I said a few months ago that I didn't expect Kear to start a new contract and was pillaried for it.
I don't say that because I don't like Kear - just the opposite. He was the perfect person to come in and pick us up and steady the ship but I just don't see him as a long term coach at his age.
That doesn't mean I prefer McDermott though.
This story if it came true wouldn't surprise me. If we did end up with McDermott I think it would be important to get a good young assistant in the mold that Macca played under Noble. He did most of the tactical coaching and Nobby got all the credit. The assistant is sometimes more important than the number 1.
If Kear finishes I would let him go and spend the money they would spend on paying him to move up on a good assistant - possibly an ex bull. I doubt Langers would want to be Brians assistant. That for me would be perfect but there are others who would be a good number 2.

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.