Kear is a proven experienced quality coach, the main point being experienced. Neil Jukes on the other hand compared to Kear is fresh outta nappies , I think Kear is an excellent coach but I think Neil is coach of the season given the circumstances this season.

I think Jukes has done a good job and my congratulations on winning the leaders shield to him, the team and most of all the fans, but I do think a number of other coaches could have achieved this given the support and financial backing from Degsy. What must be the largest squad bill in the league by some way must be the envy of all the other coaches. KEar, Henderson, Marshall and Morrison have all done excellent jobs so I think it will be a close run thing, let's see what happens in the 8's.

As a neutral I think there's a very good shout for both. It would hardly be a travesty if Jukes won, or Kear, but if I had a vote it would be actually be Henderson who got it.

The British loser mentality of reward the nearly men for being good sports. The only clubs under pressure where Leigh and Bradford, similar spends but different results

Always a safe comfort zone, when neutral.

If it was team of the year Leigh would walk it. But it's coach of the year, so I picked on that basis.

I'd agree with Henderson, I think Batley have done fantastic but also feel they fell slightly luck getting a couple of key players from sheffield due to them going full time. for me id go Henderson, Kear, Gallagher, Naylor as a shortlist

With the absolute turmoil Neil has had to deal with and to only lose that first game when he had a weeks prep, having to use 40+ players in the season, until now never having a fit squad. Yes JK done well but id be amazed if anyone could get near what Neil has achieved. Rohan Smith thought it would be a piece of cake to get Bull in the middle 8's he has found it very difficult...

Didn't Jukes take a winning team and carry on winning with it? It was a horrible start for you lot, from the timing of events down to the worries about what must have been truly going on that I've no doubt you all felt in some way. From there to where you are now are different worlds.

But if there weren't any deep seated issues (as you were assured) and no other wheels were ever going to fall off (which is how it turned out) then surely all Jukes has really done is take a winning team and carry on winning with it? I don't mean this as a slight on him, he's clearly a very good coach that the team wants to play for and your strategic approach to the season over all is a vast improvement on last year. But fundamentally that's all that's happened.

Far from a travesty if he does win it, but I'm not seeing the overwhelming case for it. There are teams with considerably less resource who are night and day this year to how they were last.

I Understand your points mate but there were deep seated issues, those individuals needed to be flushed out and moved on quickly, then we had to find the adequate replacements otherwise the wheels would have fallen off and lets be honest most Leythers and everyone on the outside thought we were doomed when Rolls quit. Neil Jukes has had to complete a season with no pre season has had to try and work with 2 teams in a season and still only lost 2 competitive games... Miracle if you ask me...

But the next coach is currently 7 points back, all you can do is beat what's in front of you, the other coaches haven't done that

So, Jukes not even in the Top 4?! For my money it would have to be Jukes by a long distance. None of the other coaches has had to contend with anywhere near the number of problems he has had to overcome.

As for having a large squad, there have been weeks when he has been down to the last seventeen available - especially when so many 'players' have been AWOL, for whatever reasons!