[quote="Clearwing":1belopib]Fair point though the championship approach has hardly been an unmitigated success either.[/quote:1belopib] Any other position yes, but half backs would get little benefit from playing in a battered team. .

[quote="exiledrhino":3t2eh91j]No doubt Blease will already be looking at successors. From Arthur's recent interview saying he was missing his family, and couldn't ask his wife and daughter to stay another year, it seems nailed on that this will be his final season. We now need to look at a long term successor that will build on what Brad has brought. Is Shaun Wane that similar kind of mentality? I didn't always love the way Wigan played under him until his last season, but he's a proven leader. Rowley could be great given the Salford situation, but Leeds is a lot more pressure than Salford. Can't think of anyone else right now, unless it's an up and coming NRL coach, or if the club massively rate Jamie Langley as a potential successor.[/quote:3t2eh91j] I'm not quite sure that BA is nailed on to leave this year. He doesn't have an obvious job for 26, and even if a vacancy does pop up there is no guarantee he'll get it. In the NRL, out of sight is out of mind. The family angle is probably more pressing for him, but - his daughter is currently over here and could feasibly attend university in the UK, and his two sons haven't cracked the NRL in a meaningful way as yet. Could they end up in the UK playing SL? Stranger things have happened.

Wane hasn't ever proven himself outside Wigan. He's been a failure as England coach, I really wouldn't want to take a gamble on him.

Would he get the free reign of the set up at Leeds that he did at Wigan? - doubtful. Would he even leave the excellent set up he's currently enjoying at England / Wigan? - Again doubtful. Theres a lot that Leeds could use with the appointment of Wane, hes a proven super league coach, he knows how to link the various levels of teams within his club and isnt scared to ruffle a few feathers by bring through youth players into the first team if needed as he makes sure the teams all play the same way. Hes a tough uncompromising coach who stocks to his guns / style of play - probably why he wasnt hired / considered last time under Gawwy. Personally? I dont like his style of play and how he sets his teams up, but by god its effective and dare I say ruthless, thats two things already weve been miles off from for years.

[quote="MjM":28z2iubs]Wane hasn't ever proven himself outside Wigan. He's been a failure as England coach, I really wouldn't want to take a gamble on him.[/quote:28z2iubs] So he didn't get England to the world cup final but apart from that he's done alright. You're a pretty tough judge.