Who is going to be the chap to turn the serial under achievers round ? Can they make the super 8's this year ? If so at which sides expense ?

Jean Capdouze I heard. Will have them winning the World Club Challenge in under 3 years.

I wonder if it's any good Crumbling Catalans having 2 coaches? Tantalising Toulouse head coach Sylvainerassionergrande Houles could job share and coach them on home soil, and French speaking Jonathanosserous Kear of Wonderous Wakefield could coach them in England.

Kindly Kear has won a number of games in the territory of England and might be able to add to Crumbling Catalans record of just 6 wins on foreign soil in 11 seasons, which includes 5 away super league wins plus a 2008 challenge cup win away at Feverish Featherstone, a local province of Wakefield.

It would be a long commute.

Got to be Jean.

Or so I heard.

How has the current one gotten away with such a poor record with the resources he's had? If he was English or Australian he'd been given the boot a long time ago.

Think you've just answered your own question. Its because he is a local that he's lasted so long.

I'm with you on that Willzay (seems like we agree on a lot lately!). I've said it a few times in the past on here. With the resources he's had he must be one of the worst coaches SL has seen. I thought he must have had some pics/videos of Guasch, it was the only thing I could think of for him not being sacked long ago

Frayssinous has been as damaging for French RL as Marshall Petain

Quote ="Durham Giant"Frayssinous has been as damaging for French RL as Marshall Petain'" Frayssinous was never a good player either. He was picked as [idemi d'ouverture[/i for France at times when the best candidate was Maxime Greseque (who had a great season with Featherstone Rovers). www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-2268465 Frayssinous has led a charmed life in terms of getting good positions that he was actually not good enough for.

Quote ="Durham Giant"Frayssinous has been as damaging for French RL as Marshall Petain'" Frayssinous was never a good player either. He was picked as [idemi d'ouverture[/i for France at times when the best candidate was Maxime Greseque (who had a great season with Featherstone Rovers). www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... -1-2268465 Frayssinous has led a charmed life in terms of getting good positions that he was actually not good enough for.

I am too busy with work to coach the Catalans. However there is speculation in the media that Catalans may make an offer to former coach Michael Potter. www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... head-coach

I am too busy with work to coach the Catalans. However there is speculation in the media that Catalans may make an offer to former coach Michael Potter. www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... head-coach

Whatever his coaching limitations, Frayssinous does have rather large eyebrows.

Would Toovey fit the bill??

He surely would.

Go on then, you got me. I will stick up for Laurent.

I think its fair to say that Bernard wasn't easy to work with.

If your boss regularly has a pop at your players for being useless, sometimes brandishing a meat cleaver, then you are going to struggle to assert authority.

The big name players have been a disaster over recent seasons. Looking at the likes of Carney and Taylor as prime examples. Were they Frayssinous signings? or Jouffret or Gausch?

Its sad for him but unless they appoint someone with an approach of standing up to the board, then things wont change, and they most definitely wont improve.

First sign of danger, Catalans dump their coach and yet Betts continues, seemingly without any threat of sacking. As a Rovers' fan, long may that continue, but seriously, are Widnes that blind/forgiving/bankrupt?

Betts has done reasonably well with a weak squad up to now.

Betts has had to use 40 players so far and we are only halfway into the season! I don't really know what else he could have done to be honest. I certainly don't think that he should be at risk due to circumstances out of his control. Yes, a good coach can get the best out of players, and clubs have a squad for a reason, but Widnes' situation has been exceptional to say the least.

2 wins (and a draw) from 14 games is hardly reasonably well is it. They're more relegation fodder then we were last season. I can see them not being good enough for the MPG.

I'm hoping (praying) we get automatic promotion and looking forward to the possibility of Toulouse vs Catalans in the MPG. Jean's head would go into a spin.

Old Chorley Boy would be in a mess then hey!

I meant up to this season. Stevie Wonder can see the current squad or performances are poor.

Catalans will survive and may even get in to the top 8 depending on who is hired as coach.

After the Middle 8s Hull KR will get automatic promotion with Widnes getting automatic relegation, while Toulouse will play Leigh in the MPG.

That's IF Toulouse reach the 8's

Who will Catalan get in the top 8 instead of ?