Wouldn't want Millward. Not sure why Simms would get rid of an assistant coach if he wanted to bring in a new head coach though.

What's wrong with Millward, mate?

money mate! we cant pay mcrea off, but we could malc, simms wants him in now, good mates and all><

agree we need a coach, not from within the club, but not milward, a deffo no

Millward being appointed is practically the same as McRae. He's a former SL coach who has been around forever, he's a mate of Simms and he talks a better game than he often delivers. Plus he has been sacked from both Wigan and Saints and his conduct is questionable, allegedly. I quite like him and I think he is knowledgeable but his time has passed let's go for someone else.

I think we all feel that we need a new head coach with new ideas. We are moving to a new stadium, with lots of new players. I just don't think anybody really wants to see an old coach signing for us. We've not had the best of luck with old/er coaches and players in the past.

I think Paul Highton is ready to step up to the mark tbh. He progressed from water carrier to Assistant Coach so fast that its hard to overlook the lad clearly has talent.

spot on pall if only i could put it like you.

I have the utmost respect for Highto and everything he has done for this club but come on let's get a grip of ourselves.

So we pay off Alker, and then have Mcrae and Millward in charge?

Scully's autobiography had some good insights on Millward.

IMO he's a charismatic coach who likes the media stuff, and worked well with Saints where he had loads of world class players and gave them the freedom to play without tinkering too much. I don't think he is a tactical genius by any means - look how Wigan floundered when he was in charge, they were very very poor.

Downsides with Millward are he is a bully, he's chummy with the high profile players but bullies younger players and isn't very respectful to people outside the dressing room, those run-ins with him ranting at Warrington and Saints press officers, you would not get a coach like Tony Smith or Shaun McRae doing that. In Scully's book he said that by the time Millward left he had the support of about half the dressing room and the rest were not sorry to see him go. I also remember hearing a few things from an ex Wigan player that he was two faced and generally not liked by the players when he was there.

Yes he had good times at Saints but he's not going to recreate that at Salford, I can only see him being a disaster at Salford.

and john wilkinson also quoted that the best coach we have had at salford was andy gregorey, but we aint gonna get him back aswell, well put sally,

Millward would be a massive backward step for us. Coaching a successful team in NL1 should not be our criteria for our next Coach. We need new blood with new ideas.

Your so wrong, can guarntee you ian millward will not be the next salford boss>

i know, i never said milward will be the next coach, but i know who sims wants?

please state choc, or chuck where it is stated that he would be?