And take up a coaching position

Is it Dickens that is the West Yorkshire player thats annoucing his shock retirment today then ?

Everyone's wondering who this shock retiring Legend is, I reckon a few might be shocked to see that Deighton's talking about Dickens.

Wonder what coaching positions he's taken up and why the sudden departure from Feath.

Assuming this is true....Dickens would never leave Fev as he had a good job and wanted to be part time because of this,could this be a way to lure a great old fashioned prop away from Fev, and we get a year out of him on the field? Just a thought?

Announced his retirement from playing, could be a part-time coaching appointment?

Its in this mornings league express.

its a coaching role, working along side Agar, when he gets back from Oz which he is heading on holiday( ) this week

Stu Dickens is one of the nicest blokes u could meet. Remember seeing him play for westgate years ago.

He's said recently that when he retires he wants to go into coaching. Been a loyal player to fev over the years played for them for a lot of years apart from a few games at Salford. Basically he picked up a few injuries in the last couple of years and his body is taking longer to get over them and maybe the security of a coaching position at wakefield gives him the opportunity to carry on in the games he loves?

100% agree, he's a really good bloke and loves RL.

Good luck and welcome on board.

Has he coached before?

Back to his home town club a good lad and hopefully good coach

Don't know the answer to that, he's a role model and a senior player at Fev so i suspect he does get involved with coaching, qualifications ? well you would think he would have those already sorted.

Anyone can take coaching badges but not everyone can coach.

Where does this leave Colin Maskill?