The only way we can get out of this mess is by keeping Pay as coach and appointing a director of coaching, and the only one I would have as a coaching director would be Bennet. He is the best person who could attract players, and as the director of coaching he could pass on a few hints to Pay such as team selections and positions.I feel for Pay and respect what he has done for the club previously as a player but as a coach he knew what he was getting himself into. Surely he knew the sorry state of the salary cap and that acceptable results would be hard to come by. I think he was hoping for some kind of cinderella story where he could coach a group of second string players to the top. We can all see how that went. The decision to replace Pay looks to be a no-brainer but where do they find a quality coach to replace him who can also bring the long list of quality players that the club desperately needs?
At present it would be almost impossible to attract a half decent coach. Prior to signing Pay it was reported that the club tried to sign Maguire, apparently he had a look at the books and turned us down, the club should not sack Pay until it is sure it can sign someone better. I believe that bennet is finishing up at the rabbits end of season, I believe we have a much better chance of attracting players if Bennet was announced.