Calmed down a little now. And after reading what Mac has to say on the SL website I have no problems with his decision now.

I wish him well, and hope, as he says, he can sign off with a GF win. He seems to want to go for the right reasons, not just that we haven't offered him a contract yet.


Thanks for all the work and effort Steve and forgive me for my initial overreaction. Although it may not be remembered in a few years time, you've put a lot of effort and commitment into matters on and off the pitch. I doubt we would have had the likes of Whitehead, Donaldson, Addy, Burgii, Tate, Lilycrop, Hellewell, O'Brien etc etc coming through the clubs systems if you weren't the coach.


Thanks for your effort and commitment and I hope you can produce an England team capable of demolishing the Aussies


Hopefully that will redeem myself, although tbf, before you read McNamara's comments you could be forgiven for being a bit angry.

You cant take Richard Agar off our hands can you?

Dont worry about it Ewwen, its good to see posters with some passion for the club. We might not all have the same opinions but thats why its a good place to vent your spleen

I would have thought we'd be overun on here by the previously titled NT with threads of joy at todays news.... they must all be busy I guess. (or just quietly satisfied? who knows)

according to dewsbury website addy going to them on dual reg .

What a load of rubbish

More like it.

Quietly satisfied? I am actually over the moon. It is about time. Shame I was at work and could not share the joy.

Open the door Hal.

Mick Potter is who i'd have my money on.

You're welcome to him!

I was quite impressed by your coach on Boots'n'All tonight. It looks like he has put a lot of effort and thought into things and he isn't going to be working alone. Not only does he have the insight into the opposition of Smith for one year but he is also going to appoint a team around him. Given his direct experience with the disaster that was the last world cup and also the changes that were made in readiness for the Four Nations (in which we did look better for the most part), he may work out to be a good risk. I'm hoping he does because he comes across as such a nice bloke and very, very enthusiastic.

How dare you fly in the face of conventional wisdom?? Just about every man and his dog everywhere seems to be saying what a rubbish appointment this is.

My own view is that almost the only one who will not be surprised at how well Macca will do in the job is the dog.

What you have to understand is that Joe Fan on here knows far more about these matters than ever the likes of Mozza or JP will - let alone everyone who was involved in the selection process. The few lone voices who anticipate he will be successful - who also tend to be those who understood what he had to contend with at Bradford - are clearly not wired up right and so are to be pitied or derided.

You may wish to revisit your enthusiasm for backing what will so clearly be a total disaster for England. Its bound to be - conventional wisdom decrees it will be so.