Al last some action.Good luck to FC ,but if I was in charge he would have gone a while ago.The players have a lot to answer for also,but FC lacked the ability to inspire and the lack of team spirit on the field means they never played as a unit,thus the uninspiring performances we have seen over the last couple of months.I wonder who's bright idea it was to give Gale a LT contract when we have just shown,Elliot,Bateman,Sammut,the door--fooookin suicidal imo.In short,the whole episode has been a total shambles and care must now be taken to get THE RIGHT COACH/ASSISTANT in place who is going to get us straight back into SL,anything else would be a total disaster.I would prefer NOBLE to KEAR as Nobby has Bradford in his blood,with maybe Lowes as assistant??
I think Nobby must be odds on at this moment in time.

Would hardly say these are massive losses to the squad

Once FC was critical of the players openly in the press he was a dead man walkng, which he probably did to force the situation rather than re-sign and lose out financially. I liked the guy but sentiment don`t play a part in modern sport and has been said the players are far better than their performances. Good luck Franny. Now please lets have a coach who has experience and not one who is learning, but who is available and would want to come here?

I originally went for Kear but I'd say I've changed my mind and I'd go for a team of Morrison and Noble now.'"

I never said they were all great, I never said we should not change the coach. I just implied that Franny had a nigh on impossible task.

I think most people give Cummins the credit he deserves and if after all known departures, those left came out every week and played as if their hearts were in it, and walked off the field having demonstrably given it everything, then I would still support Cummins staying on.

It isn't the personnel he had left winning or losing, it's how they played the game.

Think his time had come. The clubs pretty much already down you can't keep the coach that's in charge of that. Also were shipping 40+ points a game. Something had to give

I cannot argue with any of this but when you get a big hit from someone like Oliver or Tom Burgess or a bit of magic from Jarrod it gives the team a lift. The only top quality player we have at present IMHO is Brett

Glenn Morrison in frame according to Chris Irvine on Twitter. I would be happy with. Morrison.

Nobles son tweeting he's taken job assuming its genuine account. Although looking at some of his past posts I suspect its a spoof account.

Like most bulls fans I am hugely appreciative to Francis Cummins for all the work he has done under almost impossible circumstances. However, for the last 2 capitulations the squad has been more settled with players available yet still he persisted with playing players out of position. The tactics have been questionable for most of this season and the defence non existent, these are nothing to do with what's happening off the field they are the coaches job. In respect of the list of players leaving I find it alarming that apart from the props we lost for financial reasons. The four big losses on there Sammut,Whitehead,Bateman & L'Estrange all left after falling out with Cummins. We won't ever know the full story behind those departures but it shows that man management is/was not his strength.

Noble for the end of this season and Morrison for next maybe?