I think this is a great signing for you guys, always liked and rated kear. As others have said he has always been great at putting a team together. Perhaps get a few of the Welsh lads playing at a higher level too.

I am, best coach this club has had since Ken Trail flawed or not.

As I understand Director of Rugby takes control of everything to do with the rugby side of the business, I think JK will be heavily involved with the first team as part of a team to contribute ideas and suggestions to Chester and be a bit of a soundboard for Chester to bounce his own ideas off of.

Also he will probably take responsibility for the environment in which the players operate and hopefully sort out a few of the niggles that Smith had.

Which leaves Chester to focus 100% on the first team and not have to worry about anything else, sounds like a good idea to me.

You mean he will turn the heating on in the dressing rooms ???

I believe the cleaning lady performs that role at the moment

Heating in the dressing rooms is a smoke screen.
Instead of putting 'home' on the door, if they put 'Costa' the place would be packed!

Chester won't have a problem with the heating. He lives close so can get them to meet at his place and change in the dining room.

so back to 5 drives and a kick then ok

Well it's better than what we've been playing for the past 18 months.

Well keeping the ball long enough to have a kick on the sixth would be an improvement!

Yep a 50% success ratio.

Two top 8 finishes.

One CCup semi.

Not getting knocked out by championship teams in the CCup.

Beating Cas nearly every time.

Finally overcoming our Leeds at home hoodoo.

Quality signings like Brough and others who wanted to play for the club.

Defence!

Decent Rugby (in the minds of most people).

With a four point deduction and a scratch team, still didn't finish bottom. But hey let's remember their basic but effective 5 drives and a kick style and not the skillful team that got us to 5th two seasons earlier.

I reckon I could bare that and some rather than the crap your mate Carter has helped serve us up - some people aye

I'd take 5 drives and a kick over the current 2 drives and a knock-on.

Try watching Batley and see if you think it's 5 drives and a kick. Plying some great rugby at the minute

There were times in 2007, 2008 and 2009 where we played some enterprising rugby under Kear.

Unfortunately, after finishing fifth that squad broke up, and the players that came in just weren't of the same standard. I think JK realised that, and the 5 drives and a kick, was probably a statement of back to basics.

This isnt a bad ploy if you have decent props to do the drives, and then a decent player putting the kicks in, but Korki, King and Moore, doesnt really inspire confidence. For a start to drive the ball in it helps if you can keep hold of the ball, these couldnt. We then go to the kick and after Brough went, we brought in Cooke, who was just uninterested, and from then on, I just felt that the remaining halves Obst and jefferies, just had their noses shoved out of joint

AGREED - In all my time supporting Wakefield, Kear was the only coach where I've turned up to matches and felt confident of 2 points.

Yep. I agree with all the above

I don't know where this 5 drives and a kick statement came from. Maybe it was towards the end of JK's tenure when we were down to the bare bones but in all the time he was here I saw the best rugby from our team in Super League apart from when McNally was coach. There was structure, passion, quality, fight, togetherness, fitness, good recruitment. For the first time in years you just knew you'd give everyone a game. John Kear is a motivator, an inspiration! You only have to look at Batley now to know just what that guy can do. He's a great bloke too, I've met him a fair few times and he always has time for a chat be it about rugby or even music I recall discussing with him one time. It'll be fantastic to have him back.

Play Misty for me Steve!!

Got to say most of this is true but the season when McNally was in charge and it was Ellis's last season with us, when we had Geoff Evans as conditioner, that was a pretty special season.

Me personally think the biggest mistake JK made was spending his surplus cash on a reluctant Matt Peterson.
But apart from that he did what he had to do, at a club that is not flush with money and knew what was required.

It's another building block and from my view a welcome one .

" Mighty oaks from little acorns grow "

funny how peoples opinions change, couldn't wait to get him out, me I never forgive him for turning his back on the club when we was on the up but wanted to better his career at catalan, from there it all went sour to what we have now

JK had a young lad by the name of Dally Cherry-Evans and another halfback by the name of Gregory Bird lined up, unfortunately the then chairman wouldn't speculate that much. It was the year when we finished 5th I believe it was. DCE was only looking for 40k bird about 120 and the chairmans bottom fell out so to speak. Kear believes to this day had we had those two in place then Wakefield would have been super league champions. All ifs and buts but it would be hard to argue against this opinion but that would really have put the cat amongst the pigeons!

But wasn't that when things were starting to go pear shaped at the club. Anyone in their right mind would want out. He's got a great affection with the club but you've got to remember it's still a job