Everyone looking for someone to blame.

But for me it's one if those situations where it's probably just right for everyone.

Is it really much different if he goes at the end of this season or next? We were always going to have to appoint a new coach at some point.

Exactly. Never understood this type of mentality where fans expect players & coaches to be 100% loyal, end of the day a majority of the time the only ones who are 100% loyal to a specific club are us, the supporters.

The sooner some people get it into their heads that for players & coaches it's a career and can be a short one at times too.

I don't begrudge someone grabbing an opportunity when it's available, Madge has given us plenty of time to prepare so let's be grateful of that.

It's valid because if he stayed for three years the club would fully expect to be negotiating with him at that time to extend his contract or having spoken to him realised it needed to find a new coach. There is a big difference between things happening when you plan then to and someone throwing a spanner in the works of your master plan after so short as time. It may well have been the plan all along that Wane took over after Madge had done his three years. Now we have the debate has he served a long enough apprenticeship after only a year and a bit as assistant. Madge leaving early did not figure in IL's plans that you can bet on. After so short a stint there is every chance his ethos will leave with him without it having been ingrained on the club.

Typical narrow minded view dont u think?

So just because he is leaving all his hard work and commitment that he has given to Wigan counts for nothing? Yes u can look at it that he has used Wigan to put himself in the shop window but do u honestly think that was all he cared about whilst he was head coach of Wigan?

Life is about bettering yourself and taking on challenges, y is sport seen different than normal work life. People change companies all the time for things such as money, opportunities etc.

He is an employee not a fan and the end of the day its a job for him!!

Gutted aint the word but if that what he wants let him go he's done wonders for us last season

I just hope the replacement rumors are true

Do tell.

not Lam is it

Yeah coaches of Madges calibre are ten a penny. Of course it makes a difference. The club expected him here for 3 years and will have planned for that. That's why they gave him a three year deal.

Not lam no

I had a phone call before asking me if i could get someone odds on this guy to be next coach but been told not to make it public

It's not often you and I agree but I agree with everything you said on this so far. I need to lie down.

Lenagan interviewhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/13102229.stmrl

Don't see how it will be anyone else but Wane if the chairman openly admits he's a big favourite.

Life is also about integrity and honouring your commitments and in professional sport this supposed to be even more important. Not jumping ship the minute someone makes you an offer. In my industry we employ people on fixed term contracts and the ones that get taken back on when the needs arise are the ones who fulfil their obligations, not the ones who don't. Bad reputations are easily earned and hard to shrug off. The way people go on you would think he was in charge of a ramshackle outfit at the bottom of NL2 earning £100 a week, not head coach of Wigan.