ffs 3rd occasion in 7 years

cheers i thought in that semi would have been better to play yourselves than cas before their meltdown

He's been given 3.5 years so it's recognized it's a big job and he must be given time . Things didn't happen immediately with Roy Francis. At first I was underwhelmed, but now I'm not his father and his uncle were both successful coaches over here and he may have inherited something from them .I'm very interested how it progresses

Surely you don't think he has been signed today.Gary was in Australia over 3 weeks ago,for all we know he was the only person he talked to so plane could have been booked weeks ago same with visa.

If he was signed up 3 weeks ago what’s the point of the board meeting or are you saying that GH is outright lying?

My bet would be that they had agreed a deal in principle over the last few days, that a contract was agreed emailed over and that following the board meeting Gary could sign on our behalf. That’s how any normal regulated business would operate, certainly the ones I’ve been a Director of.

I first daw Rohan innaction 2005 when he was assistant at the broncos, we played them in Perpignon and i was sat just above broncos bench. We were well in the lead and in control and they fought back and won it, I could here smith pulling the stings and got one over his uncle, i had hoped we would get him in after Mclellan.

This is a good signing. There are only 28 head coaches jobs at the top in world RL and getting an NRL head it assistant is highly unlikely, and there are few quility British coaches around at the moment certainly not with Smiths experience and relatively youth coaching wise.

I'm ok with this, but he has to be given free rein to do what he wants/ needs to do and even if he can't officially start yet I hope we start to see his input

One of my favourite coaches we’ve had since Mick Potter.

He’ll get you playing again. We looked very good in 2016 with Rohan in charge and I honestly thought he was going to stay. Alas, off field problems crippled us and Lowe brought in Toovey.

Obviously a lot is on the players too but I for one think Rohan will be a decent signing. Although it is a big step up to SL.

I reckon this might turn out well.
Needs someone committed to building something good and who can actually turn youngsters with potential into internationals.
Three and a half year contract and you've a situation where sacking the coach isn't necessarily cheaper than firing a player.
Bring it on.

Given the current state of SL and more importantly the state of Leeds Rhinos, this is as good as we could have expected tbh.
Maybe a bit underwhelming, but we were never going to get a big name NRL coach.
Why would one come to SL and particularly a team fighting relegation and miles off the top half.
Sounds like he's well thought of, he's young, hungry and has a track record of developing younger players.
It will take time for him to have an impact - let's just hope it's not too late.

Sounds like Uncle Tony as DOR as well....

I've been following Rohan Smith's career closely for the last 2 hours...

We need to give the bloke a chance. He seems well thought of and it's a huge opportunity for him. He's of an age where you'd expect him to live and breathe the job and deliver a lot of energy and ideas.

I'm hopeful. We should be getting players back in the next 3 or 4 weeks so it could be great timing for him and the club.

Hes got a big job on his hands but i really think Rohan Smith is about the best we was ever going to get. Some of the names mentioned like Paul Green was never going to be a realistic option.

Hes a major improvement on what we currently have. I wish him well. It may or may not work out but theres a chance it will at least.

How many years did Furner get?

Im happy, think its an exciting hire, our current predicament makes it a slightly risky one, but think in the longer term he will prove to be a good coach for us.

The NRL assistant coach/Reserve Grade head coach market is a hotbed for coaching talent, Rohans one of the hottest names among them at present. Like i say, exciting hire imo.

Happy that we have an appointment, but just heard GH press conference - Backroom staff will remain as is. - Really need a full shake-up