Quite a few people on the Wakey board suggesting they might look to get Kear back to replace Chester

Pure speculation of course, but often these things have a way of coming together in the small world of RL. It seems strange that rumours of McDermott coming to us 'just happen' to coincide with a vacancy at a club that John Kear holds quite close to his heart

Stranger things have happened....

It's certainly not far-fetched to think JK would be receptive to going back to a club he's clearly got a soft-spot for. Depends what's left on his RL bucket-list. He may feel a fitting way to finish a great career would be to get us there or thereabouts as a top Championship / aspirant SL side.

Same "source" that said Mcdermott coming to us now saying he's put his name in the ring for Wakey job. Suppose if you throw enough darts some will hit the Bullseye.

Other sources now reporting that McDermott is in talks with Wakey.

He's a Wakefield lad of course, so no real surprise. If you don't buy a ticket you definitely won't win though.

Given how small our pool is, McD will probably be linked with every open position that comes available until he takes one.

It won’t be long until we start hearing Chris Chester to…..

For what it's worth I quite like Chris Chester - he was always a pain when we played against him, that is for sure.

Always felt that Chester never really got a fair go at being a head coach at Wakefield. Carter never seemed to give him the financial backing to go and push the club forward. That being said, he’s also kept the club financially stable for quite some time which is something we can only dream of.

It’s a tough hand that Chester was dealt. Could he have turned Wakefield into playoff contenders if the board had splashed the cash? Who knows. I can’t see him getting another SL any time soon.

McDermott at Wakefield would be a good fit.

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?