I think he is a fine coach and clearly improves players. My problem with him is that he is such a sourpuss. When Cas lose it's always somebody else's fault, normally the referee. Find his serial whining tedious.

Wire will play like Tony Smith days if he go's.
They like a good old Leeds coach...!!

A few seasons ago he would have been my first choice but not now that ship as sailed.I think losing the Grand Final hit him hard.From then he seem to change from what i saw as quite a happy and confident coach to miserable moaning one blaming referees after defeats.If he goes to Wire then he will have a decent squad and resources.He showed he can coach a team to play a very exciting brand of rugby.He may even start to look like he's enjoying the job again.

Interested to see how he fares if he does end up with wire. Proper hot seat which should give a true reflection of his ability or lack of

Wane to Warrington, Powell to England

I wouldnt say Wire job was a hot seat i would say its one of the best jobs in the game. Tony Smith and Price have had time in the job, theres plenty of money spent, the owner seems very supportive.

Powell will go well at Wire and take them within 2 seasons to their Holy Grail , he is a fantastic coach and improves players to a great extent , what he did with Cas was nothing short of exeptional . I just wish he would cheer up a bit and realise how lucky he is to be doing the job he does .

Agree Think this is much more likely than Powell to Wire

From what i understand it is a done deal Powell to Wire , he has no interest in the England/GB job

Fair enough if you’ve heard that, think he’s a very good coach but surprised as the Wire have not been champions in 65 years and counting and Powell has never won anything.
Perhaps they will get there together. With a well funded set up and only a handful of real competitors it’s got to happen sometime.
Think they were unlucky not to win one under Tony Smith.

In all fairness they should have won at least 2 GF's by now in 2012 and 2013

Or the slippery ball in the 2017 GF.....

I’m not saying he’s a bad coach, far from it, but I’ve got a lot of pals that are Cas fans, and they make out like he’s some super coach that’s invented a new brand of RL. Let’s be honest here, Leeds, Saints, Bradford and Wigan were playing like that in the early 2000’s. One said that 2017 Cas side would have slapped Leeds 2004/5 side.....not in a million years. Deluded mob them from darnt Lane.

Aye, best man at my wedding is a Cas fan. Couldn't wish to meet a more pleasant, generous man, but when it comes to Rugby League, and Leeds in particular, he's right there with the rest of the pitchfork wielding, torch waving mob. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Never more true than at Warrington hence why I put a

In 2012 they were probably at their peak as a side but lost to the Rhinos in the GF who finished 5th in the league and crept into the final play off place.

In 2013 the Wolves were beating Wigan 16-2 before Wigan scored 28 unanswered points to win 30-16 in the GF