All we can do is sit tight and wait and see how it unfolds. It’s a crap state of affairs but I’ve reconciled myself to it. Next season will be a struggle at best and a disaster on the field at worst. However, even with these two running the club with their questionable history in business I don’t think the RFL will allow this to fail. If they’re in it for a windfall from a possible sale of the ground then they’re going to do all they can not to let the club go to the wall again.

I think we’ll be on “life support” for a while – what that actually looks like we shall see, it might not be as bad as it could be. I expect it might be at least partly a part time immediate future. I can live with that if there’s a plan to move forward. I’d like to see that plan at some stage soon. In the meantime I’ll be keeping an open-ish mind and getting a premier sports subscription for the NRL.

its a shame we're not keeping Dane as he is a very good player whos great to watch. However, the above is correct. 2 years in the Championship on a huge (and ultimately unsustainable budget for the league)and the combination of owner/management/coach(s)/players failed, failed totally. We finished 5th in the mostly part time 2nd tier. I would have kept Moss/Smith/Chisolm if we could afford it, but that's not to be so I'll try and stay positive and see what players and coach we do sign up before making a judgement and getting too upset by players we are not re-signing.

The new coach will be key for me, that will be the signal of intent and an indicator of who we might be able to attract like Smith attracted Moss and Chisholm. I'm keeping my powder dry until the coach and 17 for Sunday are revealed.

Just submitted FOI to BMDC asking some relevant questions regarding 2018 and its permutations - will post the results if or when I get them..

I thought that as well.

Given that he chose not to come back from his Christmas break in Australia, I suspect he was well down the list of people to talk to - by comparison with people hanging around Odsal and banging on their office door.

It's a shame, but far from a surprise

At this rate the only coach for Sunday will be the one taking Leon to the John Smith's Stadium. At least there'll be no rush for the back seat.

I did like a comment on the shudds forum about the game, someone mentioned we only have Leon signed up so far and the next comment was just "Leon always scores against us" Leon might make a decent go of it himself - maybe some of us just need to turn up with some boots to fill out the squad.

Players back training today according to the t&a journo, so unless it's just Leon putting bombs up for himself to catch I think there are some announcements due.

All this knee-jerking before we hear what they have to say on Friday seems a bit silly to me.

Have I misinterpreted Dane's tweet?

I got the impression he hasn't even been offered a deal. It's one thing for the owners to offer a reduced salary etc, and Dane to say "sorry that's not good enough for me" - I could understand that, but it sounds to me like they haven't even bothered engaging with him at all to see if he would be interested in a reduced deal - that to me is bonkers.

Sorry cant play Sunday i'm working

We can all speculate on what may or may not have happened but I’d caution folk into believing everything you hear. We don’t know the ins and outs of Dane’s business. I’m as disappointed as the next person that he’s not coming back but we are where we are now and starting from scratch.

I am definitely getting premier this year they also have all the toronto games on got a couple of mates who play in that league so be good to get to see them. Also one of our (dudley hill) former players has signed as token canadian will be interesting to see how he gets on

No Smith was instantly always going to = no Moss and no Chisholm.

So, that's all our decent players gone.

Great. The chances of me getting a season ticket are similar to paddling in the Morecambe Bay sea approaching low tide at the moment, and that is not just because we lost Moss and Chsisholm, not just because of the worrying words of Rohan, but because I genuinely have no clue why Cha-Lo have come, I don't have a clue what they have the financial ability to do, I have no clue so far what they WANT to do (save that it clearly never included keeping any of the first team) and they ain't saying.

My preliminary conclsuion is we continue to suffer from our eternal curse of people without a pot to piiss in, with the added bonus they seem they admit they also have nobody in with any clue how to run a sports business. (Which I concede may not be as bad as having someone who pretends they do).

Really? The RFL chose guys with no money, and no plan?

PS I have no interest any more in anything they or the RFL may have to say. I will judge Cha-Lo by what I see them doing. Nul points so far. Had enough brave words and hot air to last several lifetimes, but they were never in the end enough to keep the balloon in the air.

Well it was nice having a 7 while it lasted. Gutted to lose Chisholm and doesn't make good reading that he wasn't contacted. I can live with Keyes/Pryce though. Think that will be a decent HB combination.

This press conference will be interesting Friday.

I bought it yesterday in time for the Hull vs Toronto game this weekend haha. Looking forward to seeing if Chad makes the team at any point!

Plus be nice to see Kitty and Conroy up against them as well! Does Danny T still play at that level too?