I did wonder when Kear would decide to take a back seat or step down. His contract runs until the end of 2022 so maybe there will be a transition?

McDermott obviously did very well indeed at Leeds and has played at the very highest level for us. It's decent appointment if it's true.

He's a complicated character - I bet Mick is bricking it at the thought of trying to do post match interviews.

He won't give financial backing to any other coach either

Carter's job first and foremost is to keep Wakefield solvent, and he's done a staggering job in that respect. He has my complete respect for doing so, because there's plenty of reasons for Wakey to have been a basket case like us. But the flip side of that is not being able to spend the full cap and needing a coach that makes a better side than the sum of its parts. Clearly JK has plenty of experience of doing just that, I'm not sure Brian Mac does though?

Danny Ward has also applied apparently.

Hasn't he ended up at Oldham?

Helping a mate out there apparently.