I'm Hornby
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Yes I agree with your timeline on how decisions will be made relating to Flanagan's coaching future. However I would add that if the current losing streak prolongs, it will add pressure and potentially reduce the timeline.As others have pointed out already, and referring back to my post last week, Flanagan won't be replaced and will be HC in '26. Whether or not he gets an extension or is told he won't be HC in '27 won't be made until after Origin '26.
Again, I will say Flanagan has made mistakes, and i believe 1 was made last night in not including NT on the bench.
So, my question to you is "what are the roles and responsibilities of the assistant coaches?"
Where I disagree is your previous statement around win/loss ratios being 'myopic at best'.
To reiterate, it is a competitive sport and coaches are judged on wins and losses alone. I challenge you to find a coach who was extended by a team after three consecutive seasons of less than 50% win loss ratio, there's almost certainly none in the NRL era and I highly doubt Flanagan would be the first.
As for your question around the roles and responsibilities of the assistant coaches, having not been privy to our coaching set up, I couldn't answer that with any degree of certainty. However what I can tell you with certainty and factuality on this topic is:
1) Flanagan appointed both assistant coaches as well as other support staff as all head coaches do.
2) Flanagan kept both assistant coaches on for this season also.
3) It is fair to assume the assistant coaches operate under the direction of the head coach and are not rogue independent actors that do whatever they please and are not accountable.
Considering those three things above, I believe Flanagan is ultimately responsible for the poor performance, be that either directly or indirectly or both, makes no difference. He is an experienced premiership winning coach and there are no excuses for why the team is still performing as badly as it has under our three previous coaches prior to Flanagan's appointment.