PR is now in the job, its time to walk the walk.
Whatever happens Leigh RL will be the winner for either exposing PR as a disruptive negative influence as has been stated, or giving an opportunity to a genius in waiting.
Prove em wrong Paul and seize the opportunity, your head is now well and truly above the parapit.

"I am very comfortable with Paul's appointment, and am looking forward to us being a successful coaching team."

Looking at this comment it doesn't sound as if Kelly is completely happy with it either! Did he want to go upstairs or was he made to?

How do you work that out??? If he would of said to "I am very uncomfortable with Pauls appointment" would he actually be well happy with it? Just back the team and don't physcoanalyse everything!

I'm a Widnes fan I hope you get stuffed weekly!

But what does 'comfortable' imply to you? To me it says, yea is ok don't mind rather than yup delighted!

Come on Matt your turning into a numpty you'll be changing your user name next or getting another looking for things that are not there surely if Kelly isn't happy he will resign, why look for things that are not there, sure I don't think Kelly and Rowley see eye to eye on some things but as director of rugby Kelly is still in charge, he is taking the managers role as in football with overall control of coaching at the club with Rowley as 1st team coach, other teams do it quite successfully.

Seems to be some negativity on this thread, give the man a chance. He has the passion to take the club forward, lets hope this is reflected on the field and our standard of rugby improves. Lets all get behind Rowls instead of constantly slagging him off.

Thats unusual on here

nothing left to say on this subject only time will tell but if there was to be change i would have gone for mckormack

The coach picks the team, the manager/director dictates policy and negotiates signings the coach wants, he also deals with the paper work, of which there is a surprising amount, if a club is wanting to run a successful 1st reserve, 18's and a scholarship now or in the future then the manager overees the whole, quite simple like a leadership structure in any organisation.

What he said!

Well thankyou for that and I hope I am not being difficult but can NK overule PR on team selection or tactics ?


A yes or no would satisfy me.

Technically speaking PR has total control of team selection and tactics.