rlBollox to the club in this instance!rl

Whatever happens in the rest of the season, if there's no coaching change for next year I'd expect several thousand to be knocked off the season ticket numbers. Gary will then have a decision between his pride and his pocket.

A director of rugby who is capable of stepping in on an interim basis until a successor can be found if things go pear shaped who can set the agenda across the whole rugby environment. He will be responsible for hiring/firing, signings coaching appointments etc. Head coach reports into him/her.

A head of youth development - Sinfield would be an ideal candidate - who in conjunction with the director of rugby can set their own structure/strategies independent of the Head coach.

With this structure McDermott can stay - he lives/dies by results

According to some BM has been behind a lot of the changes in the backroom in recent years. Why shouldn't he already be in a position to be held responsible for results?

Because he wasn't in any way responsible for us winning the treble apparently.

He was as responsible as any coach ever is for our success. I'm certainly not one of those people who acts as though he was some kind of bystander whilst the team won competitions.

However, the point is you can't have it both ways. He's also just as responsible for the debacle of this year.