On the radio 5 RL podcast earlier in the year Briers made no secret of his ambition to be head Coach. Straight away that puts pressure on Wellens. Saints have a big rebuild over the next couple of years.
So Dodd leaves at the end of this season and unless I have missed it I have not seen them sign another halfback. Lomax is now 34 and looks like he has been playing injured for the last couple of years.
Walmsley will be 35 part way through next year.
Kyle Feldt is no spring chicken.
Saints still have some real quality and some good youngsters (Delaney is very good) but unless they have some brilliant wingers, Halves, Hookers and Props coming through we might see them drift like Leeds for the last 6/7 years

So even if Briers takes over from Wellens at some point he will have a big job on his hands.

Celebrating after the Pies beat Wire at the HJ.

Never ever seen a member of any teams` coaching staff do that after a game.

As you say, classless.

Hard to predict what Briers could do with Saints attack. He clearly made a difference at Wigan, got big raps at Brisbane, yet didn't manage to do anything with our attack under Price.

I'm pretty sure he sees Wellens' job up for grabs mid-2025, but I'm not sure he's right for the head coach role. Hard to see his half-time team talks motivating the Saints squad.

That was my initial reaction, but after yesterday's financial statement, I'm not sure that Skints, sorry Saints, could afford to sack Wellens and pay him off.

I don't have a problem with him, but I don't particularly wish him well at Saints, and if Burgess left tomorrow I wouldn't want him as Wires' head coach.