Director of rugby anybody .
Not to belittle poaching in anyway ,but could Kear not only back poaching in his first tenure as a coach but point him in the right direction and advise on the pitfalls that can so easily ruin a budding career . Obviously this would have to be run by poaching of course as I certainly wouldn’t want him to undermined his authority in any way ,but kear has far more experience of been embattled and getting the players up for the fight .

To true PT but we are talking about a completely different role and one that probably doesn’t even exist.

Whatever Kears shortfalls or strengths he certainly could rally the troops when all seemed lost . I know we aren’t in that position yet as some people would have you believe ,but he could certainly tap into the emotion of the occasion better than most and get that across to the players in no uncertain terms as proved in our hour of need

Bit rosed tinted, there were plenty of times when he couldn't tally them, except against Cas and by god do I miss that.

As a coach he had too great strength. He generally knew what players he liked and was able to mostly give them a game plan they could follow.

What he wasn't and never will be is the sort of coach who can revolutionise a club.

So I really don't want him back as a coach, that moment has been and gone. But as part of a coaching team that's fine. It certainly makes more sense than offering Tony Smith a similar role.

There is no doubt. If you want to motivate a team for a big game it's John Kear.