Agreed it also means Goudemand can go back to prop if needed, which i think is a better use of him at this point

Really?.
Eurgth. He's not done much wrong for a young un. Sure he's no Senior but not many are.
He's steady and reliable, just not what we need atm.

Roberts has made more errors than Miller but doesn't offer anything like as much in attack. I think if he was the right kind of player for a club of our ambitious we would have seen it now. I like his effort but if we're going to be ruthless we need better than this.

After the Premier league darts last night they had a program on after called "away from the oche" (I think) and it dealt with a few of the players Luke Humphries, Michael Smith and especially Nathan Aspinall.

Nathan was very pragmatic that you could send him abuse all you want but once it strays into bringing in his family in to things because you cant get a rise out of him then there's the major red line. He even had to report some of this garbage to the police it was that bad and he took things like that very badly as any father would "Im just out here to try and provide for my kids and family" was his forlorn reply to questions about it.

The same people who are happy to anonymously send this abuse are generally the first ones to say "oh whys he quit etc he was a decent player etc etc" Its not "banter" its abuse and unfortunately its rampant at the moment with multiple social media channels.

My Dad used to say like it or lump it that's what your having ala Gawy Hethrington to the fans as the rich neighbours sign Tom Johnson.

Not getting Tom Johnston doesn’t bother me.
But not getting or at least trying to McMeeken seems dumb .

We've made many a dumb recruitment decision in recent years... only bucked with Croft and Ackers this year.

Looks like Hull are to appoint Cartwright from the NRL.
Would that be an appointment we should have made?

If Rohan doesn't turn things around and we are looking for a new coach next year it seems to be a fairly small pool of coaches who are available or could potentially be prised away from their current clubs.
In Australia Brad Arthur and Jason Demetrious both recently sacked. Arthur very experienced and could be a good potential option if interested. Maguire currently without a club but think he will get in somewhere in NRL.
Other than that u looking at assistant coaches or similar profile to RS.
Over here Rowley probably most attainable with possibly Watson only other coach that might be prised away.
Its not a big field which is why Rohan will be given every chance to turn it round.

Its also how Rohan got the job in thr first place.

Maguire is NSW coach so not available - I'm not sure any NRL club would want him now, he's got a pretty toxic reputation.

Arthur and Demetriou would be good options but not right away. After years coaching in the NRL, especially Arthur, you wouldn't want them to go straight into a job like Leeds without some time away from the game. It wouldn't be healthy for them and wouldn't be beneficial to us.

At this stage, I can't see Smith going before the end of the season, possibly with an announcement saying he will be stepping down before the season finishes.

At that point, someone like Brad Arthur might be well rested and ready for a fresh challenge. We need to go for tried and tested in the next appointment.

We need someone to come in and do what Maguire did at Wigan, namely sort the academy out, get that purring and obviously start upping the standards within the first team. Im not saying we need completely ripping apart but we really cant afford another "knows the club / Rhinos DNA" bunkum appointment.

The Academy is in a much better state than when Rohan arrived, wether you rate him as first team coach or not he’s done dome great work with the whole set up.

Is every thread in here now just a Rohan out thread? Seems that way.

FWIW I think that's exactly what will happen.
I think we will miss out on the top 6 and the club will announce that RS is stepping down at the end of the season.
Not a sacking, he's just done his time.
Time for the next man to take it forward etc. etc.
RS and club save face.
A mid season sacking is utterly pointless, especially while we are in the mix for the play offs.