Quote: WiganBurt "The thing about Wanes resignation is, this will now spur half of the SL coaches to really knuckle in and crack on and put themselves in the shop window.
I could imagine the likes of Chris Chester being in the mix, while Denis Betts and perhaps even the likes of Powell and McDermott are licking their lips right now. not that i'd wish to have any of those at the helm to be honest.
but lets be realistic, there is no way this is an out of the blue thing as the BBC report suggest. something must already be sorted, both for Wane and whoever is replacing him. no wonder we have had so much back and forth with Gildart, Sam announcing he was off and even more worryingly the lack of news on Bateman.'"
Would be very surprised if Betts is considered to be honest. I feel for him slightly, because I think he's a good, and it's just a shame that Widnes clearly don't have the resources to show what he can do imo.
Of the others, I expect Chester's in with a shout as I've said elsewhere. It'd be interesting to see if Powell would be interested. He's clearly got a bee in his bonnet about Wane's Wigan, and has done an amazing job with his hometown club. Will he want to move, even if it's to the biggest club in the country? Would it work even if he did? Seems a bit too similar to Brian Clough going to Don Revie's Leeds!
As for McDermott, avoid like the plague.