www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... -has-begun This role looks well suited to Sir Kev IMO Could this be the role that enticed him to cut short his rugger career ? I believe that Sinny will ultimately replace Gawwy at HQ when he retires, so this could well be the ideal stepping stone of business management progression for him

www.rugby-league.com/superleague ... -has-begun This role looks well suited to Sir Kev IMO Could this be the role that enticed him to cut short his rugger career ? I believe that Sinny will ultimately replace Gawwy at HQ when he retires, so this could well be the ideal stepping stone of business management progression for him

It will be a long time before Gary retires. Unless somebody forces him out.

Needs to be someone with experience of running a commercial business, preferably in the sports field. So not a player who has just retired and has no business experience whatsoever.

Tell you who it would suit though. Someone like Rob Oates, the commercial director up at Headingley. Relatively young, energetic, used to negotiating contracts and pretty media friendly.

Yes not had many dealings with Rob , but know plenty who have and they all speak highly of him

Rob Oates would be a cracking choice. I get the feeling he's more than happy to be at Leeds but he'd be a great person for that role. Understands RL and the commercial side.

I have had dealings with Rob and he is a good professional manager and a nice chap and 100% Leeds Rugby.

Sir Kev didn't get the big one but he's been awarded a job at the RFL as Rugby Director I heard whispers that he was RFL bound First rung on the ladder for him towards his succession of GH as the Rhinos CEO www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-8086482

Sir Kev didn't get the big one but he's been awarded a job at the RFL as Rugby Director I heard whispers that he was RFL bound First rung on the ladder for him towards his succession of GH as the Rhinos CEO www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-8086482

Dream on, they will give it to some businessman who doesn't understand anything about the game or the people who watch it.

I would rather we had Kev in our camp tbh, I don't know why we haven't appointed him in some capacity already

Whereas they could give it a sportsman who doesn't understand anything about finance and business!

They might understand that it is stupid to have players play 40 games a season and that nearly everybody want the CC final in May where it doesn't interfere with the run in to the playoffs

Maybe just like Peacock he wanted to test himself away from the relative safety of Headingley.

I think so too

Or maybe he's more interested in the future of the game as a whole rather than just our club. After all, the way we're going the sport is in danger and that means the clubs are too

You could be in with a shout.

I'm pretty sure he will end up at HQ at some point, but he, just as JP alluded to, doesn't want to take a promotion to management (of any kind, not just team management), with guys that he has classed as mates for 15 years. That would be a very difficult position to start in. Much better to learn the trade in a more neutral environment, then come home...... And hopefully build on his legendary status even further.....