Scouts will analyse and recommend players but the final decision on whether a player is signed is usually by the CEO.

That’s the model used in football and I’d imagine it’s pretty similar in rugby as Price is a coach at the end of the day.

Gatcliffe and Draper making decisions on signings?

In football majority of clubs have Director's of Football who make those decisions. United are left with Woodward following the vacuum left after Ferguson, even then Moyes made decision on the like of Fellani

So who does the sign the players at Warrington?

I've no idea what the answer is but I'm sure the definitive statement "but the final decision on whether a player is signed is usually by the CEO" isn't going to be right. The CEO will presumably agree with the CFO that the funds are available and maybe even sign the transfer document. However, far more powerful people within the club have more of a say, I'm sure (coach, some of the directors) on the names that end up being signed.

Ultimately responsibility has to fall with the CEO.

If KF appoints rubber duckie as Director of Recruitment next year, and the signings turn out to be garbage, he can't hide behind the excuse "well that was duckie's responsibility not mine".

If you delegate responsibility to someone else in the organisation, your judgement call on who that is delegated to is a relevant measure of your own performance.

We're shagged
Patton's coming back.

...with John Kear as 'first team coach'

I agree that the CEO is ultimately responsible for non-playing staff. Are they where the buck stops for playing staff?

This wins the internet tonight for me!!

For a £200K transfer fee. (to Salford NOT Warrington)

They look awful against Huddersfield.

Is it me but do both sides look like they're playing in slow motion?

It's an odd game, and refereed by what looks like Peter Kay's younger cousin.

Twice Powell has pushed a defender over at the play the ball. I'm sure we had someone, Currie maybe, penalised for that recently. Maybe even against Wigan.

Wigan are there for the taking as their right side defence is poor. Wardle's had acres of space to run into.