It was just an observation about Aussies and your list.Myself I'm not sure about replacement Coaches,it's natural to discuss the Topic , but shouldn't we wait till we have to replace them?Again my view is neither Jukesy who is a really nice guy,but is in over his head at Coaching, or KC who has shown at Saints isn't up to the Job are the blokes we require to get us into SL.

I've got a feeling we may wait till it's to late,HKR seem to be struggling to cope with SL standards at the moment, but if we played the current bottom 4 in SL at present the result on present form would be Carnage.Money doesn't buy class players, it helps but look at some of our overseas investments, ie Glenn Stewart.There is time for the current squad to get things right, but slowly the games will pass,we NEED wins against Toulouse, Fev, and Fax,to get the run going, make the players feel confident, hopefully the Coaches as well,and get the happy feeling back with the Fans, because a few more losses will see gates reduce.

Leigh will win tomorrow but I don't think it will stop some of the fans wanting N.J & K.Cs heads on a plate,as the momentum gathers of Non BeLEIGHvers some fans just follow others without any real reason.
Look at the facts, N.J. takes on the role when P.R. leaves and gets us promoted into Super League, we finish second from bottom and loose in the million pound game. Apart from that last game we had some great results, I don't think any coach would have done any better with what he had to work with.
This season we start with a completely new team, ok we loose to Toronto and Barrow, that doesn't warrant the sack,I'm confident that af

Leigh will win tomorrow but I don't think it will stop some of the fans wanting N.J & K.Cs heads on a plate,as the momentum gathers of Non BeLEIGHvers some fans just follow others without any real reason.
Look at the facts, N.J. takes on the role when P.R. leaves and gets us promoted into Super League, we finish second from bottom and loose in the million pound game. Apart from that last game we had some great results, I don't think any coach would have done any better with what he had to work with.
This season we start with a completely new team, ok we loose to Toronto and Barrow, that doesn't warrant the sack,I'm confident that after ten games we will be in the top three.

No, I haven't read Jukesys comments after the Barrow, because I haven't seen them,simple as,it wasn't long ago when the Club was very upfront about news and what was occurring at the Club, at the moment we seem to be going back to the days of keeping Schtum.

Salford took a massive gamble with Watson in my humble opinion. Then got him the right man to lead him in Sheens. Now Watson is proving to be a successful coach with not much funding. So Aussies aren't always the answer but as in when Basil came across. A virtual unknown then that appointment couldn't have been faulted. Out of interest Peter. How long are you willing to wait for this to be turned around before things have got to change ? No malice intended but a genuine question

Spot on Charlie. Iv'e seen more Rowley interviews on youtube than Jukes on Lctv. Very secretive. Lack of interviews on LCTV since Dave Parkys days

The problem is if we do happen to win our next 2 games NJ will be kept on but he isn't good enough and wasn't good enough to keep us in SL. It is boring 1 man rugby which is so easy for opposing teams to play against. DB should have got rid. It is becoming like a messy divorce.
NJ will not take us into SL and this season could see DB walking if we don't get promoted because there won't be another chance with more American teams coming on board.

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Graham, this is what worries me,there's already another thread on here saying it has to promotion or bust, and I agree,to stand a chance of doing this we must be in the top 2, but how much of a start can we give our rivals?It's no use keep saying things will come right, when we click, or the grounds get better,that's the Nero attitude.
In the next 3 games we need to win and put a marker down to our rivals,Derek has said he has no appetite for championship rugby and that will be our future if we don't get there this season, so it's make or break,are Jukesy and KC the men to take us into SL?

No not a cat in hells chance. If Derek decides to let ONE of them stay. Which one if any would be the preference.? Purely a hypothetical question

There has been talk about a 10 team SL-1 and 10 team SL-2 for 2019. If this transpires, Then the big question is, Will Leigh be in SL next season? Yes, SL-2.

Derek, I've heard the same rumours, however it will be interesting to see what the funding would be for the teams, especially those in the SL 2 group.And even if this plan came to fruition,should we keep the same coaching team?

IF Derek decided to let one stay, who would I prefer?That's like saying would you prefer,the Firing Squad, or Electric Chair?I'm not sure.

NO.

Coincidentally Steve, there was an interview with our coach on LCTV, after the Batley game (Won), but not after the Toronto and Barrow games! (both Lost)

Cheers Alan. If thats the case. Shouldn't hear much off him over the next few weeks then

If that's the case Steve, I fear we may only not be hearing from him for a couple of weeks!

Ok, it's very late/early morning & I confess I have just done a bottle of red *over several hours* but ....

John Kear & Ian Watson are my immediate choices.

Given that Kear has only recently signed for Bradford, I will almost discount him as an option, Watson on the other hand is in charge of a club with 2,000 fans in SL, has asked for but knows he won't get any money for new players & Salford are on very shakey ground financially.
Ian has also played for Leigh & I reckon if DB offered the right deal & £££ for signings he might go for it.
Good young coach who will allow this squad to express themselves in a sporting sense.

Hear hear Ste. Pass us a glass o the red pal. I'll join yer on that one. With Shaun Edwards in someway added to coaching team? Maybe

Owd number 10, this is the reason I don't post anymore
You just get ridiculed and slagged off by the Leigh forum mafia

Think the big loss excluding all the good players we let go for no good reason was Paul Cooke he revitalised our attack to get us promoted before and without him all attacking flare seems to have disappeared, hope this changes today but at the moment KC and NJ percentage tactics don't seem to be working. Do we need a new specialist attacking coach?

Dereks hero of the day seems to be 'the special one at MU'
To knock a kick off time and all of the clubs fans back to 5.30 on a Sunday evening. Wonder if the same attitude off jose would be acceptable to Derek as NJ and KC with regards to team selection. Results. And interviews. Or lack of interviews after a loss

Intersetingly, most of our senior coaching positions seem to have gone to forwards - positions that are not always renowned for their attacking expertise.

Who ever coached PNG in the World Cup

I asked Jukesy today what is going on...

did he have any answers ?