We recruited a CEO with no experience and unproven in that role! What makes you think we wouldn't with a coach..........

How can money not be a stumbling block when we have just declared a £265k loss for 2016 & likely a loss this year I'm no accountant but surely that is unsustainable

1) I am led to believe we have a majority shareholder who has a reputation for largesse.
2) The loss in the last results were explained by the chairman to be exceptional rather than the norm.

Surely any new coach would choose his own assistant so not necessarily keep Lee Briers or anyone else.

Did Michael Maguire not have Shaun Wane as his assistant at Wigan. Did he choose him or bring him in as part of his coaching team or did Wigan plan for the future after MM departure? I believe that if we do bring in MM then part of the deal would be for Briers at least to remain on the coaching staff. Not necessarily to be the Head Coach after Michael Maguire, but one or two further down the line. He has to complete his apprenticeship prior to pitting his wits against the big boys.

I heard a rumour a few weeks back, that we were enquiring about Jason Demetriou, but we were told that he wouldn't be available until the season had finished. Not sure if we lost interest then or are just waiting till he becomes available?

I think Wane was Maguire's assistant at Wigan ,but Wane has the intelligence to only get his main players fit for the last third of the season ,for the games that matter.

MM's current contract might have been 800k Aussie a season, in the period after his GF success.

Won't be offered anything like that based on his previous.

Same as Smith's current salary I would estimate, with bonus add ons.

If we go for an unproven coach I would go for Poachin or Demitriau

I for one wouldn't relish watching a 'Maguire style of play' team.

Have you enjoyed this years however?

No, your point is?

Neither would I, but I'd take the trophy haul of Wigan under the Maguire / Wane regime and style of play over ours during the same period.

If he wins the GF during a 2 year stay with us I'd be quite happy to then go back to entertaining rugby with the odd cup win, knowing we'd actually won Super League and gotten rid of the bridesmaid tag and humiliation of being the big club that can't win the big trophy...

So you preach for morals but will sell out. Easy by name and easy by nature.

I quite like the thought of poaching and Marshall reuniteing as our coaching set up. Seeing as they had us playing some of the best rugby we have seen in 2011.