I'd keep him, even if we don't make the final.

You going Crunch? I can tell you a good meeting place and we can discuss the merits/Failings of Brian Noble?

I would rather ask myself the question why was he looking for other jobs.

Secondly you cannot mess your coach around and leave him not knowing if he is coming or going and not expect him to look at other options.

Lastly do you have any solid proof that he was looking at these other jobs?

I remember Catalan last year and was he not looking @ Leeds because Maurice & Whelan were a nightmare. Now we have a proper chairman, he wants to say, it makes sense to me.

When did he look @ Wire?

I don't see who we can appoint who is better, Wane may be a good long term option, but we are very close under Noble, unless the appointment is world class, surely IL will be proved to have been to hasty?

Do you have any that he wasn't?

You only need a rumour to get around, and no-one to firmly quash it, and the club and fans are going to start wondering.

That's what happened.

Anyway, I'm not getting into this any further. I've expressed my views pretty clearly, I think. Now all I'm interested in is the match.

How do you get solid proof that he WASN'T looking for another job? You want all the Chairmen to stand up and confirm they haven't spoken to him?
When you're coming to the end of a term contract you have absolutely every right to find a deal to suit you, and if your present employer doesn't snap you up, you are bound to look elsewhere.