Whoever the coach is for next year ought to be looked at in the context of 2017 and beyond. Just about the worst thing Leeds could do is appoint someone for the rest of this season who strings together a few results and is then appointed permanently.

Get Brian Smith in for a few months to do exactly the same job he did at Wakefield last year. Instill a bit of professionalism, remind the players of basic rugby technique, and prepare for the middle eights. That's how far we've fallen.

Then concentrate on recruiting a top long-term coach for next year, because they aren't available now.

Peter Fox and Malcolm Clift couldn't do any worse and they were useless.

They are available now. But personally I am not so keen on them coming mid year. This is the structure McDermott in his power building has been allowed to build up. With no next in line, or a successor, there is no one at the club to step into the breach. Which either means seeing it out to end of year (which would be a disaster even worse on current trend), bring in your new coach early if they agree, or appoint an interim (not usually a good idea unless right person). Your best option might be Smith in, working with Sinfield just for the rest of the year, with a future announced position for Sinfield and contract in place, which is not on the coaching.

When Leeds sacked Robin Dewhurst after their worst ever defeat to Castleford (last night as bad as it was is still second to that) they appointed David Ward and Alan Smith as caretaker coaches for the next 7 games, their record was L, W, L, W, L, W, L then Maurice Bamford arrived and 9 games later Leeds were lifting the JP/Regal Trophy.

Funny things can happen when tough decisions are taken, when nettles are grasped. Dewhurst was told to clear his desk, he also had lost three straight V Castleford, I think one of the four L's for Ward and Smith made it four V Cas.

Time for a change.

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Steve McNamara. He has ample experience in helping recently successful clubs languish near the bottom of SL.

Mick Potter.

Richard Marshall doing great at Halifax.

Brian Noble until the end of the season?

if anyone wants to watch a good game to lift them out of the depression... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApgIuqtKi0

if anyone wants to watch a good game to lift them out of the depression... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApgIuqtKi0

Depression? What depression?

On the Saints and Wigan boards they have been calling for new coaches too with Wigan fans unhappy with the over structured boring play. Funny old world.

OK, you've convinced me....Brian is the greatest & we should be grateful

I have never seen delusion on such a massive scale...

The only thing Leeds are playing for is bottom 4 or bottom 2...

I bet it's not just the coach though. I bet it's a root & branch clear out from top to bottom that is needed. That seems the vogue.

Do any of you guys know why Brian Mac is not picking Baldwinson. Got to feel for the lad, went to Fev for last season and gets young player of the year in the championship and can't get a look in. Is it another case of his face doesn't fit with McDermott so he's no chance

Because he prefers Mullally - why who knows!!

That's exactly what is. Another case of big hard Brian bullying another youngster

has to be sinfield.. surely.

I think he just has Galloway, garbutt , cuthbo and Mullally ahead in pecking order. Baldwinson still has singo as well to get past and he can't get in either. Prop is the one area where we have not been hard hit with injuries.

He might get a game this week, apparently big Keef is somewhere out in the med on a pedalo supping sangria...

It's a long way to Newcastle on one of them. Hope he has Ben flower and o'loughlin helping him pedal.

Spot on. It's exactly this but people prefer conspicary theories instead. The "put JJB to 2nd row" idea a few on here suggested got shown up to be the poor idea it always was going to be because of his poor mobility in defence as Cas just murdered that channel.