What's the Leeds academy got to do with it?

i would take him back as head of coaching performance and let him bring in his head coach. his nephew Rohan is highly rated, and with Morley now on the coaching plus Burrow JJb reckon that could be a dream move for all.

I would agree with that. They haven't had the rub of the green though when it comes the GF imo. In 2011 they were head and shoulders above everyone in the league, losing to us in the eliminator by a last minute penalty goal then the 2012 final we got them again in a match i believe they were leading after an hour.In the 2013 GF they were beating Wigan by a few scores and lost 2/3 players to injury which let Wigan back in and last year the gamebreaker was when they had the match by the scruff of the neck and led midway through second half and Atkins spilled the ball over the line, Wigan go down the other end and score.

All fine margins and you could say Warrington choked all those away, but it's hard not to feel for them and say they should have at least 1 GF trophy in the cabinet by now under Smith. Like you say, he has always had his teams in the mix pretty much for 2004 till now.

I'd high hopes for Rohan before our troubles started.

He's had experience as an assistant at a bunch of NRL clubs. He's of a new generation of coaches. Could be a gamble but is worth a shot I'd say.

Ditto.

I'd give TS a swerve.

He's too close to McDermott.

There needs to be real seismic change at the top rather than just a game of musical chairs.

yes I would agree with you

I remember when certain posters on here used to down play Smith's achievements around 2005 by saying it was all down to Brian McDermott, I wonder if those posters still have that opinion

I would have smith again agree 2year deal reviewed with nephew as assistant maccas had a good innings time for change.

I think if we do well this season and get back into contention then McDermott has shown there maybe a little more to him as coach, that everything wasn't down to sinfield, and that he can also oversee transition.

Still not for me mate i think 6yrs is more than enough.

I think whatever happens this has to be Mac's last year at the club.Idealy a decision will be made soon that he will see out this year and it gives the club a chance to find a quality replacement and not have to scrape around for whoever is out there at the time. A respectable mid table finish and going out on decent terms would be a much preferable way to part ways than a humiliating sacking after a heavy defeat, its not the way one of our most successful coaches ever should be going.

Certainly not the man now imo to oversee the huge over haul that is needed long term.

What if in the unlikely event that we win something still keep mac?

In 2007 there was such a massive wave of get Smith out.