Not quite true. Respectable finishes in SL during his time there. He also took them to a CC semi-final and a final - albeit with a lot of financial backing from Ken Davy. I can't comment on his brand of rugby - not familiar enough with the sides that he's coached.

As for all the other stuff - they are just rumours. He left the RFL with their best wishes, so however he is alleged to have behaved, it clearly wasn't raised as part of any grievance procedure. And yes, I'm conscious that we aren't talking about the most professional organisation in the world - but nevertheless it seems unfair to cast aspersions without proof.

In fact if previous posters are subtly suggesting that he directly caused someone to commit suicide, then that poster should perhaps rethink his/her post and the admins should also consider the possible consequences of such veiled accusations.

FWIW - as someone who would have liked to have seen someone like Karl Harrison come back into the fold in a coaching capacity, I don't see Jon Sharp as being a million miles away in terms of his experience/approach. So if these rumours are true, I'd be fairly positive

Being sacked from Shudds & Fev does not a successful coach make.

Agree, that was my interpretation too.

But who are these important/influential people who dont want Sharp appointing?
Players?
Sponsors?
It cant be the fans because we dont have any clout - we just pay up.
Oh hang on - if Duffy/Chalmers got a sniff that fans wouldnt be happy with Sharp they might worry it could impact on Season Ticket sales - how could they get around that - set a ST earlybird deadline before the coach is announced, and make out it might not be Sharp - Good idea - wait a minute - that's what they've just done.

For the record I'm on this side of the fence - I dont give a stuff about Sharp's history if he gets us promoted out of League 1 he gets my vote.

Well said.

I can't imagine that more than a tiny handful of fans (if any) are really going to be too fussed about exactly who the next coach is going to be. Yeah, for sure, with modern comms and a permanently open invitation to vent any perceived, or even imaginary, displeasure via the internet, I'm sure there is bound to be the odd dissenting voice. But come on, even on here where you'd expect some criticism, there is no great groundswell of opinion either way and it shouldn't matter a jot there were. Management are there to manage - just get on with it.

Maybe not if your pianistic (spell-checked it!!) repertoire only extends to "Chops' dicks".

Had no idea who she was until Googling her just now and realising that she was Spiderman's love interest in an ITV2 re-run watched with the teens tonight.

Hope that whoever is appointed as your coach achieves the primary objective of a Championship spot in 2019.