Are the club cash strapped ? ,but what has happened this season is very serious

Lowes might Sinfield won’t

Sinny was a great leader on the field but it does not follow that he will be a great one off the field. He comes over in interviews as a bit boring and uses too many cliches. I really hope he makes it but it is a gamble as he has no coaching/management experience and it is an unforgiving job.

The club need to sign some class players one of which should be a game manager.

Got to disagree with you regarding Sinfields interviews, I thought they would be boring but he is actually refreshingly honest in them and he clearly knows that there’s something not right at the club, now whether he can turn it around time will tell but I can tell he is disappointed at the attitude on the field and I don’t think he’ll baulk at being ruthless with the playing roster.

Lowes was the reason our defence used to be so good. But it took him time, unfortunately that’s not a luxury he has now.
We need a half who can control while Myler organises, 2 props who can roatate with Garbutt & Singleton (Oledski is still a year off, but will be one), a Ali type back rower and a Centre.

Enjoy playing against Fev, Dewsbury and Fax...

Should give john Kear a go!

Lowes was an absolutely shocking choice to coach the team imo, we needed a fresh start with new ideas when mcdermott left, instead we get his best mate whos been sacked or left under a cloud everywhere he's been. Sinfield as DOR is a good move but with a quality coach working alongside him, not james lowes.

It should have been, and still should be an Aussie. Lowes is not a poor coach at all, but the main point is the issue of moving on and new ideas. Lowes has been too involved in that previously, we need someone completely from the outside. That is the only way to go forward.

I'm convinced we will have an Aussie coach next year.
providing we are still in SL.....

Totally agree Lowes has to go as does the conditioning dept.
On the field i repeat we need a "Powell eque" cull if that means a tough year to bed the best jnrs & new signings/Coaches in then so be it.

Dont think lowes is a good coach but the rest i agree with. We needed a completely new face with fresh ideas, Lowes is the exact opposite of that. Good coach or bad, he's been around these players alot and its fair to assume he shares a lot of the same ideas as Mcdermott with how often theyv worked together.

Yep, bang on. I'm still hoping there is someone on the radar to take the reigns after the season has ended. I really don't see too much hope running with the set up that has been put in place since Mac was moved on. Like you say Sinfield as DOR is a good thing but it will take time and there needs to be someone proven in the dug out for him to work with and learn from.

I fully agree with you on this. However would a top Aussie coach wish to work under a DOR. Anyone worth their salt will want full control, including recruitment, in which case Sinfield is an expensive supernumerary and possibly GH too.

Not sure this has been thought through well enough and smacks of a panic decision in order to get out of paying BMD anything.

The days where coaches select the players is history - most coaches will have an input but the club will make the decision. Lets face it most players last longer than the coaches.

We need an Aussie coach and conditioner - new ideas new messages new techniques. The NRL is light years ahead of SL in terms of skills, tactics and conditioning.


McDermott will have had a contract that would have needed to be honoured regardless of the circumstances of his departure