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5 years after labelling NRL a disruptive influence & unprofessional ACT Brumbies Coach Jake White is now fawning over the influence of newly installed ' Collision Coach ' Brian Smith"You have to learn from those (rugby league) guys," White says. "If you can share that intellectual property, and the thought processes of coaches and their ideas and so on, geez, you're sitting on a goldmine."
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I think we need to get you out of reading rugby union stuff
Two things.Firstly despite huge acclaim for the work Smith did at Hull and Bradford he never lifted silverware.
Secondly,whichever rugby league player goes into the other code he always becomes a defensive coach.I think I include Phil Larder,Mike Ford,Shaun Edwards,Dennis Betts,Graham Steadman and as my head now hurts....

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'In Before Easter'

If we're to believe the Local Daily , Smith will be over here to watch us either for the St Helens or Huddersfield games.
Barker obviously believes it's a two horse race ..

Both Smith and Noble are fans of Steve McNamara.
Perhaps they may agree to hold the fort until after the autumn World Cup and then Steve Mac will be the head coach.

Allowing Bobbie to get the England job and bring Ferriol out of retirement, Oh hang on a minute he's French.

And his daughter.

Seemingly more people want to see an ex-player with no head coaching experience than a coach who's won three challenge cups, one league leader's shield, and taken a team to a grand final all in the last 5 years.

Sheens,Smith,McLennan
Either of those three would be a huge statement of intent.

I'm surpised about the low voting for ' Bluey ' Brian McClennan , considering his reasonable stats and experience at both Club & international level , and the fact he's available and a New Zealander , must put in the favourites short-list .

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We were told the Australian currency and the Salary Cap would make the purchase of Antipodeans almost impossible.
If we go for an Antipodean coach how will he get to know the best of British talent at the warp speed the club wants to progress ?
Are the New Zealand 2 - Lowe and Chalmers,involved in any advisory capacity for the head coach decision ?
Is the new head coach to develop youngsters as well as attract big names ?
How many big names,from Down Under,did 'Bluey' attract to Leeds ? He signed Greg Eastwood but he returned after just one season.
There are any number of questions and it's a very important decision.
Just because some clubs have done well with certain coaches doesn't mean it will be repeated at Salford where the infrastructure is different.
How many top players want to perform in front of 2k ?

I thought I read there was someone due to arrive from NZ with a reputation for bringing young players through so I think that the new regime see the need for this, basically the better quality of youngster you get into the squad the more of the salary cap can be used to bring the type of player who is really going to be the catalyst for improvement. I've always been a fan of bringing in Kiwis as they seem to adapt to the UK quicker and in the long run more successfully.

Brian Smith and John Cartwright. Smith would be a great appointment with John (The Legend ) Cartwright as his assistant and keep Longy as offensive coach. We would have Kudos, Motivation and Innovation to take us forward next season.

If todays MEN's article is anything to go by it now seems a two horse race between the two little jockeys Brian Noble and Brian Smith. No mention of Tim Sheens so I can only presume he's a non starter in the Salford City Reds Stakes. And unfortunately for Bobbie Goulding it seems he failed to make the weigh in.

So who's your money on to be cracking the whip Smith or Noble?

It has to be Smith IMO
1. Smith at Newcastle

2. Smith At Roosters

Whoever we get, I pray the club doesn't repeat their biggest cock-up in recent times, and offer him a 5 year deal

I do like Brian Smith.Commendable past record but not sure of his most recent exploits which pushes me more towards Sheens