ominous times i think. DH has a plan. im not sure it is going to be beneficial or london rl. this could be a defining moment for the club. mac going is a victory for some, as some of the results and style of play were unacceptable. he has gotten london lads in the side though, and he has to be congratulated for that. its make or break now. if a big name coach is annouced, then you can be sure there will be some money for players and the youth development continues. if not, then its going to be a very tough 3 years, and a very, very rocky road.

there is a very good coach already within the ranks at Quins - Phil Jones has been doing a good job with the youngsters and as the team will now be the youngsters - QED??
Not much time to makeup ground before the new franchises so it will test Sky and the RFL's committment to 'needing a team' in London.

this made my day



i'm hoping willie poching will replace him

Poaching and Cummins maybe

Someone with a track record please: Steve Folkes or Graham Murray. Maybe even karl Harrison?

But if the money isn't there then an up and coming coach like David Faileigh who did a fantastic job with the Cook Islands last year.

Jason Taylor please, budget permitting. Very concerned though about the future.

Good call about Phils track record with the youth development, often overlooked as the "BIG" name took the glory.......not 100% sure he would want the first team coach position though.

Excellent news, sorry Brian but you've been taking us backwards these past 2 seasons - replacement? An NRL assistant coach looking to make a bit of a name for himself.

Glad of the change, but at the same time it would be nice to hear whose commited to the club for next season/joining it.

All this news of people leaving...anyone getting onboard, or is this indeed the metaphorical sinking ship?

Good luck to the man, I wish him well and thank him for his efforts.......but I will not be shedding any tears over his departure. Hopefully the move back up north to friends and family will help soften his general demeanour and he will be able to drop the seige mentality he has developed while at Quins.

He is sure to do better with the pool of talent available at Leeds, but to read their message board you would have thought they had just signed Billy Slater. He (along with much work by Phil Jones) has helped to bring through local youngsters and given lesser known talents a chance (much of it driven by lack of finances) but let`s not forget that the team/s we have had during his tenure are his teams and our performances and win rate year on year have been in steady decline since his arrival. I think he is probably more suited to the assistant coaching role on offer.

Should he inherit the head coach job at Leeds it will be interesting to see how long the policy of homegrown talent and reduction of overseas players lasts........I suspect about the same time as IL`s intentions once he bought Wigan.

No idea who DH has in mind to replace him...........Paul Cullen anyone?....he has been through difficult times and is worthy of a return to SL, perhaps we could offer him a fresh start down south........plus he could provide some much needed free promotion of the club on SKY......a bit like Harris and Robbie Paul do for their clubs on the BBC Super League show.

You would think the messiah was on his way back reading SS.com, wonder how many were blasting BM when it looked as if he was in with a shout of the England post.

You REALLY hate us, don't you?