So you want to take a chance on a coach who has not proved himself with his current club and suggest that if he gets to a more affluent club he will do well!!!! very risky and not one i would take

Potter's teams have played in Grand Finals and CHallenge CUp Finals though so he is proven at the top level. They lost those finals but it's better than having no hope of getting there in the first place.

McGuire at Wigan has not previously been a senior club head coach, has not won anything, is at a club with plenty of money and is the second coming! (Or so Wigan fans would have you believe). Whereas Noble and slack-jaw before him won everything there is to win in the SL, just not at Wigan. Which just goes to show that, in reality, previous record is probably not such a good indicator of future record.

Really cant see how we would progress under the leadership of either McDermott, Lowes or Jon Sharp. Maybe Potter or Millward could make a slight change.

If we get either of these two then we will see a massive improvement in on field results.

It's certainly a great smoke screen this story throwing people off the scent of who the real man is.

I would wager on Potter being appointed to continue the "all things antipodean being quite marvellous" misconception that exists in RL. Then the PR wagon wheel of "track record, 5 Grand Finals, players speak highly of him, history with the Bulls, great guy, unfinished business" yada yada will be trotted out.

Albeit I feel Mac would be a far more astute appointment given some of the excellent young players he has helped produce as well as turning the some average players into pretty handy ones.

Neither a bad appointment however given the apparently limited finance available.

The best British and the best antipodean realistic candidates IMO.

If we could get them both I would be very happy.

I'd be ecstatic. But surely that is extremely unlikely?

I think it is unlikely we will get both, although if it did happen I would be thrilled.


I'd ve very happy with Potter though. Saints play some of the best rugby in the competition, Potter has a good record at both Catalans and Saints, he's proved he can coach a team to finals and he's also not afraid to blood youngsters.


Whilst he may not have brought all these Saints youngsters into their academy, he certainly seems to know how and when to blood them and they seem to progress fast under him.

I wouldn't be unhappy with McDermott, but Potter would be a much better appointment imo.

Unfortunately, I fear you are probably right.

See Connor is asking folk on Twitter which one they want?

I vote coalition!

Haven't Saints always played some of the best rugby in the comp? Not sure Potter can be credited with over and above the abilities of the players.

In saying that, Brian Potter would be a better choice than John Kear. Cannot abide the bloke as a coach, commentator or as a finger mouse puppet.

Thats fair comment, but as a coach, Potter has proved more than McDermott atm.