaloo is taking away from the fact that we have just demolished a Wigan side on the top of 2 other great performances - this after we thought we didnt even have a club a few short weeks ago.

Let the board decide and lets back whoever they decide!

Why would we offer the job when he didn't apply for it, which at the time was surely a signal that he had no intention of becoming head coach, or he'd have applied for the position?! I don't think many people will disagree with you Ste that appointing Rowley would be a great option to have at the minute, but you have to consider the serious long-term ramifications of going back on a contract that has already been agreed.

And maybe all this wouldn't have been going on if basil hadn't jumped ship?? we can all do maybe's but facts speak for them selves, The job was advertised - FACT Paul did not apply - FACT The job has been offered to someone else - FACT not rumors or hearsay like Paul was promised the job etc.. only Paul Rowley and the then Chairman who has since departed knows that for sure.
Yes I would like Paul to get the job but don't l;et anyone try and make political headway without having the full story and proof.

Isn't one of the stipulations for sooper dooper league entry is that you need a general manager/director of rugby or did I imagine that?
Maybe this is what the applicant will be?

Rather than bickering, can we not all agree that Rowley has done a far far better job than anyone expected, so much so that now he's put himself into the odd position of being favourite for the job he didn't apply for?

I did'nt want Rowley, now I do.

Is there not a chance that now Rowley has got the players on his side that if a new coach comes in, they might not perform for them?

And can we all agree that it's not just Paul on his own that has got us to this point please.

Thank god none of you lot run the club. Knee jerk reactions galore on here. Head Coach and General Manager are two different things altogether. Lets leave it to the people running the club to do their job. You lot just turn up and support the team.

Nothing knee jerk, but I will guarantee if RB comes he will have his own ideas and selections. Which will probably effect team morale

And you can guarantee this how.