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.'"
Betts has been and gone, and left no mark. McDermott is a bit of an immovable object at Leeds, and frankly, they're welcome to him. Powell is a chippy Yorkshireman who wouldn't be happy unless he was east of the Pennines (plus we've now signed ZH - couldn't see it working for that reason alone). Chester would be a popular appointment because he played well for Wigan and he's a top bloke ... but I can't help thinking that we need someone more exciting.
I'd be surprised if IL didn't look to really shake things up and opt for a 'complete new era' coach ... a revolutionary appointment along the lines of Lowe and McGuire. At least, I hope that's what he'll go for.