was he pushed as he wasn't that good at his job???

Sinfield has now left - or is leaving - his RFL role so Peacock could well take that on.

He was only working part time - perhaps one day a week so what was the point?

He only spent last season at St George in a position that would not find him out for at least a season. Had he been any good at it they would have not let him go. His CV may feature several clubs but nothing that indicates he has what it takes

But this will be within financial parameters set by GH and the board. My guess is that Furner is having a big say in the recruitment decisions

I think Furner and most coaches would want a big say in recruitment .I have a feeling all this activity is leading up to Kevin Sinfield officially taking over from Hetherington

What all this indicates is a huge investment in the playing side on and off the pitch. I've always felt Hetherington and Caddick have been happy to spend when required but McDermott was happy with a relatively small coaching staff. Add on Sinfield's salary, what looks like two marquee players and potentially transfer fees if needed the club is really starting to flex its financial muscle.

I totally agree.

But don't expect it to happen quickly. Sinny has a lot to learn and hetherington has a lot to share.

Who do you think is running the club - the rugby is a part but the club also has a significant administration function - tickets, corporate, marketing, game day, future capital investment, retail, hotel etc. Who is going to oversee that

Well half of those I would think would be overseen by the person that does it now, and has for quite a while. Not Hetherington.

Rob Oates

Exactly. I think a lot of people don’t grasp his role in the club and how significant he is. Day to day his role exceeds any influence Caddick has now for example.

Succession planning has been going on for quite a while behind the scenes at HQ and Rob is very highly regarded.
He will undoubtedly run the financial/corporate/marketing side of the club once Gary hands over the reigns

Without a doubt.

Who do you think Rob Oates reports into?

is the club still for sale as was intimated on here recently ?

He is a shareholder and Director. As with majority company’s there will be an heirarchy, but he is not some gofer boy. He runs certain parts of the organisation, and in particular some of the roles you mentioned.

I am a shareholder and director of the business I work in but I still report to the CEO as will Rob Oates. I have a lot of time for Rob he is a very good man but he will not be making the big decisions in the club and he will be reporting in to Gary.

Rob will run the commercial side of the business but he will still be answerable to Gary

Answerable, yes. But he will be making the decisions,and GH doesn’t have a day to day role in it, as was initially implied.

That is all I said ultimately who is reasonably for the overall direction of the club - who has suddenly opened up the purse string it certainly isn't Sinfield and it certainly isn't Rob Oates.

You really will argue about anything won't you

No they won't...

Loving this off season. Even this board is looking more like the glory days.

Absolutely - about time we had some merry go round - when do they get back into training.

I was thinking the same - I remember the good old days where the most exciting thing to happen in a closed season was the signing of Corey Aston. This year's been a box of frogs.