If it's true that Sheens has quit (as being reported this morning), the announcement of a replacement must be close as well. The new guy will have to be as much a guru in man (ego) management as he is in the intricacies of rugby league. In my opinion, we need someone with experience, someone who will walk into the first meeting with the team and assert their authority, not by reading a riot act (as reportedly Matt Parish is prone to do, without even mentioning the Alan Jones connection…..good grief)), but based on their own standing and credibility in the game. There'll be a honeymoon period no matter who it is, because it's a fresh face with, hopefully, new staff (goodbye Hider, McDonnell etc) and no connection to the Sheens era* - so no Folkes, Simmons, Gentle or Georgialis either please. That will quickly disappear if he doesn't get the senior guys onside. But there's not a lot of money to throw at a replacement, apparently, so that casts doubt on Nathan Brown and Daniel Anderson. So, who's left apart from Kevin Walters? - although the Kearney connection to Bellamy didn't transform to success for Kearney as coach. If it's not him then my preference would be Todd Payten (*yep, I know that wrecks my opinion of no connection with Sheens!)LCA
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All that to finish with that last sentence, you dont want no Sheens connections but you want Payton as 1st grade coach, Pleaseeeeeee he is just finished his 1st year in coaching if we want a coach with a set of balls who will drop players for non performance STEVE FOLKES is the bloke for the job and daylight second