Come on.. Michael Monaghan. On what basis?



If we are to make a change it has to be for long term and for the better.



Not just some ex player on the basis he was a good player.

Erm on the basis that he's a really good young coach who's learnt a lot from his 3 years as assistant at Catalans and IMO is ready to be head coach now.

some ex player...?



he was clearly a huge part of our success and more so part of our professional culture.... he's currently an assistant coach and is one of two or three id' be happy with being promoted to Wire coach.



Lee Briers isnt on that list though

If that's your standard we may as well keep Tony Smith.



Im not saying Monaghan isn't a good coach at all. I'm sure he is. Good for someone like Salford or Widnes.



Warrington should be aiming higher. IMO

Willie Pochin for me great young experienced coach who is ready for a crack with a big club.

Wanna swap coaches?

As a Hull fan watching you tonight was very much like watching us when Agar was involved with us as assistant and head coach. You look as though you lack any leadership on the field and have no real game plan.

Get rid of Agar and you will be much better for it.

How can you confidently say that? He is an assistant and is untested as a Head Coach. The situation in Perpignan hasn't been good the past couple of years.



We need a clean break, not someone who has played with the current set of players or under Smith.



Surely as basic continuity-planning, the club is always in touch with various coaches and those in the business will know the options available. I'm sure several more CVs will land on the door step this morning!

Tim Sheens?

Fully agree about a clean break - too many jobs for the boys in the club at the moment.

the slide of this side has been there for all to see for years.... It's been obvious and there for all to see. Unfortunately 1 skewed season on the back of scooting down the pitch (and no trophy's), got a few good results and Smith a new contract.



This poor side hasn't just come out of nowhere. It's been years in the making.



And it will take years to unpick the mess.

It's interesting that, because for all Smith has banged on about "Performance not results" for years, the club seems to have been completely blinded by last years results and ignored the fact the squad was overperforming based on the personnel they had.

The spiral downwards seemed to start with Agar coming in true. It has been reported previously that Agar now runs much of the day-to-day training. If so who's responsible there. If one goes , I don't see the other staying either way.

Very true.. Never understood why he got rid of Poaching & Marshall then replaced with Agar

Well yeah. Everyone (except Eddie Hemmings) laughed when Brown's signing was announced, especially those from Wigan, Huddersfield and Widnes who know him best.

When was the last time we aimed high. ...Our last aim was at the standard of Savelio Blythe Cox Bailey Wheeler etc



The last time we aimed high was for probably for Darryl Clark before that I shudder to think. ...We don't aim high t that's why Castleford will win superleague before we do ...

Let that sink in.....

At the end of the half time break Angela Powers said Tony Smith had told his players to 'stick to the game plan.' So basically Smith asked them to play flat & predictable rugby with a slow play of the ball. To constantly drive the ball up with scoots from dummy half & have a very slow defensive line that allowed Leigh to offload at every opportunity ???



I've always been very pro-Smith, but I'm getting worried. How can we go from a Grand final to bottom of the league within 5 games ?

I'm beginning to see parallels with our 2006 season, under Millward. When Noble took over we had won 2 lost 9, with what on paper was a much better team than results showed. A change of coach, and the addition of Dobson and Fielden, saw us turn things around. Maybe a similar tactic would work for you guys...?

Perhaps but it's not easy to get away with cheating unless your Wigan.

Good shout, Dobson would be great for us and Fielden although nearly 40 and short of match fitness he would instantly add some much needed grunt.....



in all seriousness though there aren't the players available and the penalties are simply too much to even consider breaking the salary cap as Wigan did back in 06. We have to ride this one out and hope for some odd results in the middle 8's and try and avoid the million pound game.

Ahem...Been there, done that.

Sincerely yours,

Leeds Rhinos.

How can we go from a Grand final to bottom of the league within 5 games ?'"

Just watch the highlights of the try's we scored against Leigh the other year in the cup. Fast flowing rugby with players hitting dummy lines, face balls, men out the back, second rowers and combining yo create space and overlaps for the wingers.



Then look at last night. 4-5 drives from a forward in into the same channel to come up with a below par kick. the attacking line has NO depth to it, the attack is flat with no space to put anything on. The halves are wondering round telling players to take a drive in but they're not actually setting anything up. The defensive line.... Jesus wept. Why are we hanging back and letting teams run at us? that line should be sprinting forward, not giving anyone who touches the ball an inch. This team is actually going backwards.



Who takes the field sessions? I'm told it's Agar Why he's anywhere near the club is beyond me. Never won sod all in his life and now he's teaching what was a top 4 team how to attack! Smith as to be held responsible for the players he's brought in as well. For too long now he's ignored the fact that we don't have any quality in the backline. Atkins, get shut; Evans, Get shut; Russell, get shut.



The only players who look even remotely interested are Clark, Westerman, Lineham and on the odd occasion Sims. Which unfortunetly for all his trying and heart he isn't a top quality prop.



Instead of investing into players to build a tem we've brought in over the past few years:



- Roy Asotasi.

- Jordan Cox.

- Ryan Bailey.

- Chris Sandow.

- Kurt Gidley.

- Matty Russell.

- Kevin Brown.

- Matty Blythe for Christ sake.



Al players way past there best and/or volatile gambles for a quick fix. Smith needs to be held responsible for his decisions.

Yes but you WON the GF and two other trophies to go with it, add that to your decade of dominance that preceded your slump and you could cope with the mini-demise. We've blasted 8 years of having the best chance ever to win the big one and it now seems as far away as it ever has. I've seen us be poor and i've seen us be very poor over 30 odd years but this season, so far, is the most frustrating ever.

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