Thanks Brian, if nothing else you deserved more respect than you got.

This is a decent thing to say about a decent man who was doing a decent job. However, in sport and business, sometimes a cut throat mentallity is needed. I think that is one of the areas where Nobby lost it. He put his faith in players who let him down time and again and he really needed to shake them up.

Perhaps the most lads in the reserves weren't quite up to the task, but I'm sure thay would have loved the opportunity to show what they could do and I don't think the odd appearance would have harmed them at all. It would have given some of the underachievers in the first team the kick up the backside it looked like they needed. IMO Brian patience with some of his team should have run out some time ago.

As it is IL's patience has run out on Nobby and, to be fair, not without reason either, as IMO some of his tactics were a little too conservative for my liking.

Having said that, I think we owe a big debt of gratitude to Nobby. I dread to think where we would have been without him.

So Brian, thank very much for what you did for us, I will be eternally grateful. You brought us back from the brink, put integrity back in the club and gave us some measure of success. I hope you manage to get the knee sorted out and wish you every success in your next venture.Your next club will definitely be one whose progress I shall be tracking with interest.

Brian Noble is not my favourite person, he wasn't my favourite Great Britain coach and in his short time as a coach at Wakefield Trinity he didn't break any potts.

In his post match interviews he very rarely the attributes credit to the opposing side.

but let's examine the evidence,

it's well-documented that he rescued a fast sinking Wigan from relegation, something was rotten within the Wigan club when Brian Noble arrived and before he could make progress he had to sort that out.

He's coached the Wigan side to 4 semifinals and been just a handful of points from taking Wigan to a number of grand finals.

Like it or not he's successfully integrated a number of juniors into a first team football, the Tomkins Bros, Mossop, Ainscough, O'Carroll & Presscott.

Your reserve team has just won their grand final and your Academy has reached theirs.

The junior system at Wigan is as healthy as it's ever been.

Under the management of Brian Noble, gone are the days of salary cap scandal, yet more success has been achieved.

And finally Brian Noble has represented the Wigan club with great dignity even under the trying circumstances of his own personal uncertainty.

So good luck Brian Noble

Whilst I am greatful for a lot that he's done at the club, a few of your points can't be attributed to him. I would also argue that getting a team to 4 semifinals, and advancing no further, isn't good enough.

He has helped to steady the ship alongside IL and Mick Hogan but it's time to kick on now.

yes again cheers Nobby for all your great work , and leaving us with the best statement I've heard in years " the bridge has been built it just needs painting" class and no truer word has been said , the club is going places again thanks to your hard work . thanks fella a good luck what ever you do .

exactly, cheers Brian!