Jon Wilkin tells Warrington Wolves fans how they should feel about Sam Burgess appointment

Warrington Wolves shocked everyone when they parted company with Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers coach Daryl Powell and shocked fans even more when they replaced him with arguably the biggest British star in rugby league in the shape of Sam Burgess.

The Bradford Bulls product made his name at South Sydney Rabbitohs where he won the 2014 Grand Final winning the Man of the Match with a broken cheekbone.

An incredible character, this is why many people believe he could still be a great appointment but this is Burgess’ first Head Coach role which raises a question about whether he is the right candidate.

Now Sky Sports pundit Jon Wilkin has had his say telling fans they should be excited.

“Yeah I think for Warrington, they have all the resources and have thrown a lot of money at doing well,” he said.

“I think in terms of coaches, they have a track record, they have tried those people and it hasn’t worked for them.

“The last example being Daryl Powell so I understand what they’re doing. They have appointed someone with limited experience as a coach who is a figure head and a huge ambassador for our sport.

“He has no experience, but if I was a Warrington fan I would be excited by it.

“You know what we do, in the media we are guilty if it works out it’s a great appointment and if it doesn’t it’s terrible. Let’s just see what happens because he knows enough about the game to be a good coach and he wouldn’t take the job if he wasn’t confident he could do it.”