Noble’s first job when he came in was to save us from relegation - job done.

His next job was to stabilise the playing side of things given the chaos that had ensued post Mike Gregory and pre his appointment. I think it’s safe to say he achieved that.

However, my point was it was quite obvious that by the end of his tenure despite providing stability, the team was probably underachieving and the playing style wasn’t improving - hence why we needed a decision to be made to take us to the next level.

Had Noble took over Maguire’s side and not Millwards it’s a fair assumption that he would have won something.

Escaré is no goal-kicker, though.

By what mechanism do you propose to "move on" JT? In a hessian sack in the boot of a car?

Michael Gordon is a terrific goal-kicker and a better defensive full-back than either Tomkins or Escaré, but I don't know how feasible an option he'd be.

Tommy’s got a gig on the coaching staff hasn’t he? What can he possibly bring to the squad? Be better off flying Andrew Johns over for a couple of months to nurture Williams.

When I saw this thread why did the idea of the team members getting an endoscopy come to mind?