Oh you had to bring that up!

Don't think he's under pressure as such - just ticked off at coming down to earth with a bump after last season.

That also, I think, must cast his coaching credentials in a different light.

Cas were awsesome last season, but they enjoyed a near injury-free run, while right up until the business end the teams you'd have expected to challenge them were dire. And after all that, they still only won one trophy. It's a trophy that I think should be regarded more highly than it is, but it's also a trophy that is won over a succession of games. It does not rely on victory in a single, high-pressure, do-or-die match. When that was demanded of Powell's Cas, they flunked.

In addition to all that ... where are they now?

When they murdered us at home near the end of last season, I thought they played like one of the best teams I'd seen in the Super League era. A mate of mine said 'that was like watching Wigan in the early 90s', and I had to agree. But with that degree of excellence, it should not have been a one-season wonder. Even without Zak Hardaker, they should still be dominating the league.

Not sure about Powell at all, I'm afraid.

Whats the old saying "a yorkshire coach will never work at Wigan" If powells antics ar anything to go by then Cas can keep him or put a road block on access routes to Lancashire

Better than that....my lad has a large Wigan RL poster board from the old Central Park days, includes an announcement and profile photo of Wendell Sailor of his signing and due to join us in 1999.

Seems like a lot of Wigan fans would have liked to see Cas crash and burn this season. I always said they'd be there or thereabouts, and I still fancy them for top 4 place (all the more so with Leeds apparently underperforming); you don't become a bad team overnight. But they are now finding out it's not easy to cope when you lose your 7 and 1.

I can't believe the club would go for Powell, anyway.

Don't let the truth get in the way. he said "Saints played well, we didn't defend, and I don't understand referee's actions lately"
The ref was crap but Saints were far better than us to put it another way.

The only decision that the officials got wrong was giving a try to Cas that never was.

Demetriou

I rate Powell highly I like. the style of play his teams put out, but no I just don't see him ever coming to Wigan.

Hanley would be a major force at Wigan

He really wouldn't

No he wouldn't, it would cause a major problem at Wigan!!

If no big quality coach is available he is the real obvious choice for me.

Why?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44272514

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44272514

If he doesn't come now then he needn't come in the future, We need a decent long term replacement for Waney and if it isn't Edwards then please let it be any of Barrett/Demetriou/Furner/Deacon

Whoever it is, i'm sure the board will be rife with wailing, the wringing of hands, and the gnashing of teeth.... It's a job you have to be slightly mad to take.

Don't knock it.

Would you actually have anything to post about if it wasn't to moan about other people moaning?

Got bored of it, i post very little now.....

Well thankfully it sounds like it won’t be Winder, seeing as we made a bid for Wayne Bennett. To end up with Winder would be a bit of a come-down.

Do any of you think Lenagan may go for a 1 year contract for some one and then install lockers for 2020. A bit of a tuition year for him next year from some one such as Bennett (who he knows from England duty) first. Natural for me but thats if Lockers wants it.

I sincerely hope not. We have a history in this country of putting former players into head coach jobs before they have learnt their trade.

Union in frantic scramble to keep Edwards in Union shocker.

Would signing Deacon not be just another example of this ‘jobs for the boys’ phenomenon that many on here have winged about?

Aside to that I do feel that if Edwards does not come now then it should be put to bed.

The timing seems to me (as a complete outsider) to be perfect. The squad regardless of some departures looks good, edwards employment situation is fairly flexible and we are in a healthy situation playing wise.

It’s not like back in 2006 when we needed a saviour.

Wane is leaving behind a very good platform for his successor.

I’ve never previously been on the whole progical son thing with Shaun. I’ve changed my mind big style recently.

We are craving some exiting news IMO