I realize that I am not the only one to recall the days when just about all coaches didn’t have ‘ assistant coaches ‘ , they were smart enough to do the job themselves.
Good ‘ole Harry Bath , Jack Gibson etc. etc. and of course the many captain/coaches Provan - Kearney and Chook Raper , far too many to name .
The point being that the game has changed so much over the last 50 odd years that there have been many advancements for the better and a few that have unfortunately been to the detriment of the game , IMO , assistant coaches are one of those.
The coach should have the freedom to make all adjustments to his team and as such should not only receive due recognition for success , but also bear the burden of failure.
Once again , IMO , 5 years is more then enough time to prove your worth in any sport , regardless of how many assistants one may have , the time for change has well and truly past as far as our Dragons are concerned.