Darryl Powell is where he should be is he? Im sure he took a mediocre Leeds team to a grand final.



I think he deserves another shot at super league.



I know Potter wasnt available at the time, but then again not a lot of coaches would have been available to hang around for a year at the time of appointing Baloo.



So we should have got rid of NB straight away when he indicated he would be going at the end of the year OR waited until the end of the season when he should have gone and taken it from there. Potter would have been available then.



I hope he has a good pre season, does what he needs to and brings us some silverware next year. However please forgive me if I don't hold my breath waiting.

You are wrong about Powell. He had the brillaint generation of Leeds players at his disposal. never took them to a GF. Did lose a CC Final. Replaced by Smith for 2004 and Leeds then won a GF.



earlier you wanted me to reply to ALL your post. I asked some specific questions about aussies assistant coaches. Are youn able to answer?

Exactly, he has to be give at least a full pre-season and possibly a quarter of next season to get HIS team in and doing things HIS way, lets not forget he hasn't been able to make any personel changes yet so is stuck with the same bunch of misfiring misfits* NB left us with.



* = he turned them into misfits, not necessarily the players personally !!

For starters you didnt reply to all my post.



Regarding Aussie assistants, there isnt a list. You have to do your homework and then approach them surely.

So when you wrote..'.there is the usual assie assistants' you actually had no idea who they are and therefore no idea if they are available or better than PA.



Once again you show yourself to be utterly clueless.



Keep digging.....

i agree, think he has been given the poison chalice

Frankly criticising Anderson is ridiculous.



He has to get the players who want to b e at the club to stay here and then give them a chance to work his way.

There where other options other than Anderson and there still is. Whether it's too early to tell is also debatable. Before he took over. People were pointing to when he took over mid-season last time. So if he is winning after taking over it's not too early to judge, then it should be the same now.



Personally I think it is too early, but then I also was not of the mind that his last stint in charge was a good indicator either.



As for available proven coaches, Brian Noble would have been the obvious choice. Also I think Powell has been judged a bit harsly on here. He did not win anything at Leeds but he certainly laid the foundations for the next 10 years of success.

Anderson needs to get something out of these players. New coaches normally start with players wanting to play for them. That hasn't happened for Anderson. If he can't motivate the current bunch what makes people think it will be different after a pre-season?

The problem with baloo is he has been coaching this squad for a lot longer than just since he officially took over from nb, yes he inherited the squad of players other than ferres who looks decent, but there has been no improvement at all since brown left, in fact i would argue we look a far worse team, baloos record in 2 stints is shocking 7 wins in 18 games, bottom of the table stuff i'm afraid. That said and i've been saying it for ages the players have a lot to answer for, its not all down to the coach past or present, baloo does need to sort his man management out though, i dont think he is the answer will give him until may next year.

Someone has already said part of the problem



We start well then collapse



This issue is 100% down to Brown and his ridiculous strategy. We have 2 props and some beefed up back row forwards.



Once Mason and Crabtree are spelled that's when we lose the game.

And that's all down to Browns team building at the start of the season.



Baloo was handed a poison chalice and has done ok with it, given he was given very little to work with

the strategy has def gone wrong! best to write of this one and start a fresh for next year and get it right..the recruitment looks good for next season and much more balanced