This must have been planned for some time, else TR would not have a valid visa. Hence delay in removing Powell.



And, of course, thus TR may already be up to speed with squad issues.

Some joker at Sky has made a fine job of juxtaposing two photos. www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ces-Powell

Some joker at Sky has made a fine job of juxtaposing two photos. www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ces-Powell

Perhaps Tony Rea is a dual passport holder.

Ah, maybe. He's married to a Brit.

Deep down Powell must be well chuffed that his nightmare of a SL coaching journey is finally over.

Deep down Powell must be well chuffed that his nightmare of a SL coaching journey is finally over.

.....and he still has a job-Lucky boy

Everybody wins

Welcome back Tony.

At long last a bit of good news in these troubled times. I'm pleased that Rob Powell has been forced to step down & hopefully Tony Rea can get the team to start believing in themselves. I'll be well happy if we finish the season playing with some passion & the next few games are really going to test Tony's ability to get some team spirit showing on the pitch & we've now got a sponsor as well. HAPPY DAYS !!

tbf a lot of the criticism he received was based on the short termism of his coaching ethos. There was also the rather dubious manoeuvring of John Monie out of the job before he gave it to himself.



That said, it's a stop gap appointment and, although there's little chance of him being able to address some of the fundamental problems with the squad, he might well be able to bring about a change of attitude in the players.

Welcome Back Tony and u tried ur best Powell just wasnt good enough

Yes , he is.