We've had people managing our descent since the late 1970s, don't think we want any more

Forget his playing career then.
What has he achieved as a coach because he has been around for a while?

Kurt Wrigley Looks OK to me ,
He doesn't need to have won a Grand Final to know how to coach and has what looks to be a very good grounding of experience with a number of NRL Clubs - Cronulla , St George & now Souths , He played Half -Back - Centre & Wing too.

looking at , Tony Smith , Matthew Elliot , Ian Millward & now Michael Maguire all arrived in Britain from assistant coaching roles to enhance their careers. no reason Why this Guy cannot .

Lets face it, other than a few stats, we know nothing about him as an assistant coach, let alone a head coach. Also remember that this was from the M.E.N and the club haven't actually made any comment about him.

Totally agree what about Jimmy Lowes, up coming BRITISH and knows the game inside out. Or what about Denis Betts, an ex Salford lad? Could do worse than get Steve McCormack back - he is a 10 years more experienced coach than he was at Salford last time. Or what about Iestyn Harris - could be a potential superstar coach given a good ground and some money to spend.

Whats the worst that could happen? Salford be underachievers, scrapping at the bottom of the table, everyone slagging Simms off. Big deal thats what will happen if you get an Aussie coach anyway and it will be one less thing to whinge about with him being British.

Look at the Premiership.....13 titles to British managers, 6 titles to foreigners. Say no more. British is best.

Bloody hell !!
Ignore my earlier posts.
If the alternative is Betts,Lowes ,Harris or McCormack then I would prefer an Aussie.
Not really, but we want someone who has proved himself a quality coach.
I am not suggesting
Vievers is the answer,far from it, but why would an unknown,untried Aussie be better

Is that the most 'straight-faced' wind-up I've ever read on here, or have you been sniffing glue?

See this is the problem attitude. You just discount people because they are British. If I'd suggested Bruce Didgeridoo who was assistant coach at the Gabba Gabba Dingoes in the Country Bogun League, you'd all be going, yeah this guy sounds good, get him in, he might be able to bring some signings with him from his old club.

But when someone mentions BRITISH coaches who have a background in winning trophies (Lowes Betts and Harris could all come in and say 'show us yer medals' to any players who thought they were too big for their boots) then you just discount them.

Other names to consider:
Matt Calland (won Championship Grand Final with Halifax)
Daryl Powell (look how strong Featherstone have been since he was there) or Ryan Sheridan who has been Powell's assistant and surely looking for a head coaches job in the future
Karl Harrison (done a good job with Batley, has previous experience with a top 5 side in SL)
Paul March (another good up and coming coach, won National League One with Hunslet)

Glue it is

He sounds like a winner, lets get him signed up.

I hear Darryl Van de Velde is a good coach

I'd prefer a bit of due diligence (a radical concept at Salford) rather than just assuming he's rubbish because we've never heard of him.

Who has he worked under?
How have the teams he has coached (at lower levels) performed?
Is anyone with credibility supporting him?