Yeah...why not?

John Kear is in the building

I for one am over the moon with Kear especially if he is in for the long term (3 years) and has Greenwood as assistant.

For a third tier club to attract an SL head of rugby is a huge coup. Goes to show the Bulls are still a draw. Will hopefully put to bed a lot of bullpoop written on here and elsewhere about the future viability of the Bulls......

All I'm hoping that if it is Near, and it seems like it is, that Chalmers really has dotted the 'i's and crossed the 't's with Wakefield. I don't think my heart could take another long drawn out saga of something like Michael Carter coming out tonight with [i'As far as we are concerned John Kear still works for Wakefield'[/i. Then it being sent to the RFL who take four months to adjudicate (whilst Leigh Beattie coaches the team), before deciding we owe Wakefield a fortune.

That can't happen.... can it?

I do fear that it's going to be the following...

3.00pm - Bulls announce John Kear as Head Coach
3.01pm - Wakefield announce statement claiming Kear under contract and no agreement in place for his release
3.02pm - Collective people them shelves and awaiting online forums and social media to erupt!!!

Confirmed.... Kear on 3yr deal!!!

#Boom

AC - 15 applicants, 3 short-listed for job. "Kear was our first pick and we got him"

Tha was my first thought too. Although it apparently compensation package agreed with Wakefield.

Leigh Beattie assistant.

Lee Smith captaint

Leigh Beattie is assistant coach and Lee Smith Club Captain.

Happy with that. Think Leigh has been a top club man and whilst I think Lee Greenwood would have been a superb No.2 and potential Head Coach, I think the cost of Kear would have ruled that one out.

Kear says we are an "iconic club" ha he's got the right script. That should wind up some people

Haha was just coming to post this. Literally one of the first words out of his mouth

love it

Also we paid a compensation package! With what? We only got 75k to build the squad with, how in the chuff can we afford compensation packages?

We couldn't afford Toovey's salary but have now announced Kear and a compensation package. Go figure. Probably a better fit though.

Waiting for picture of scarf being held aloft with pitch and stand in background.

happy with Kear. Beattie as assistants a bit of a letdown TBH but I'm guessing Kear stretched budget.

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Fair play to Michael Carter and Wakefield. Could have made it very difficult and instead have really gone up in my estimation with a classy response. Good luck to them this year and thanks for allowing John Kear the opportunity to join us.

Maybe the compensation they've paid for him to Wakefield is why the promised extra assistant coach hasn't happened then. Just Leigh Beattie again.

T&A report of last fans' forum: "Geoff is going to take his time to make a decision and we respect that," said Chalmers, who confirmed that an assistant coach would be added to the existing staff for next year.

More lies.

But hey, I'm sure they'll hide those lies in the positivity of John Kear (which is a cracking appointment I agree)

Got to say I've missed the bit about compensation being paid?

As I posted elsewhere, if 500 people now decide to buy a Season Ticket before the early bird deadline - and its not impossible that could happen - that brings in £100,000 over the next few days. If most of those 500 decided to 'pay on the gate when they feel like going' then a big slice of that income would never come into the club.

I've no inside track on the club finances - but maybe they looked at the disappointing ST take up and thought they needed to do something to get the sales moving? Perhaps, in the end, they couldn't afford NOT to appoint Kear?

On the other hand, perhaps it's a Marc Green-style roll of the dice that will plunge us headlong into the abyss if we don't get promoted.

Anything is possible at the Bulls

I'm a wee bit chuffed. I am not getting optimistic though. I've learnt my lesson, I thought the 2003 squad could be replaced and we'd rule for a further 10 years....that went well.....but there might just be a little green shoot worth keeping an eye on this time rather than a hopefully placed dollop of manure.

Cas reject.

It's on the Bulls website.

I didn't see this coming a few weeks ago, however its a great signing and I'm sure JK will have no illusions as to what we expect next season.
A few sower grapes on the wake board


Good Luck JK remember once a Bull always a Bull

Great appointment, really happy with that. Well done ac. Shame we didn't bring in a fresh assistant too, but I'm not going to worry too much about that. The future will look after itself if kear is successful in the three years of his contract. We can't look beyond this season really IMHO, we have to get out of league 1 asap, and of the candidates mentioned I think kear is the best placed to do that, provided ac let's him add the players he thinks he needs when he needs them. So no complaining for the sake of it for me.

The club and ac still have plenty of work to do on rebuilding trust etc, but just for today at least, I'm going to enjoy an all too rare moment of genuinely good news and feeling positive. Welcome aboard the roller-coaster Mr kear!

Superb news, imo. Now I can't wait to get started.

His first interview strikes the perfect tone for the season as he's already Referred to two clubs who have stated they intend to turn us over (probably when they heard we were 'going to go undefeated..'). I can imagine JK in the dressing room "this lot think they can beat us, well? are you going to bloody well let 'em?

Three quarters right Frank, John Kear and Lee-igh but not Greenwood.