The timing of this coupled with no statement on where he is going or who is coming in suggests that he is unhappy about something and has quit.

S Wane strikes me as someone that would go with immediate effect if he was unhappy, looking at the timing it is an odd time to announce this mid season with the team going well.

Lets hope this is one last master stroke in motivation

Maybe it was a bad idea bringing over Escare and Navarrete.....

Very surprised (especially the announcement now rather than end of the season seems a bit odd) - like many on here have already said his record is second to none in recent years, plus the development of young players has put the club in a fantastic position. Could another coach have done better- I doubt it.

I just hope this is not one of those events which end up being a major turning point for the worse, the recruitment of a new coach and players is going to be interesting to say the least - it is a lot of change all at once potentially (if the rumoured player departures turn out to be correct). Maybe Wane is leaving at the right time.

The new coach will have a hard act to follow that is for certain.

Paul Cullen is the rumour i've heard.

Should be good for you guys.

A little bird told me this morning that SW fancies a crack at RU up in Scotland. Be a great little retirement pot and lots of space to walk his dogs!

I was told about the Scottish RU role a couple of weeks ago from a guy who used to work for the club but I dismissed it as perhaps his old colleagues winding him up when he asked for some gossip.
If he makes a few bob out of it good luck to the lad.
I just wish he was taking the England RL coaching job. We might see some proper test matches then.

Mixed feelings on this personally, but ultimately I do think the time has come for someone new to come in.

We will be rebuilding the squad and hopefully whoever is going to take over is already part of that process.

NRL would be my preferred hunting ground, but it would be interesting to see Edwards have a crack at it.

I agree with this. Be interesting to see fresh ideas injected into our setup.

NRL would be preferable but look at recent acquisitions by other clubs. Holbrook has reinvigorated Saints (having Barba helps but they're clearly playing better than last year) or Price who for me hasn't really done much about Wire. Better than last year but not great.

Think John Winder may end up in charge for the 2019 season. Other option Wayne Bennett.............especially with Broncos looking for a change for 2019 with Craig Bellamy moving to Suncorp.

I ideally would like Shaun Edwards to join after 2019 Rugby Union World Cup (September) for the start of 2020 season with SoL and TL apart of the coaching setup.

NRL assistant is a short term fix for 1 or 2 years max as they will always want to go back to NRL.