I think having John Kear in the frame is showing a lack ambition by the RFL, but McDermott, McNamara and Agar?!?!?!? As much as id like to see the back of McDermott at Quins, as an English RL fan I draw the line there. Come on RFL sort it out!

I mentioned this on the Wigan forum, even if we didn't get him as head coach, at least that then sets the standard high for anyone who has/considering applying.

There is a coach out of contract at the end of this year. A proven winner with international experience. Why his name isnt in the frame im not sure. But Richard Lewis should be moving heaven and earth to try and get Brian Mclennon

Take McDermott now please

none of the above please

Unless it hasn't happened/been reported yet.

Whoever it is, we all know it will be the same old, same old....

Not sure whether to

or

ellery hanley as head coach with paul sculthorpe as assistant.....also pay wayne bennett an absolute boat load to be a special consultant while we're down under for the 4 nations....not rocket science is it?

Take this with a pinch of salt if you wish, but on Radio Humberside last night (the sportstalk programme featuring local press/experts) it was alleged that Wayne Bennett had been offered the job and had accepted it. However he wanted to bring over his own backroom staff, this was declined by the RL and as a result he won't be the next coach of England.

Kear had the most thorough interview you could give for the England job about ten years ago when he actually did it.

I don't recall it going too well.

None of the candidates inspire any confidence, if we are to have any hope of competing with/catching the Aussies we need to get someone who know what they are going over there, not SL coaches who cotton on about 3 years too late when the NRL players have made another giant leap ahead.

The question isn't really "who will be the coach" so much as "will the RFL change the system"? Currently the GB/England coach
gets less time with his charges,
has fewer true international players to choose from,
fewer truly intense matches to judge them by (despite the players playing more games than their opponents)
and, little backing from either the RFL or SL regarding availability
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(I seem to remember Phil Clarke standing down as GB manager because he was not convinced that the clubs and the RFL truly support the national side. And things don't seem to have improved).

This means that the odds are stacked against the coach irrespective of their ability at club level. To succeed in the current environment probably requires a completely different approach.

Agar won`t get the job,apart from anything else he is not media friendly.
"Us lost `cos us didn`t perform" would need translating in some parts of the country.

i do not know which bit is the funniest the idea that Bennett would take the job or that the RFL turned him down because he wanted to appoint his own assistants.