I agree about the lack of time, the best we can hope for is that he mangages to kick some backsides and drag some desire out of them that has been missing for a long time. Nobody will be getting sacked though, Carter has said he will be working with the existing backroom staff.

I think Brian Smith could make him see otherwise. Can't see Smith hanging around if he doesn't get his way. Be utterly foolish of MC to not back him considering his experience, the thing MC signed him for.

Well if he intends to stick by that he may as well tell Brian Smith to stay in Aus and save himself some money.

Agreed, we definitely require a quality assistant and a conditioner who understands modern methods

We sure do but going by what Carter said on radio leeds it won't be this season. Any changes will likely be at the end of the season and probably dependant on what divison we are in.

having appointed Smith M C needs to let him get on with the job as he sees fit, and I would have thought that its probably been agreed.
Yes Smith will have his work cut out but I see no reason why he will not sort issues out. The players need to get a grip and take responsibility , any player and I repeat any player found lacking should be shown the door and quickly.

Come on Carter won't have much say - if Smith wants someone out they are gone.

Carter will have all the say. The backroom staff all have contracts and all would need payouts and the money isn't there for that. The best would be a a short term addition on top and a sidelining of the current staff but it would have to be someone currently out of work as who who give up a job for a 4 month role here?

The lad is the first I have seen who has the physique and pace to make it. I know he made mistakes but that was more to do with him trying too hard.
I am certain he will be very much in demand with the usual suspects monitoring the situation.

If and it's an if Smith finds say Clawson to be totally incapable of doing the and as such making it impossible for Smith to do his do you really think he'll keep Clawson. Will he nelly he'll do as Smith asks because if he doesn't Smith will not hang around, doesn't need to and has a long history of doing just that.

Finally I doubt very much that Clawson has a contract as such, I suspect he is an employee plain and simple and can be sacked or got rid of as easy as any employee can. However neither of us know that for certain and let's not pretend we do. I'm not condoning it but just seen 4 staff made redundant and two freelancers got rid off and their so called 12 month contracts terminated with immediate effect. All done by the companies HR man who tied all the Union Reps and the odd Solicitor in knots - quite impressive in an evil kind of way,

We'll see.

When Clawson signed in september 2011 it was quoted at the time that he had signed a 3 year deal. I'm guessing he must have signed an extension for this season, how long for was never reported. Gilmour was reported as signing a contract until the end if 2016. Whether they can be just terminated or not depends on what is in the contract, but i'd be very surprised to see it happen. Hudson & Dickens both joined at the end of 2012 and there was no length of time mentioned but going by the others i'd hazard a guess they also have contracts. Carter doesn't seem the sacking kind to me, i doubt he will be getting rid of anybody before the end of the season.

Think I read on here that Hudson has done a decent job (one of the few at the club to do so) in his role with scouting young players. I'd look to shift Clawson Dickens and Gilmour before him.

I have a feeling Smith will be rooting out some bad apples in the dressing room first.

He made one mistake and that was the Shenton try, he allowed himself to be caught off balance allowing Shenton to come inside of him brushing him aside instead of making him go on the outside where he has the physique, strength and the speed to have put him where he should have been, into the advertising hoardings, other than that he can't be blamed for his team mates defensive frailties but then again it's easier to blame it on the winger.

Johnstone has got the pace and confidence to make a very good winger. Let's just hope he doesn't get muscled up to the point of not being able to run.