Just wondering if some of you that are moaning about being underwhelmed were expecting Craig Bellamy or Ivan Cleary, no no maybe Trent Robinson?

We are a Champ team thats been bouncing round the middle if the table for the last few years years for gods sake. Weve managed to appoint the assistant coach of the best team in SL.

Honest question who did you all want that was a realistic target?

full time

Could be a good choice. He's seen how McNamara has transformed Catalans from being a club with a poor culture of Aussies on a holiday to genuine SL champion contenders. Of course it all depends on how well he's backed by Nigel. This level of coach is where I would expect us to be looking. Talk of getting an experienced SL or even NRL coach is unrealistic IMO.

Im happy with this. He’s got lower level head coach experience, SL assistant experience, knowledge of running academies, how to work with p/t and f/t squads. He’s packed a lot into his career so far.
From a budget pov, I think the club is slowly increasing income streams every year so it follows that the playing budget should maintain at worst.
The 2 unknowns that could boost the club are IMG and the stadium ( not really unknown, but not happening I suppose) so a 3 year deal gives him a chance to build.

The stadium is a whole other discussion. Probably worth it's own thread which I will start...

There’s an Eamon O’Carroll interview on the 5 live RL podcast. Mainly Catalans but a segment on Bradford and what he’s hoping to bring to the club