Heard a rumour from [i'a man in the know'[/i that Kieron Purtill's on his way to Salford. Anyone else heard this?

I'd like to see KC charge of the kids for a season or two first, see if he likes it and has what it takes and see what the players think of his training etc.

as an aspiring coach, rumours like this really wind me up. why should kc (or any super league player for that matter) automatically walk into a coaching position with the first team or academy? they should do their coaching badges and coach at community level just like every other coach. i would give anything to coach full time as my paid job and ex players just walk into coaching jobs. yeah we all know how great he is as a player, but why does that mean he will be a good coach?

KC was promised Apollo's job but Potter said he wanted to pick his own staff, so KC said right I'll play for another year and hopefully Potter won't be around after that.

Agree with GM further up. Sometimes you hear tripe that 'oh, well it will be good if Keiron stays as a coach.'

Why?

The guy has no coaching qualifications or experience. Even more telling, is the fact that it is a different world being on the coaching staff all of a sudden and having to confront the harsh relaities of life.

Gone would be the old days of playing camaraderie and friendship and ushered in would be a cold world of resultsm results and tactical analysis.

Sometimes people forget that it is a different world is coaching, and it is one that can impact relationships.

This is way this post will be left.


Doogal