Well Chambers to DOR is a good choice, I hope Sam smashes it. COME ON THE WIRE

Can he bring that Mitchell fella with him. He's rather good.

Marshall as assistant (according to BBC), so no Long, on the day he was sacked at Fev.....hmmmm

Reading that Guardian post Long is going to be shortly

You need to read the post they bringing another coach in now to assist Chambers and Marshall who will then be Burgess assistant

Heard it may be Gleeson and not Long

Hope it works but he needs his big broom to clear all the rubbish out

Wow. Just wow. I have no words about how bad this appointment is. Prove me wrong.

Can't complain with that. Fitzpatrick being taken away from the rugby side of things by the sounds of it, so that's a positive straight away.

Chambers providing some common sense stability along with Marshall. Long looking almost certain to be hooking up with Burgess as his assistant.

One thing it won't be is boring. It's a big gamble, but one that actually gets the pulse going a bit, because, if it was to work, it'd be an almighty f**k you to all the opposition fans who find such pleasure in us living rent free in their heads...

So how long do I have to give Burgess and Long pishing up the joint before i'm allowed to criticise them? Seems with Powell we weren't allowed until he'd been in charge for 20+ months. Is it the same for Burgess? Or are we going to see sense quicker on here this time around?

I thought Middleton said they were going to take their time and not rush into any decisions? Their first choice fell through and we get lumbered with someone with frankly almost 0 experience in coaching let alone head coaching, within the space of 4 or 5 days lol. How is that NOT rushing? Another moronic couple years ahead.

Yawn!

Powell was criticised very early on. Did you not see the flak that Gazwire got. Go with the flow. There will always be those on here who want to give people a chance, others will want a change at the first sign of trouble. Most will be somewhere in the middle. Take a chill pill.
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Too late, you've started already dear chap.

I agree.
Nothing against him personally but he is light on coaching experience.
And with Long or Gleeson.....

Burgess allegedly -
drug taker, gambler, misogynist

Long and Glesson - well they go back a long way. TS got rid of Glesson due to (iirc) his bad influence. Long has not exactly got a blemish free record (St. Helens market and all that).

This is a big gamble.

The only positive is that Chambers will become director of rugby - hopefully this will take workload off Burgess and put KP one step away from the rugby side of things.
I like Marshall but dont know enough of his influence on things.

I'd like them to have appointed a full time psychologist - so much at the club needs that treatment!

Having said all that - good luck Sam and Gary.