Our next appointment will speak volumes about where the clubs ambitions lie.

Depends who's available.

Why? Its not like we have promotion and relegation from this point.

Think it's more complex than who we appoint shows the ambition of the board. I think they've shown plenty of ambition with the squad we're putting together.

I'll be honest I thought EOC was an exceptionally underwhelming appointment. But I liked what he did with the club and felt we were building.

For me an appointment that would get the fans excited would be an Ian Watson or Danny Ward.

A solid appointment would be a Rhys Lovegrove, Danny Mcguire (think that could work well with a Noble partnership)

Would be disappointed with a Simon Grix, Andrew Henderson etc

Might end up none of those names as was the case of EOC

Yep, we just need a coach who can keep us competitive, get the best part-time players that are available and keep the fans, sponsors and board happy.

Promotion now is in the hands of the Directors of the club or when IMG go to 14 teams.

Heard your getting Dunning..

I think Henderson would be a decent appointment to be fair. Plenty of experience of the Championship and coaching generally - always seems to talk plenty of sense and I expect would do well with a strong Bulls squad.

He didn’t do anything with a York squad that ended up one place behind the Bulls with a new coach

Every coach has a period on their CV that is less than perfect, he has done well previously at London and last year with York. Assistant coach at Warrington for a number of years so plenty of experience at all levels in this country. We could do a lot worse in my view.

According to Matt Shaw, Henderson is the target

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Henderson now the front runner.

I would wait a couple of weeks, you never know who might become available now the season is over

They want him in place for preseason

Henderson talks a good game but York didn't look any great shakes when he was in charge.

Beat us.

Agree partially, isn't the flip side of this an increased compensation package for us?

Maybe there was a grown up conversation between the club and EoC to this end?

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Overall they were so good they kicked him upstairs and brought in Applegarth. We shall see.

Isn't exactly an exciting appointment. I dont think he's neccasarily a bad coach just because he struggled at York, think they were reasons for that. But I'd be surprised if we've specifically targeted him one day after EOC leaves.

I think we're an attractive job so a much stronger name could be interested. I would have thought we have waited to see who's interests first.

If we are judging every potential coach on the last couple of months of their last gig we might have a pretty short list or a coach who hasn't had the experience to blot their book.

If we had employed Applegarth at the end of 2023 supporters would have been having a meltdown.

Haha you're probably right there.

Lingard anyone?

Prophetic ... or inside knowledge?

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A pretty decent coach that has coached his side to wins against us in the past. Not sure how he'd survive at Odsal wearing those flip flops in the winter months.

Definitely worth speaking to. Only thing I have against him is he looks like an ex boss who was a right tit!

Well, with an 1895 cup final at Wembley and a million pound game with Batley in the last few years he's definitely worth a look.