Michael Maguire’s time at the Wests Tigers has reportedly come to an end, despite the former Wigan boss having two years left on his contract.
Wests finished a miserable 13th after a dismal season, with Maguire set to pay the price with his job.
Fox League’s James Hooper expects Maguire to finish up at the Tigers within the next seven days.
“I don’t like to say it because I have the upmost time and respect for Madge as a coach and also as a bloke, but I would be surprised if Madge is at the Tigers beyond the end of this week,” he told Triple M.
“Their review has been ongoing of the football department, it’s been all-encompassing.
“Originally we were told it was going to be CEO Justin Pascoe and head of football Adam Hartigan doing it, then we learned the chairman Lee Hagipantellis, Tim Sheens and one of the board members were also involved in the process as well.
“So I think the Tigers will have a board meeting later this week. The board hasn’t rubber stamped or ratified anything yet, but that’s the way it looks as though the cards are going to fall.”
Maguire guided Wigan to a Grand Final and Challenge Cup success in the two seasons he was at the DW Stadium, setting the path for assistant Shaun Wane.
