consider this.
During our 19 year premiership drought we had 6 coaching changes. that is a lot of changes to tactics, recruitment targets (style of player you're brining in or letting go), training style, coaching intensity and possibly development.
During our premiership drought and coaching instability we missed the finals 6 times (one was a wooden spoon) ... we've only missed the finals 8 times total in our entire history.
whoever coaches this club moving forward needs to be a long term coach that you can build your entire football program around. A program where the NRL team knows what style the coach wants to play (without it constantly changing because the coach has been sacked again); one where there recruitment team knows exactly what sort of player the coach likes to target; one where the fringe players are able to step in seamlessly when called up because they know exactly what they need to do.
If Madge isn't that guy and he was brought in solely for his drought breaking ability, then sack him tomorrow. no point waiting until the end of the year or early next year. we're simply wasting more seasons by doing that.
you have a look all the clubs that have had sustained success they've all had systems built around their coaches, coaches who held positions for more that a cup of coffee. Bennett (Broncos, first stint); Bellamy, Trent Robinson. Cleary is a bit of an anomaly, because he had been around for 11 years without success (including his first Panthers stint, where he was sacked by the man credited with rebuild the club) before stepping into a rebuilt Panthers system.