Fair points. But sacking McNamara would not be knee jerk in the slightest. He has had more than enough time.

What happens next for you is to move on like we did.

Ace! Some re-building advice from a Crusaders fan. Have we really fallen that far?

Sacking without a plan for replacing with better would be knee-jerk. Sacking with a realistic and costed plan for replacing with better would not be knee-jerk.

Ok, so say we sack him tomorrow. What happens then?

Pray do tell.

RAB will have 35231 less threads open.

Not this season. Its dead and gone. Well have to live with Maccas contract up to 2009 end when it runs out as does his assistants and there are no indications as yet from management that they will be retained.
If there is to be rebuilding of the coaching structure it will be 2010.

That's true. It's dull on here when we win.

I thought it had been ascertained that the contracts are up at the end of 2010?

It's never been fully verified.

Assuming this is Maccas last hurrah, how about Fittler ? may feel undermined if Nobby joins Roosters coaching staff, also could Mark O'Meley be persuaded to leave Oz ?

I'm sticking to the view that I've held since the Wigan match. MacNamara should be judged in July. If at that stage he hasnt done enough to justify the Board's confidence in him, he should be replaced before the 2010 recruitment "season" gets underway.

I am glad that the thread i started has stimulated some genuine, sensible discussion. I will add a little more:

The recruitment season has started. Soliola, Fa'alogo, Fitzgibbon etc...

McNamara being sacked could not be a knee jerk. We have been on a slide for over 2 years. No other Superleague club would show such patience. there would still, even in our poor state, be a long list of experienced coaches beating down Hood's door to get a shot at the job.

Every budget in the club is being sacrificed to stimulate youth development. this has been neglected for years, but may take years to sort out. Balance is needed. The best, most Talented youngsters will not join a club that is in decline like ours, over a club like Leeds/Saints/ Wigan that are seen as big clubs, even when, like Wigan, they dont back this up with trophies.
The first team is what the fans pay to see, so neglecting this area is foolish.

if Kooga are struggling to satisfy demand, make it public and get people like me off the club's case.

What does Duffy do these days apart from pretending to be Langley and mORRISON? I remember when a thread like this on the OMB would be folloowed by a PM from Stuart and a conversation about why issues were not as they seemed. this personal approach kept people on board much more!

Indeed.

The problem is that we haven't set down the criteria for judging him. Some people will say that it should be league position. Others will say that victories over Saints and Leeds prove he can do it and he should be given more time.