Can I just say that I f*cking love Tony! This is great news!

BBCs George Riley said on Twitter:[i "Good luck to Rob Powell as he departs as London coach. A good good man, amazed he lasted this long given grievances with the hierarchy"[/i

What is he talking about?

Interesting that it was David Hughes who did the talking to the BBC....was the CEO busy updating facebook/twitter?
I fancy the team might achieve 2 more wins this season now......

Thought Gus did a decent job a Radio London this evening.

Brian Noble wants the job apparently!!

This must have been planned for some time, else TR would not have a valid visa. Hence delay in removing Powell.

And, of course, thus TR may already be up to speed with squad issues.

Some joker at Sky has made a fine job of juxtaposing two photos. www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ces-Powell

Some joker at Sky has made a fine job of juxtaposing two photos. www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ces-Powell

Perhaps Tony Rea is a dual passport holder.

Ah, maybe. He's married to a Brit.

Deep down Powell must be well chuffed that his nightmare of a SL coaching journey is finally over.

Deep down Powell must be well chuffed that his nightmare of a SL coaching journey is finally over.

.....and he still has a job-Lucky boy

Everybody wins

Welcome back Tony.
At long last a bit of good news in these troubled times. I'm pleased that Rob Powell has been forced to step down & hopefully Tony Rea can get the team to start believing in themselves. I'll be well happy if we finish the season playing with some passion & the next few games are really going to test Tony's ability to get some team spirit showing on the pitch & we've now got a sponsor as well. HAPPY DAYS !!

tbf a lot of the criticism he received was based on the short termism of his coaching ethos. There was also the rather dubious manoeuvring of John Monie out of the job before he gave it to himself.

That said, it's a stop gap appointment and, although there's little chance of him being able to address some of the fundamental problems with the squad, he might well be able to bring about a change of attitude in the players.

Welcome Back Tony and u tried ur best Powell just wasnt good enough

Yes , he is.

It's too late to salvage anything from this catastrophe of a season - as Lister said, we should have nipped this in the bud and given Powell the push after Round 8 when things could still have been rectified.

I hope Rea isn't given the job / isn't interested in the job permanently - much as I like the guy that would be a regressive step. We need someone new and fresh, with genuine pedigree, who can sort out the frankly enourmous mess on the field that the club is in. My worry is that with so little room to move on the recruitment front, the new coach will already be starting with a set of players who are complacent and badly coached.

Great stuff.

Tony's a top bloke.

Another memories soon fade!

I'm sure Tony will do his best for us short term, but if we are going to succeed in London then we need the best current successful coach that is available for next season.

At last! I cant believe it took them so long, incredible really. Here's hoping Rea steadies the ship somewhat and then we get someone bloody decent in for next season

Tony's a top bloke for all he did for this club over many years (not the same as saying he's a top coach, jaybs).

Can't think of a better bloke to steady the ship until the end of the season.

Welcome back Tony.

What a relief.
Can look forward to next season now that Powell`s out of the hot seat.

Tony Rea will be a safe pair of hands and wil hopefully steady the ship before a permanent appointment is made for for next season . Wonder if he would be interested in a Director of Rugby type post or is he looking to be a full time SL coach again? Am now gutted I can't make 3 of the last 4 games this season - a few weeks ago I was relieved I'd be missing them!!

Great news. Powell's demotion AND the announcement of a shirt sponsor, within 24 hours of each other!!!!