hanley & bennett....imagine that


but knowing us we'll probably end up with hinge & bracket

[list you need a ex state of origin coach . not bennett.cause he is busy with the dragons

gus is the last person we need

Wayne Bennett - number one target for RFL... www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... d-boy.html

Wayne Bennett - number one target for RFL... www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... d-boy.html

bringing in bennett like that is the only way you could tempt edwards back..iirc edwards rang bennett for his opinion on whether he should have taken the GB job a couple of years ago..

What if we took a former player who's a young qulaified coach - chris joynt for example springs to my mind (very accomplished player and captain sowould command the respect of players), appoint him coach, then send him whereever he needs to go to learn a from the best (to Wayne Bennett's care seems to be favourite), invest in giving that one person the best coaching education our resources can buy.

Well, I feel I can speak for all Bradford fans when I say that I think the current england number 2 should be promoted to full time coach

1) isn't pretty well every coach a former player?

2) I'm genuinely puzzled by the suggestions that recent ex players with around zero coaching experience, and none at top flight level, are the ideal appointments for the international coach's position – sentiment over realism?

Perhaps I should've elaborated.
I don't think we've got a lot of hope of getting someone like Bennett over here to do the job, so my thought was that we pick a promising younger coach, get him the best support, education (perhaps through the Australian coaching system, somehow) and guidence from both European and Australian sources like the aformentioned Bennett. I'm suggesting a series of moves to create a british coach capable of setting up and coaching an international team with the tactics and know how to compete consistantly. It would take a few years, perhaps, but is it not worth a try?

We don't seem to produce the coaches in england at the moment and all the Aussies who work here are generally considered 2nd rate in NRL terms. It will take us a long time to overhall the entire coaching education system, so why don't we (in the mean time) stick a few eggs in a basket and try and get one coach who actually knows his onions.

The reason I suggested a player of Joynt's calibre was because if a young, reletively inexperienced coach was to be given a high up role, it would help if he was already a respected figure within the game. I'm not advocating picking someone [ijust[/i on their playing ability.

Or we can just toss a coin between Kear and McBanana
I'm not sure if this is the winning strategy, but at least its a stragegy.

Bennett and Edwards leading this poll to be next England coach, but wouldn't they make a dream ticket together ? See too that McNamara has "nil points"! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... coach.html

Bennett and Edwards leading this poll to be next England coach, but wouldn't they make a dream ticket together ? See too that McNamara has "nil points"! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... coach.html

I do wish people would be realistic about it.

And anyway, what does Edwards know about modern rugby league?

Shaun Edwards

lol, so far 0 per cent of the vote has gone for McNamara