I can understand your reservations, but I think there are more similarities between Hetherington's and Rush's backgrounds than you suggest.

Hetherington formed the Eagles after a career as a player and a coach and basically did everything there from coaching to general management, making a pretty good fist of it in the process.

Rush has gone from youth coaching to overseeing the youth programme (no doubt itself a position with a considerable administrative element to it) to general manager. Throw in a spell as head coach and you've got a candidate who has a pretty unique range of perspectives on how the organisation works.

Obviously that doesn't mean he will be a knockout success, but I think it's unfair to suggest he has no relevant expertise.

Gary was from a coal mining background and he then sold selling double glazing as well as his rugby playing prowess which was only ever steady. I would imagine the problem is with Mike what do you do with him long term, if the business wants to keep him they need to facilitate his development, and with Eamon you would think the finance angle is in an appropriate place. So can you compare and contrast Mike with Gary its difficult to say but we need a forceful voice at the RFL to combat the Yorkshire bias which is reflected in Ralph Rimmer and Nigel Wood not the most dynamic of individuals which allows Leeds to dictate much of the policy coming out of Red Hall. I wish Mike well in his role

Like 99% of our recent recruitments, I am underwhelmed.

At least he would have been cute!

Oh Dear.

The McManus Mafia cements its position.

Makes it very difficult for Brown to change direction or for any future coach coming in
to the club.

Suppose they had to make room for the impending appointment of Wellens to some
made up job.

I think fans need to get over the fact that McManus owns the majority of the club and has spent a lot of his own money saving our club. Given this, he is quite entitled to employ anybody he chooses in any capacity if he so wishes.

Certain individuals need to get a grip, McManus mafia indeed

In any case he has a majority shareholding, there are other directors, there are plenty of shareholders.

In reality though he is the main man and the money man or the person who sorts the money out.

I kind of like Mike's style, although he can be a bit jumpy with people comments about him online, only time will tell if this CEO role is really much different from what he was doing anyway and whether indeed he can excel at it.

Whether he likes me is a different story

I thought buying a five year season ticket , merchandise and refreshments did go some
way to contributing to the club rather than just subsidising a home for ex-pros and hangers on.

I was under the impression that it was seen as valued that 11-12K people felt the same
way for the ongoing viability of the club.

Not quite in the same league as buying a £20,000,000 stadium though is it.

Yes lets give Eamon his four million back and let him be like ourselves spending what we can which possibly averages 500 pounds a season or better still lets mirror the previous board some of whom actually used to pay themselves expenses for the privilge for looking after our club. This is a business decision the clubs business not the fans

If only others took your enlightened approach.