On the evidence from matches I suspect most of us would play Dean and Thewlis every game. But Powell does the opposite. Yes he's proved himself in the game and I've only watched it for almost sixty years but he is simply wrong in his decision making.

No not this time next season, we would be 14 games in and that’s to much. It would need to be a lot sooner.

This guy makes Plange look like Wayne Bennett

Plange had a better win ratio i think

Not the first time Currie has had a bust up with fans. Needs to grow broader shoulders.

I scratch my head as to why of all of that team, Cooper is the one shown the door. I frankly don't give a flip if he's a bad egg, when he goes out on that field he gives 100% without fail and is far and away our best forward if not player! Loopy.

When he got Leeds to the top??

Sad to see a class player like Williams underperforming along with others. Either the players don't like the coach and his methods or he's not getting his message across. There is clearly something wrong. Powell did well at Cas and I've backed him 100% until now. Is he out of his depth at a "big" club and failing to value and respect what the players have to offer. The coach is the boss but a good coach is more than that. Perhaps that's his problem as I've rarely seen so many good players look so poor and lost. Still inclined to give him time but not until the end of the season. His promotion of young players is good but not the sole answer.

Give him time to rebuild? The rebuild started in October / November and his signings have been dross. Can you honestly trust him to do a complete overhaul and rebuild?

When a manager / coach takes over a new club you usually see some sort of change, an improvement and a sense of what they’re trying to do or achieve. Well not here.

He’s the wrong man, at the wrong time for me and before long he’ll be making Steve Price’s reign look like a golden era for the club, if it doesn’t already.

The club is an embarrassment from top to bottom.

Not really playing to Williams strengths though, are we? That’s tactical. That’s on Powell.

Powell’s the one picking the team. Powell’s the one leaving out several players who should be playing.

A bit of a cop out to absolve Powell of any responsibility whatsoever in all this shambles really, regardless of whether anyone wants him to stay or go.

We were consistently a top 4 team but Powell has destroyed that in half a season and that interview for me was of a dejected man who made himself a laughing stock by saying the team are in a good place.For gods sake at least tell it how it is then I might stick with you but am slowly losing faith.

This Wire team's players has been rotten to the core for years under Smith (at the end), Price and now Powell. I feel sorry for Powell big-time. One thing I will say is that Powell has a record over many years of improving players and improving every team he's managed. Compare that to the record of our players over the past 6/7/8 years who in the most part have shown complacency, lack of desire and most of all lack of pride in the shirt.

Cooper has been immense for us, but if its true that he's clashing with Powell and not taking on instructions, then Powell has no choice but to get rid. If Cooper and the rest of the side can't accept that things need to change, because evidence clearly indicates things haven't been working for years, then bin the arrogant lot off. Is it any wonder long standing players don't want to change when they can earn plenty of wedge putting a half d shift in.

While Cooper puts the effort in on the pitch, he's got absolutely no right to try and start influencing outcomes against the head coach, especially when it's obvious to all that things haven't been working for years. I'm right being Powell because he's trying to do what should have been done over many, many years in trying to change the mentality and culture at the club. Give up on him now and the doors are open to players dictating years of complacency and underachievement when the next coach comes in, and those that follow.

On a side note, it's a shame Currie's contract isn't up this year. I'm sick and tired of his half d defensive attitude and lack of concentration. He offers virtually nothing and is symptomatic of the failings in this squad.

Agree with that although I'd like Powell to give more indication of that in his interviews rather than give the impression that he thinks things are good and not far off.

I think it's a tricky one for him and he has to keep a brave face. When things aren't going well for even the greatest managers in any sport, they try to show strength and positivity in adversity, though it can look daft when the fans know different like tonight. I think too that he doesn't want those disruptive players to win, so by remaining strong, it sends a message to them that he isn't giving up.

Do you have a plot?