hope saints go for a hungry english coach. there are plenty of them out there that deserve a chance. especially after the lack of success from Simmons.

Ian Millward...

They might not be instantly inspiring names, but what about the likes of Daryl Powell and Karl Harrison?
I'm not really up on the Championship, but they seem like guys who about their business well and command respect. They also both have SL experience and did a decent job at Leeds and Salford respectively.

both would be good choices. Powell was good but not great at leeds but much more experienced improved since. same as Harrison.

I wouldn't mind Karl Harrison, seemed to be doing wonders at Salford with a poor team then mysteriously got the boot. Could be brought in for the rest of the season to see us through and if he does well go from there.

Its been stated he's quite happy coaching where he is and has outside business intrests, which make the fickle world of SL coaching slightly unappealing, but he wouldn't turn down a job at Langtree Park, would he?
He managed to get Salford up to 4th, if I recall correctly. Not too shabby.

Being hungry is not enough at this level. You need to be able to demonstrate technical and tactical competency. We are too big a club to be risking it all on an unproven but hungry coach just because they are British. Our recruitment process should be the best person for the job irrespective of their nationality, ethnicity, age and gender.

Gender? Like women know anything about rugby!!!

Could you imagine the half time team talks?

"Now, lets have a look at the Key Performance Indicators and my margin meter says you'll win by 4 so don't worry about anything."

There isnt a British coach out there with the necessary skills to be given the coaching job at Saints.

Noble and Kear are the best qualified, but neither would bring anything new to the table.

Talk of Powell, a failure at Leeds or Harrison and Lowes other failures at the top level is just not even worthy of being thought about.

The problem we have is that in the UK the RL lacks a proper coaching development plan. Its all about employing an ex player because he knew his way about on the football pitch.


For me the coach must come from Australia and either have an established pedigree of coaching an NRL team for a number of years, or be a highly promising young assistant coach in the Mcguire mold.

The aussies are brought through the coaching ranks in a system that both develops talent and roots out the chaff. They even have a finishing school known as the Superleague in which the best young coaches can be given their first shot in a high pressure environment.

nathan brown has agreed to take over

Not sure I want someone in the Maguire mould but I'd go with the established pedigree bit. However, one look at our squad (either ageing and past their best or young and inexperienced) and I would imagine only assistants will apply.