Tough on FC who has had the worst possible off-field problems to put with, but just did not seem able to get the players to play to their potential and you could sense his frustration in his recent post match comments.
I suspect many coaches would have walked away from a club in the state the Bulls are in so he showed courage to stay at the wheel but could not get the same effort from the team.

The thing is, under Potter the team galvanised and tried to fight on, despite the off-field fiascos. Under Cummins, they've been waving a white flag all season.

Personally, it's too little too late if the plan was ever to keep us in SL (personally, I'm not convinced it was as there's that nice fat parachute payment waiting for the teams that go down, Mr Green can easily get the money he's owed out of that) but if the board ARE serious about rebuilding and coming straight back up, then the new coach needs to be someone who knows what he's doing, not someone learning as they go as both Cummins and McNamara were doing.

James Lowes should be approached immediately. He has done an incredible job in a foreign sport. People say he was unsuccessful at Warrington as head coach but he was never backed by the board, especially since they had headhunted Tony Smith before JL was even installed as head coach. Don't forget the success at both Warrington and Leeds seems to have slowed since he left.

Thank you Francis for your hard work and sticking by the club. He leaves with his head held high in my opinion. But at the same time it is the right decision.

Easy for me to say as an outsider, but I feel for Cummins. He has been on a hiding to nothing. He seems to have got on with the job in hand, ignoring the maelstrom surrounding him.

All the best Bulls. I've always enjoyed the games between against Cas. It'll be a big ask, but hopefully you can bounce back from these last few years.

James Deighton on Radio Leeds makes a cheap comment something along the lines of "I bet they are glad they worked for free now".

We all have the utmost of respect for Lee, Francis and everyone else who worked for nothing. Clearly that doesn't equate to keeping them in post come what may.

Exactly right Pumps. Obvs things have come to head. I wish FC the best of luck but he's probably better off out of it and we need someone who can unite the dressing room and plan for the future.

Simply carrying on as if all is well was no longer an option.

It's been coming for a while and I have to admit I was one that has called for his head a few times this year. The fact is that with the remaining resources he had (albeit heavily reduced) he should have done better. The capitulations that have happened this year have been nothing but an embarrassment and he needed to go 6-8 weeks ago.

He also was the coach that lost us arguably the best talents the club had. Bateman jumped ship less than 12months after committing his long term future to the club, Whitehead fell out with him midway through the season and then we've seen Sammut, Scruton and Carvell go. Admin might have been the excuse for them to exit but equally it could be argued that they just saw what was about to happen... results wise!!!

A harsh lesson for FC in his coaching career I'm sure, but I've heard enough to suggest he'll bounce back and from a personal point of view I hope he does. He's given a lot of service to the game both on the field and off it and despite he clear lack of experience he has maintained his integrity throughout the most challenging period in the clubs history.

Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for St Hillaire. The guy has been part of the rot in the playing department for too long. Sub-standard coach (and player) he was never the right fit for the club and in his case its 5years too late!!!

Very cheap comment... suppose they weren't the ones that went through it so they wont even think twice about how it would have felt.

like you said, have respect for them all but a change was needed... for once the fans(most) have got what they wanted so lets just see what happens.

I am not sure about Nobby. He has never built a club from nothing. At Crusaders he had unlimited Ausies. That is my head talking. My heart says bring him back through sentiment and may help bring the club together again. If he does come back he will need an assistant. That would also be a big decision as with all clubs it is usually the assistant who does most of the work. When we were top of the league McNamara did actually do an excellent job as assistant. He then took the top job which was beyond him. People say he did most of the coaching as Nobby took the praise. That is why the assistant role is just as important as the Coach. The assistant will also need to be someone who could take over in a few years. How about Nobby with an old boy such as Calland or Fielden to make the team up. I doubt we could afford to offer Henry Paul the assistant role with Nobby!

Yes, quite the slump for both teams...

Since being removed as Head Coach of Warrington, they have only managed to win the Challenge Cup on three occasions, a league leaders shield and Grand Final runners up twice.

As for Leeds, they really look to be struggling for form this year since Jimmy left and are sat in a lowly 2nd position.

I'm sure he'd fit right in at Odsal on the basis of his previous coaching successes!!!