So we've had these people mention as possible replacements;

Ellery Hanley
Graham Murray
Ian Millward
Karl Harrison
Brian Noble
Claire Balding.......

Who's favorite?

Or do we stick with McBanana and give him more time? How much damage can he do? Surely we can't get any worse?

Sven Goran Erricson is looking for a job!

I'd make a move for Brian Smith for 2010. McNamara may even agree to stay on as assistant to improve himself under an experienced head. Whether Smith would come back.. I'm not sure.

I'd be very surprised to see any immediate changes. Hopefully McNamara can salvage something from this year.. if only for his own reputation. But I would want to see a pretty spectacular turnaround to support keeping McNamara beyond his current contract.

At the Giants last year we relied on our assistant coaches. They did a good job.

Give Lee and Basil a go. Surely steve mac had the confidence to employ top people around him?

More a case of ' They won't sack me because look who'd they be left with'

Can't see it but Brian Smith would be ideal. He could then implement the infrastructure behind the scenes like he did originally. Other than him, Millward would be my choice...but as he's not exactly a "yes man" he might not be in favour with our B.O.D.

Smith's a great coach for building the foundations and he's done that under a budget before when he was at Hull. We apparently have some good young players in the academy and I'm sure they'd benefit from his experience so ideally I'd want Smith as first choice.

Id go with that, also with Smith for next year. I also agree that we might not see any changes, and that the board might simply let his contract run out and replace him over the close season as thats the cheapest option.

Although I like the idea of a "Bradford old boy" returning Smith, Hanley, Elliot, McDermott, Harrison, Noble (well, maybe not that one!) - whoever, I just wonder if we need a complete change next time like we had in 1995. We've continued promoting from within since then and maybe we need to change the whole structure again? Someone with fresh ideas and no link to the past?

Smith. I don't like the idea of getting someone who coached here before. Plus Smith has a terrible record at winning silverware - i.e. NONE Steer clear IMO.

I think the point is that it was Smith's work which turned us around and laid the foundations for the success in 1997 and then on. We might need a similar turnaround now and we know Smith's done that for us once so I can understand people mentioning his name, it would get no complaints from me.... dont think that one would happen anyway, and like I said, [iif [/iwe do change the coach maybe a clean slate would be better?

Would he see it as a backward step leaving Newcastle. Isn't he supposed to be turning THEM around at the moment?

how much motivation would he have to come back to a club that has seemingly thrown away all he set up last time?

the worry has to be that a lot of good coachs in current posts might see us as a backwards step... Which is why we might end up with a current assistant or someone out of work IMO.

If the post becomes available, and that is still a big if I reckon, I dont think we'll be short of applicants but we wont be able to go and get anyone we wish for.