I reckon we'd be better off leaving Marshall in charge of coaching for now and getting a Director of Rugby and give them carte blanche to restructure the whole club without any interference from our CEO or any of the board members - then we may actually attract someone of Shaun Wayne's reputation in the game, rather than just another coach who fancies a handsome payday for 18 months.

Chambers is in charge I think.

I'd love it if we could get Holbrook or Wayne, but I just don't see them wanting to come.

We're either going to have to look a bit lower on the ladder or take a punt on an Aussie, though Monas wouldn't be a bad choice imo.

It's been mentioned somewhere that Middleton is off to Aus. If there's a time when we really could do with throwing some money around, it's at a new coach. Holbrook would potentially be our best signing since Briers. Unfortunately I just can't see it happening though.

BTW, anyone know which players went to ibiza? Very poor timing given our results and looking a very unwise decision given today's performance .

Alex Murphy. The ultimate legend.

You might think he's too old at 84, but if Joe Biden gets re-elected he'll be 86 by the end of his Presidential term. At least we wouldn't be trusting Murph with the nuclear codes.

Is Mike Bassett still England manager.

Sam Allardyce is free.

There was a really good episode of Eddie and Stevo's podcast with Briers where he was asked about his future as a coach and he said his interest was in coaching and development of young players, he didn't fancy being a head coach. He may have changed his mind but its worth noting.

Well another thing is it’s Middleton flying out to Aus and not Fitzpatrick. Do you think that is role is now fully focused on whizzy rascal.

Yeh could be the perfect fit, just kick it to King.

Middleton flying out to Aus, wonder how many he will speaking to.

If…. George Williams is going back to Wigan, use ALL of that money and get Trent Robinson or Craig Bellamy.

It’s a Far better use of money than wasting it on an old Aussie prop or a British mercenary.

Coach is THE most important position at any Sports club.

Interesting that Middleton is flying to Aus and not Karl: hopefully means he’s off too although I doubt it.

It’s interesting that Middleton is going to Australia. You would assume that a shortlist has been drawn up, let’s face it this hasn’t come as a surprise to anyone.

The urgency of it all seems to point in the direction of Holbrook, and it makes a lot of sense. I just hope that this isn’t just a case of flying out to find anyone who is willing to chat with us. I don’t want him coming home with Griffin, Barrett or Siebold simply because they are available.

Still, I know it’s a long shot to say the least, but a call with Tony Smith has to take place, even if just to rule it out. He’s setting up the same project at Hull, bringing Grix in as number 2 with the aim for him to succeed him. But these are Warrington men. While they don’t owe us anything, they have the ear of the fans and I think they would connect well with the supporters/community and start to repair the damage on day one.

The club can’t get this wrong. We can’t put in another abrasive individual who gets an already vulnerable/volatile group of players and fans wound up. We need someone with either proven winning credentials, or someone with credit in the bank at Warrington. Ideally both.

It’s time to be bold and set the course for the future of the club. We need to be talking to Robinson. We should even be looking at Gould/Bennett and seeing if they would be interested in a project to reinvent the team, with a younger coach at the helm.

New coach OUT!!!!!

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If we do get Holbrook, it would be fantastic, though I just can't see it.

What is it though with our players. They threw Smith under the bus at the end, wouldn't turn up for big games under Price bar one, and they've thrown Powell under the bus. There must be something rotten within our club. Shame a win bonus can't be factored into the wage structure as I'm fairly sure that would make a difference.