He's here until the end of the season, for mine I reckon its a 'shop window' job.

He's in a no lose situation, be relegated ..nobody will be surprised, stay up,
and a few owners might start waving their chequebooks..

I for one, wouldve liked to see him here, especially with our youth..

Apparently he got the job by texting James Webster & asking him to pass on his interest to the Wakey board

Not what we need at this moment in time.
I've been a critic of Radford but he seems to be turning things round at the moment. He deserves a bit of slack now.

Probably makes our 4 points against wakey that bit harder though

Unless we have an off day, we will do the double over them.

We certainly should but there's always the chance we're under par and they over perform, particularly on their patch

And the answer really isn't Brian Smith. Why do you think that Wakey is the only gig he can get?

He was good for us over 20 years ago but he won us nowt, precisely the same as he's won any other club he's been coaching at

Smith would be OK as a DOR, but I wouldn't want him as head coach

I wouldn't even go that far. Brian Smith's time came and went a long time ago.

As much as I still have my doubts about Radford's ability as a coach and more importantly, as a manager; Brian Smith ain't what we need.

Didn't see that one coming .

Brian Smith is the best coach that I have seen at our club. There hasn't been a single coach since that has had such an impact since.
I hope those questioning his ability are correct as we'll need all th help we can get in the middle 8.

John Kear won more in a year than any other coach since Bunting. You need to stay lost.

Only on Discworld, here it's can be spelled either Egor or Ygor

Not even Brian Smith then.

Must have been difficult to see buried under all those trophies. He's not the answer, if indeed there's a question.

The rose tinted view of him nearly 30 years after the event is pretty grim reading. What's his trophy record like?

Lets see IF Smith can improve Wakefield's performances, with the same squad that he has inherited from a previous coach.

How do you know, he isnt the answer?? he hasnt even arrived here yet.

There was a question on Radford's ability, a few weeks ago, I personally feel he's taken us as far as he can, thats my opinion.

Kudos to Wakefield, who've realised that employing unproven Asst Coaches,who've not learnt under an experienced Head Coach doesnt work..not until they've served a lengthy apprenticeship, with the foundations in place.

Lets put things into perspective, its far harder to win a NRL Grand Final
than to win a major final in the UK. the calibre of players & teams is of a higher standard over there.

I'd rather have Brian Smith overseeing our youth than Lee Radford.

Imagine getting sacked and then your mate texting you asking you to sort him out with your old job.....shows a lack of tact

I'd actually rather have someone learning their trade then someone who lost his way Coaching some 20 years ago.

The game (and our club) has moved on. It speaks volumes that Wakefield is the only club to call him.

Bri Smith has won what ???

Nothing and has been out of the game three years, he has vast experience he will help Wakey survive but I would not wish him back now thanks.

Smithy was really good for us but that was back then. He's flattered to deceive in the NRL and has had his last drink in nowhere saloon over there. Its sad really but thats just the way it is.

If his peers in Auz believed he had something to offer, especially with his level of experience he'd be doing a job at a lower level out there. But he's not.

He was the one hunting out the gig at Wakefield. He's got nothing to lose.....and the brass will come in handy too.

He'll always get a great reception here though, he gave us some good memories in a short time. Then left us.

Repeated at Bradford IIRC

What many forget is the financial mess he left us in. it could be argued that it was the Directors who were responsible for the purse strings but Smith wanted full control over all aspects of the playing side (including contracts and negotiating transfers). The aftermath of his departure lead to Entat not being offered a deal / Karl Harrison having to be sold and ultimately Lee Jackson being sold to balance the books.

Some people forget (or refuse to acknowledge) that Smith made the club bankrupt before clearing off back to Aus to look after his own interests. He, along with McRae, is lauded when they should just warrant a shake of the head and a comment of "never again".