FFS we have not appointed anyone yet. If it's Noble I'd like to think that we'd all get behind him to see what he can do. There's a time and place to discuss whether someone is up to the job and I'm pretty sure it's not before he's actually been employed to do that job. Opinions of fans are just that. Opinions. If you go around just these forums on RLFans you'd get a totally different view on the matter from different fans. Are they right? Are they wrong?

Neither.

You can only judge someone on the results they've had in the job they are doing. Not the job they've done in the past. Can we all calm down a bit and just be glad that we are able to attract big names to the position considering we thought our Club wouldn't exist at the end of last year.

I think Noble, like many of the students of Brian Smith (which include mick potter and daniel anderson), are limited coaches in that they do concentrate on a quick play the ball without much of a plan B.

However, he's one of those coaches that I think is great at getting you away from the foot of the table. He may not be the man to put the final pieces in a clubs jigsaw to win trophies (see the difference in Wigan when he was replaced by McGuire), but in terms of getting your club moving in the right direction, he (at least before his sabatical from the sport) is a decent choice.

Does anyone actually know what the 'business trip' the good doctor is reportedly on in Dubai, is all about?

Seems an odd time to be off talking horses or training courses when you reckon you are ready to announce the new coaching set up of the "soon-to-be-country's-richest-club".

Does anyone else find it coincidental that Dubai is regularly used as a half-way stop-off for people travelling from Australia to the UK? I trust our vigilant friends at the passport authorities will search his belongings thoroughly on his return into the country, particularly the over-sized cake that could easily accomodate within it someone of, say, Brian Smith's stature...

At the moment, most of the racing attention in this country is focused on jump racing; the good Doctor prefers flat racing so is probably looking after his source of income where this type of racing is more important.

I keep pinching myself that, after the heady days of McRae and Parrish, and remembering the days when Christmas was promising gloom and doom, we can argue over which top coach we can choose.
We're talking less than 15 weeks.

Newspaper talk Down Under -[i THERE are whispers Brian Smith has failed in his bid to coach again at Salford. We've heard former national coach Brian Noble is now favoured to get the job.[/i
[url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/dogs-put-rivals-in-box-seat/story-e6frexnr-1226612840784Right At The Bottom[/url

more cloak & dagger !!!!!!!!!!! so boared of it all now

In all fairness it's a massive decision, probably Koukash most important one he'll ever make as Salford chairman as it will ultimately shape our next 3 years. You can't blame him for taking his time, particularly with Hunte and Long performing so well and this season being considered amongst most as a write off.

There's no doubt we'll know in the next week or so, as they're probably targeting the home game v Hull FC as the new coaches first game.

I'll be annoyed if its Noble after all this though as he could have been appointed last week.

Id be very surprised if he hasnt met smith in dubai just to double check he has made the right decision

Perhaps Doctor Koukash should sleep on it for another month before putting us out of our misery.





Why not make the recruitment process like an American presidential campaign, with months of canvassing around the wards of Salford and a live 'head to head' debate between the candidates? It could be shown live on Sky Sports .

Think it's pretty much nailed on to be Noble, what I do think has been going on behind the scenes is more recruiting to allow the Doc to announce his new head coach and additions to the playing staff at the same time.

I thought the piece in the Manchester Evening Comic having a pop at the Doc for not making an appointment was dire reporting as surely getting this right is the most important bit of recruitment for many years. Maybe NB is worried that a new more professionally run Salford will highlight some of his (OK all of them) less professional attributes as a journalist.