If you have Hetherington as a hands-on CEO and two head coaches, one for each code, then I don't really see what a "Director of Rugby" does. Would seem a bit of an invented role.

I agree and in my opinion that seems the most likely scenario. I can't see it being anything to do with the stadium. If anything a press conference regarding the stadium would be in conjunction with Yorkshire Cricket rather than Yorkshire Carnegie.


I'd imagine it's more a case of Hetherington taking a step back from the rugby side but still very much CEO and in charge of both clubs rather than retiring. Thats if it's what we think it is, of course.

Off the top of my head I'd think the biggest benefit we'd see would be a sharing of u19's players. There's already been a bit of that going on but I'd imagine there'd be more of it. If we get a couple more like Walters from it then hey ho. As long as we still have a full time head coach at the Rhinos I can't see too many negatives to it.

Mac moving 'upstairs' with a new Aussie coach coming sounds really good to me. I just hope we could then also get a proper assistant coach as well, it would be a novel idea

I have a bad feeling about this...

It's Kevin Sinfield. That's just a feeling I've got. He's finished as a top level SL player and knows it himself. Out of total respect, the club would have been waiting for him to decide when he felt he could no longer cut it.

It could also explain why JP is leaving. No influential position available for both.

A joint statement of great significance to both teams would suggest either a new big sponsor/owner or a move to a new ground. Juggling with joint coaching positions is not really major stuff. Something that would make big news would be a major dual code signing who could play for both sides.

Well I'm up at 6.30 so radio Leeds will be straight on ,but I am not too excited about it because it could be one of GH's publicity things .It would take a considerable amount of money to take Yorkshire Carnegie up to the top level and be successful too.

That would be big news but not amongst "the most significant in the history of the club".

As I said earlier, anything major to do with the stadium would have been impossible to keep secret.

We'll see...I remember Hudds fans (I think it was Hudds, might have been another club) going spare a couple of years ago when their board hyped up an epoch-defining announcement and it turned out to be a price-freeze or something.

Maybe we're doing a Ken Davy...season tickets for 60 quid...at which point Hetherington pulls his mask off to reveal he's actually Scooby Doo.

Sam Burgess wants to move closer to home and has signed a dual code contract to play for both clubs

The Leeds web site states "one of the most significant in the history of both teams" (not clubs) as I said. So would indicate perhaps something dual code. Maybe a dual code coach or some coaching academy

Plot thickens ! Got to hand it to Gary