There are also 14 players who are out of contract at the end of this season. Who now decides who stays or goes? A new coach would need time to access his options accordingly.

The difference is millward and noble both inherited squads that were already champions and runners up for the previous 2 seasons in 2000.
Wayne overhauled the whole wigan team from top to bottom. Thats the difference.

As for other candidates.

Powell has not finnished his job at cas. He wont want to leave unless pushed with only a LLS to his name at cas.

Other names
McDermott. Did the leeds team carry him as he did struggle when sinfield. Peacock burrow and Maguire moved on.

As for the Aussies
Bellamy. Yes he is in his last year as storms coach. Will he come over here for a couple seasons or stay in Australia and move up to state or national level.

Flannigan. When does his suspension finnish in being banned from being a first team coach in the nrl. Will he come over here for a few seasons and then bugger off when the suspension finishes.

Malinga. If Bellamy takes the Australia job. Maybe a 60 year old mal malinga maybe a option.

Inglis. A final season playing. Learn the playing style. And retire and take over as first team coach. Or even player coach for 2022???

Opinion.
Of all the options. We need to throw money at a world class coach to come over on a massive contract with exit clauses.
For our next coach.
We give him the stability and security for the future. So Have a 6 year fixed term (rolling year by year) contract with exit clauses depending on results after certain periods. So example. A minimum of 10 wins in 2022. And if we dont get 10 wins in 2022. We have the option to release him. And then in 2023. if we dont make the playoffs. We can trigger a exit clause. And allow the coach and the board to negotiate the terms of each years contact in January. With salary increasing each year with inflation plus 1%. Or something like that so he sticks it out and if he doesn't meet his target. But we dont trigger the exit clause. He stays at the salary he is on for the previous year.. Similarly. The coach has the option to request leaving his contact early to return home (situation dependent and only authorised by Middleton or moran.) and give us notice by 1st July in order for us to find a suitable replacement. That will give the coach the chance to build something up. not fear the sack unleas he constantly under performs. And it sets out clear conditions for the year and sets expectations for him. The team and what we expect as fans.
I've been consistent in saying I am sick of Aussies coming over. Just to screw us over by either not playing to the potential they shown in the nrl. Coming over for a last pay check. Or screwing us over and holding us to ransom and not coming back for pre season. Basically Latu (ok. Blessing in disguise) this year or sandow in 2017.
I'm basically looking for someone who can build something up again. Put the necessary changes in place from top to bottom. And to build something long term for the next decade or so.
As For Steve price. I respect his decision for going back home at the end of the season. He has given us the respect in telling the club early so that we have a year to recruit the best of the best. It maybe wasnt the best decision by the club to have it leaked and confirmed before the season starts.
When you look back at steve prices appointment. He has a young family. It was always going to be a 4 year appointment when you think about it.
I'm not concerned with prices performances this year. He will be looking for a contract in the NRL. So he will want to show off his coaching prowess.

1 request please. TAKE LEE BRIERS WITH YOU PLEASE. The one constant from the last 2/3 years of tony Smith's tenure and the 4 years of Steve prices tenure is Lee briers being the 1st team coach. When Tony Smith built the golden years of 2011-2013. We had willie poaching as our qst team coach. We hated on Richard agar. But look at how he is turning leeds round. (They will be force for the next few years) and keep briers was to a extent involved in the agar years. Briers is a legend of the wire as a player. But his coaching skills have been non existent. There is no creativity from a player who had creativity in abundance as a player.

I thank you for reading my rant. And if there is anything that doesnt make sense. Let me know and I can explain better as I'm writing this after a night shift and am exhausted.

Thanks

How long have you been a warrington fan? we've got more leaks than a retired russian submarine.

think how ornery this fanbase gets when someone knows something, and they know it for certain and the club doesn't announce anything.

think back to last year, and the 3 widdop situations, the pre season injury, the covid/family situ and then him going back to the nrl,

Club didn't say anything, but everybody knew these things, and were then used as ammo for people to have a pop at KF and the club.


Imagine the fervour amongst the malcontents if they tried to keep this quiet.

Wane was at Wigan for 8 yrs (in various coaching roles) before taking the head coach role - whilst coming in here would be quite similar to inheriting a squad he'd not previously worked with, similar to Noble & Millward.

1974 I started as I moved to the High School and was allowed freedom from the parents.

No doubt like many other I knew this was breaking after a call with a fellow fan at 15:30ish yesterday. If they wish they can keep anything a secret, but only if they want too.

Tbh when Smith had "had enough" of coaching the biggest shock to me was how a squad of professional players also capitulated & we have also seen that happening in the last couple of seasons under Price .Perhaps it isn't always the coach at fault.

Agree with some of the rant, but not Mal Meninga as an option.

What does he have as a day-to-day club coach? Only 1997-2001 as Canberra coach during which time they finished 3rd, 7th, 9th, 4th then 11th. Knocked out in the semis in the three seasons they qualified for the playoffs. No progress in charge of that club, if anything it looks like they went backwards.

Assembling a winning national team from Australia's pool of players isn't exactly a challenge.

So when is the perfect time to decide & announce to leave.
Seems as good as any time to me but am I missing something?

But whenever a coach goes there is this sort of issue & more. What is your perfect way of changing the coach?
I am sure in the past you have wanted us to get rid of Price. But now he's going you don't seem to be happy.

14 payers? Never known that many.

I'm happy he's leaving. He's a great bloke and all that but he's just not good enough. The perfect way would have been if we'd have done the right thing and got rid after the 2019 season when we capitulated in the league and signed Wane then before he took the England job but that's another debate and I cba getting into another 'you're a negative fan' arguement.

Just to confirm facts
2019 Challenge Cup Winners and finished 4th. Lost by 12-14 to Castleford in play offs.

We were going like a bomb until Blake Austin got injured (I think at Catalan) and struggled for form even on his return.
Played whole season without one of our main half-backs (Brown) so Austin's injury was a big blow.
Beat St Helens to win cup with Currie & Patton at half back.
See

Whoever it is will get my backing. I will reserve judgement until I see what they produce on the pitch. I just hope they get the main target rather than best of the rest that's available as we seem to end up with every time our Karl goes to australia.

Powell wouldn't go far wrong and I'd back sean wane to win us a trophy or 2. It's a big decision this, saints and Wigan are surging ahead of us at the minute and we have generally punched below our weight for 2 or 3 years.

You are right that we were poor. But ...we finished 4th in the League and won the Cup.
As I have said ... no club in the league would have sacked their coach and you know that really.
We'd have been taken to court for unfair dismissal.
Anyway he's going now. So there will be no need for anyone to moan.