It could also have the other effect in that the players have become such a tight knit group under Maguire that they will want to send him out on a high, which is what I think will happen.

I'd be inclined to agree.

"seems like theres some sort of rumor here"




not to mention the grammatical & spelling errors of course ?

sorry,couldn't resist...

So now that it's more or less established Madge is going what is the favourite scenario for 2012?
Does SW get the job full time and someone gets promoted to No.2
Or
Do they look to Oz again
Or
They look to bring in one of your old boys Edwards/Hanley/Farrell
Or
Big money offer for a current SL coach?

No its different. Year 3 was always going to be a transition year - we know Wane is lined up to play a prominent role (probably head coach) and plans would have been made to handover responsibility throughout the 3rd year.

There were no such plans in place for this (2nd year)..Wigan now need to act quickly:-

Sort out his successor
Implement a transition plan (ASAP)
Ensure this season is a productive one building on last years triumph

This situation will be a difficult one to handle this year - mark my words.

If Maguire did go I am not sure I want Wane to take over the Head coach role.

I think Wane plays a vital role now at the club and we should be all means let him continue his role and bring in a head coach who is more a tactical thinker with fresh ideas to take us forward.

I don't believe anything yet, and even if I did it wouldn't matter a jot because I know no more and no less than you. There is minimal factual information in the public domain about this matter from which any of us can draw any firm conclusions. There are almost certainly numerous factors which did not make it into that old press release you're hanging onto for grim death, which could have created various alternative outcomes. You don't know about them, and likely as not you never will.

You'd better chill out, Dave. There's a hint of trouble in the camp and yet again it's you who's leading the witch hunt. Frankly, it's making you look a right prat.

Having read through all 13 pages of this thread, I think I'll put my oar in.

I personally don't know how anyone can be 'angry', 'disappointed', or 'upset' at Maguire. Or how anyone can say, "well he's clearly been talking to other clubs, he's not interested, sack him now!". Mick Potter whilst at Saints signed for Bradford after confirming his departure weeks earlier, he ended up taking them to the GF. Does that ring of non-commitment/interest? It's the same thing more or less to the situation here!

Michael Maguire, whilst at Melbourne, announced he'd be leaving to coach us - yet helped steer them to a GF success. Again, where is the non-commitment/interest?

Aside from that, no announcement has been made by the club. It's [inewspaper[/i speculation!! It's no more believable than Jordan's marriage's.

Should Maguire agree to go to Souths, I wouldn't be 'angry', 'disappointed' or 'upset'. He will of achieved his life's aim - to coach in the NRL. Wigan as a club will move on, and achieve many successes, with or without Maguire.

As a replacement for Maguire, I would love to see Shaun Edwards back in RL but the question is would he leave the mega bucks in RU?

No, you 'hope' it will happen.

As do I.

But recent form doesn't suggest that does it ?

I agree, and it looks more likely now that he was receiving offers as soon as we won the match at Old Trafford.

Not at all, but look through the history of teams after the WCC. Leeds, Saints, Bradford all went through rough patches after this game and keeping with tradition, so are we.
Not to mention the injuries we have/had, which ever is more appropriate.

I too hope it happens, and if it were me in that team I'd be thinking in the mentality of sending him home on a high. But fairytale endings are few and far between in sport.

When this Maguire to Souths rumour first came about I was of the opinion that if he went then he was abandoning the club and not fulfilling his contract etc. But the guy has come in, inherited a team that was consistently mediocre (plus Deacon, a very shrewd signing IMO) and turned that team into champions. He was an unproven head coach that has, in effect, now proven himself. Going by what I've read on here he has every right to leave after two years for a head coach role in the nrl, he has earnt that by doing so well at Wigan. To expect him to not look for a job till the end of this season would be unrealistic and impractical for both Maguire and us looking for a replacement (whether that be Wane or someone else). Presuming that clause is in his contract then Lenegan and the club will have expected this move since we won the league last year, they would have been foolish not to. As has been said, should it be confirmed that Maguire is leaving at the end of year I'd expect the players to push and send him off in style. He has afterall, with the help of Wane, reinstated that winning mentality at Wigan. I'd also hope the fans would get behind him and appreciate that the guy did great things last year and has every right to further his career, in line with the clauses we put into his contract. It's a job at the end of the day, I wouldn't begrudge him a better paid job that allowed him to move home, how many on here would turn down that opportunity in their own line of work?

Let's not write off this season either! We've had some bad results, so have Wire, Saints and Leeds. We will be there or thereabouts at the end of the year, hopefully challenging for both the cup and league. To blame the poor results on Maguire seems ridiculous to me, with all the issues and distractions we've had, then there's the fact that this is sport and bad games/results happen! I'd still rather be in this position than where we were two seasons ago, or worse in 2006!!! I'd just hope that the club announce, when it is confirmed, what is happening so we can get on with the rest of the season.

Spot on.

How good is this Wane bloke? Good pedigree etc?

Personally, I'd like to see Wane promoted and Radlinski to become his No2.