Just to gather popular opinion on here.

Who do you all want to see as the next long term coach of the club?
To keep it simple if you like you could name your choices in a 1,2,3 order,or even go into detail as to why you believe that your choice would be the best at handling our transition in order to take our club back to being the best and most successful club in SL for another "Golden Generation"

My choices are:

1icon_biggrin.gifave Furner
He has done his apprenticeship in the NRL and has studied under some of the games best coaches
IMO he is ready to show his talents as a head coach again after his tough spell at the Raiders.
Furner also impressed the Rhinos hierarchy with his professionalism and attitude during his spell at the club and that will be an important factor when they compile their list of potential candidates

2:Jason Demetriou
Another coach who has had a very successful coaching career in the NRL lower leagues since his retirement as a player,I don't envisage that he will land a top gig in the NRL so maybe a top job in SL would be his best option
He is also relatively young and is also very hungry to be given a chance to be a head coach
He must have surely picked up a lot of the skills and techniques required from the forefront of the NRL during his time over there in each of his roles

3icon_biggrin.gifaryl Powell
Daryl has had a previous experience of being head coach at the club and brought numerous players through from our academy that ultimately went onto be part of our "Golden Generation".
Admittedly he was relieved of his duties and was replaced by Tony Smith before the glory years finally came,but IMO Daryl can take great credit for the work he did prior to TS's appointment,Gary Hetherington knows full well that Daryl has now matured as a coach and he will undoubtedly be high up on his list of preferred candidates

Would he ever leave Cas and come back?
I'm not sure as he has turned the Tigers into genuine GF winners and has them up in the top 4 yet again despite all of their injuries.
Surely Powell would like to see a return for his investment there?
If he did come back then he would obviously need a "Witness protection scheme" to keep him safe from the Tigers fans baying for his blood

either of the top 2 for me.

Jason Demetriou or Ben & Shane Walker are my choices.

Fitler, Flanagan, Robinson, Buderus, McGregor, Stacey Jones, Jim Dymock, would be my preferred.

But happily accept Demetriou or Furner.

Dave Furner

Hopefully should be Powell, Furner or Demetrieu but knowing our luck we'll probably end up with Betts.....at least until the end of the season as not sure we could get an Aussie over that quickly (Visas etc?) and Cas are never going to give us permission to speak to Powell.....so come on down Betts.

IF we could hang in in the top 8's I don't really think it matters if we cannot get our '1st choice over, BUT if we end up in middle 8's and by the look of tonight's game we are going to be in the bottom 4 come 10-00pm, then I cannot see GH wanting us to go into the middle 8 campaign with a combo of Eaton, Lowes etc in charge

Shaun Edwards

Could the walker brothers version of the game work with this group of players in SL? ...

I forgot to add Rowley to my list, because unlike others I actually think he is the best British coach.

Powell or Demetrieu

Parcell would be fine but the sun ain't gonna shine anymore for Delaney and JJB

Ideally it would have been Powell, but that looks unlikely.

Out of the rest I’d actually prefer Furner, then Demetriou. If we had a more stable playing group over the next couple of years it could be the other way around, but I think we need some experience in the dugout if we are going to lose it on the field.

We find out tomorrow who takes charge on Sunday and then a significant announcement for whose coach long term.