So, with Kear's departure confirmed, will you guys support him until the end of the season? He may make some poor team selections, but he has still worked wonders for our club, and I feel that he deserves our support for the last 5 games. So lets get behind the team, and get behind Kear, and hopefully finish above London in the table.

Together we are stronger, and all that business

I'll support the team, same as I always do.

indeed, he saved us that first season, got us to play offs, Cup semi final had some difficult times to deal with losing Adam Watene, Leon Walker, Terry Newton as well as losing key players due to lack of cash and then the stress of administration & franchise. Thanks John & all the best

Well summed up and only someone who has had a lobotomy would not agree with that. Onwards and upwards.

Kear did a hell of a job to keep us up when he first arrived and for that we should all be eternally grateful. Top 6 finish and a CC Semi Final were highlights. That said I really do believe he's run his course and I think both parties need a change.

All the best to JK and fingers crossed we now make wholesale changes re the entire first team coaching setup and get the right man and co in to help shape and define the future of the team/club moving forward.

Thanks John and all the best fella.

Start of a new era under Mr Glover - onward and upwards.

Come On The Trin !!!

Now that it is out in the open that he is leaving I think he may try and go out with a bang.

We should always be grateful to John for what he has done and that continues until the end of the season then we look forward to a new coach..

I've posted part of this elsewhere but anyway..

Well well!

First of all
Thank you John

We were a club heading for relegation when JK came in, struggling to regather ourselves after the debacle of T Smith, he brought something with him and it took immediate effect and we survived.

The following years saw us reach the dizzy heights of 5th in the league, play off football, the emergence of a number of Academy products during an horrific injury hit season, a Challenge Cup Semi final and more play offs.
All this achieved with one hand tied behind his back due to the lowest salary spend in the SL.

John dipped into the lower divisions to find players who's potential seemed lost and others who's careers seemed over, Moore, Wilkes, Fox, Grix, Brough, Golden, all have reason to thank John Kear and Wakefield Trinity.

Through one of the saddest and most tragic periods of the clubs history JK stood out as a strong individual who orated the emotions of everyone involved with this club to the wider world. He did so with a sensitivity and compassion that were perfectly balanced by a professionalism and determination to play and win that honoured and respected the spirit of those past and present players we'd lost.

Even this year he's manfully got on with th the job, built a team and gained some wins. We've wrestled a begrudging respect from many because we wouldn't roll over and John has been central to that attitude.

He's not everyone's cup of tea but for most of his tenure he was the right man in the right place at the right time for Wakefield Trinity.

I don't blame him for looking at other jobs, no doubt he knew what was happening behind the scenes.

Like the saying goes,
"There are only two types of Managers
Those that just got sacked and those that are waiting to be sacked"

I think this is the right move for the club and for John Kear, so good luck John please don't come back to haunt us like you have Hull FC.

No doubt a large proportion of the posters on here then!

I echo all of that Clan

kear kept us in superleague in 06 in what was one of the most fantastic and exciting periods in trins history and a massive achievement.

but recently he seems to have gone a bit stale and i would agree it was def time for a change.

fantastic fella and good luck to him for the future.(unless he goes to cas, in which case hope he never wins another game

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Good luck to John , I think he will pull out the stops in the last few games, he is in the shop window after all

since taking over Kear has taken us to a whole new level, we have gone from second bottom every year to mid table (exept this year which is more down to off the field problems than on it).

We now need somebody to come in and take on to the next level and getting in the play offs every year.

Thank John for all of your hard work and good luck for the future

100% at last something we all agree on, for now!!!

now you've said that I might just change my answer

the one thing that looking back on the time JK as spent at this club is the sheer lack of ex players he as managed to lure over our way , normally this is one thing you can be sure off i mean how long as he been with us now and how many big stars have come to us saying that the reason they just had to sign was john ?

he did us proud to keep us up as did the squad and us the fans , we had good top 6 finish and a gift trip to the semis , but i really do think its time for a dear john letter as he is part of the teddy brigade and is now like a square peg.

thanks for the memories sack ray french and get kear in at the bleep

just read t'other story about kear leaving .... will still support him till end anyways but did not realise he was off

Spoke too soon 96% now!!

not been in long.

i will always support jk, just found the rugby stale this year. the bloke has acted with dignity all through his wakefield years and the problems that have occurred. THANKYOU FOR EVERYTHING MR KEAR!

thanks john, now your going i can go everyweek again.

Whoopie do, don't bother.

I think John Kear played a huge role in holding this club together through some extremely difficult and testing times. You may not agree with his methods in every instance, but the fact that we are where we are now is in no small way down to him. He leaves with my respect, best wishes and thanks.

He can leave with his head held high in my opinion.