We can always hope, but it looks as though Jimmy will decide on team selection this week while Smithy (hehe I'm calling him smithy already) will take a more observant role til monday.

his mere presence will have an immediate effect.....they all know they are now playing for there places and wage packets instead of "i will be playing wether or not i deserve it".

them days are over now and we should now see the real steel in the squad, no hiding places anymore for the players.

Maybe a few players will be looking to impress to get in the Engand shirt at the end of the season!

I suppose that could work either way and give leeds a boost!

wait and see!!

I'm thinking maybe his very presence will have the desired effect. Maybe a few will realise the jig could be up and start playing for their places?

Can't do much in truth, but his presence should give the whole day a lift. I was not going to travel up from Northamptonshire for the game and will do so now for the start of a new era.

I watched a 'Sweet Sixteen UK' last night, some spoilt brat learnt to do a proper rehed dance routine in two days, so I reckon Smith could do similar, easily.

He could join the Starlights at half-time

Hopefully, he'll spend the whole two days looking at how we communicate in defence, and then probably the next few weeks or so after that, or as long is needed until it sinks in and we are defensively sound.

I hope Penny plays on Sunday.

I also hope he makes Chris Bridge believe that he's his answer to Danny McGuire.

I hope we play expansive Cull style rugby, but when we don't have it, we can cope much. much better.

What we don't have, that Leeds did is that Kevin Sinfield, that bloke on the field who seems to make everything tick, communicates, lifts people etc, call it what you will 'a presence', who will Smith look to at Warrington to do this ?

Briers.

I can't really imagine wholesale changes. I do expect to see Penny back in. Didn't Smith put him in the train-on squad in 2007?


I'd think

Hicks at fb
Wingers Penny and King
Centres Bridge and Gleeson
Usual half backs
Clarke to start
Props - Morley and Cooper
Back row - both Andersons plus McCarthy

Bench - Rau, Wood, Mitchell and Higham.

Cooper? Is that what you think or what you hope?

I would hope he would ditch the old style Bradford tactics we are using in attack.
Show them a recording of the defensive effort against Saints,(FIRST 50 MINS

)
And start with John Clarke, using Mickey higham to do what he is there for, which is to make a big impact off the bench.

He isn't picking the team on Sunday FYI

Smith's contract started with immediate effect once it was announced that he had joined.

So he will be responsible for picking the team, team talks etc. none of that observing rubbish.

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cannot really see T.S not having a say in it, Lowes might pick the team but he will have T.S hand up is a$$..a bit like a Ventriloquist dummy act.

New coach syndrome, I would imagine.

This is a tactic Smith likes to play.

If you do poorly well TS has not taken over yet. If you do well it is still put down to the Arrival of TS.

If you were playing a weakened salford team this weekend it is likely Smith would have been more assertive.

Very smart.

You really hate Tony Smith don't you

Did it often at Hudds, did he?

He will lift the team just by his reputation for being a strict no nonsense coach imo.
Wether your guys will respond is another story which we will have to wait and see.
I would also expect to see a few departure's from your place either during or at the end of the season.

Johnson's back. No Penny.

So I see Riley in there and Johnson instead of McCarthy. Wonder if Johnson will go into centres to release Bridge to float. Hope not.

He can't make things worse

Is this confirmed?

Give us hope!

You think calling someone very smart is hateful? You must have lived a very sheltered life