Noble is a good coach to get you moving in the right direction and get you away from the foot of the table, IMO. It may involve a lot of 5 drives and a kick, but results should come easier. Ask the Wigan fans - he struggled to win them a trophy, but certainoy got them out of the doldrums.

The criticism of Noble's success at the Bulls used to stem around a 1 dimensional play book when he had the 4 biggest props in the league. If the entertaining attacking play that you showed last season (albeit centred around 3 guys that have left) can be fused to Noble's coaching, you'll be more than a decent team to watch.

McRae?

"Dean Bell gave him a book which espoused the theory that hard work leads to success"

good grief: that's self-help gone too far
written by N S Sherlock?