Tony Rea is a good man who has tried to do great things for RL in London, but a Super League Head Coach he is not.

Even when London had some very good squads, his record was mediocre. However, given their current situation, it's hard to imagine this move having a truly beneficial impact.

The fans seem to love Joe Grima so good luck to him

Maybe so, decent performances from Gower were fewer and further between during last season. TBH Saints at home was about the only game i can remember Gower really playing well in last season ( mind you i did miss a few of the early season home games)
To be honest it was only when Soward arrived that I realised how little Gower had been offering the team last year.

Difficult to play at your best, when the manager is publicly blaming you for everyone else's (inclusing his own) deficiencies.

As the on field leader you are supposed to set the standard - something Gower did, unfortunately the standard was well below what the club was paying for. Perhaps the reason he was in Italy dinted his confidence because the Gower we saw was a pale imitation of the NRL player

Gower was very good while he was with us, he was fed up of carrying the team. He couldn't handle it.