Ross seems to think Kear is nailed on and he's pretty reliable.

TBF to Frank he did post he didn't see this coming on this thread before any hint of Kear.

If Greenwood is his assistant, its excellent news

If that's the case Frank, I am not surprised they extended the ST deadline as that combination must appeal to most fans.

If that's the case Frank, I am not surprised they extended the ST deadline as that combination must appeal to most fans.

Yep if this comes off I'll be buying one or rather it's going on the wife's credit card

Steady, I have zero credibility on this board after the whole takeover over debacle, please don't go trying to repair my reputation



Got a whisper last week, that we were lining up Kear - I'm pleased, insofar as it stabilises us and we'll be hard to beat. He is 63 though, so want to see him paired with a young, hungry and longer term successor.

I think it’s brilliant that both Aaron Bower and Ross Heponstall have broken this and it’s made the club then have to have a media meeting tomorrow to unveil the coaching staff. I still feel that there are a few more twists and turns yet to unfold before the season gets underway.

Well it explains some of the deadline delay if Kear threw his hat in the ring last minute and also needs to negotiate a release from Wakey. Also those applicants that "mysteriously" withdrew probably were told they weren't in the running and given the option to withdraw gracefully!
If this comes to fruition along with new shirts on sale it will be an impressive bit of plate spinning considering the plates are wobbling badly!

If it is Kear I'll be very happy with that but I'm not celebrating till I hear it officially - we've been let down by rumours too many times.
If he is still under contract with Wakey - does that have any implications - i.e. can he just tear that up and walk away - or is this yet another Iestyn Harris saga in the making?

Only if Caisley is involved in some way so I hope not!!

If true what was said at the wakey forum last night its not a done deal!

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Michael Carter told fans last night he had been offered the job and offered to extend his contract at Wakefield and Kear was going away to think about it. Maybe it was just a ploy to stop people asking questions.

one thing that struck me as odd is announcig captain today. Surely an icoming coach would want to meet players and have a few training sesions before deciding on a captain.?. I noticed though that they used therm CLUB captain so maybe we're going back to having a figurehead type captain then a different on field one.

Couldn't think of a better person tbh. My favourite RL person.

Bit ageist here. He has as much passion for the sport as anyone else I see/hear on TV - if not more.

Duffy is 74, unprofessional, gives away tickets and undermines those who have to pay, had to delete his twitter account after a drunken swipe at the fans.

So if any position at that club needs a [i"young, hungry and longer term successor"[/i its that one.

I'll go for Lee Smith as club captain

I was told this morning from someone who usually knows his stuff, that the reason for the delay was more down to the preferred choice from the original applications not being able to agree terms. When an alternative was then seeked, Mr. Kear became an option.

Notice you're careful to use CLUB captain too Roger. Guessing if it is Smith then its more a ceremonial role as senior player, Like Langley used to be, and on field captain will be someone else picked by new coach. Can't see Smith staying fit for majority of games.

I think that, as it's a non-playing, figure head role as club captain, then my vote would go to Leon. Then again, I don't have a vote!

Aunt they training up the Social Me, dear person for that?

How do you think Leon being Club Captain and also Head Coach of Workington will go down with the RL world???

If Bradford stayed full time he could leave at 4.00 & be in Worky for 7.00 for the part-timers. You need to think outside the box.

Sadly, memory not being what it was , I think I may have overlooked that particular point... Oh, sorry, scrub that, what AM I thinking? In fact I was actually wondering who would be the first to mention that little spoke in the plan...

Yes correct Mat. Lee Smith seems to be the one that's relaying info to the players in their group chats(obviously not been much lately)

Of course I could be proved wrong in a couple of hours

Anyone want the news before the press conference