With Warrington’s most recent surrender, it was becoming increasingly certain that Daryl Powell’s tenure as Wolves’ head coach was coming to an end. If the Wire lost to the Super League’s lowest team, there was a sense Powell wouldn’t make it. It was all but guaranteed, given the way the loss had transpired.

It was not shocking when Warrington declared he was leaving after just four hours. Powell’s term, bitterly disappointing, was over. You may claim Powell has been relieved of his suffering, even though he won’t view it that way.

Powell made one particularly noteworthy statement in his farewell interview as the team’s head coach. In a harsh evaluation of his own team, he acknowledged that he was unable to establish responsibility and eradicate the sense of entitlement that persisted among the players.

He stated, “I do believe that we are not able to accept a slap on the chin from someone who tells us that our work is not good enough.” “I don’t think some members of the squad accept that sufficiently. Some people are honest, decent men who are critical of themselves. Others must improve. As a coach, I have to accept that you will be judged when you go out by many of the people who watch you as well as by myself. After you resolve the issue, it stops happening.

Along with the harsh criticism that some of his teammates weren’t trying hard enough, it was directed at them. In retrospect, one wonders if Powell was aware of what was to come. It would have been difficult to reconcile with them following such a remark.