A fresh start and a new coach should mean a new set up in many peoples eyes
However it seems that Paul will revert back to assitant coach again.
Just what his skills are in this department are rightly up for questioning as he does appear to have been assistant (or even coach) during a major slide in performances at the club.
Hopefully with Millward things will change for him and more importantly the club.

A few years ago most people whould have been chuffed to bits with a Millward / Rowley combination at Leigh, I think whats soured this is the perception that Leigh must have a coach who already has his assistant picked for him on not 1 but 2 occasions.

I cant say this enough but if ANYONE thinks anyone is giving Ian coaches, players or anything else bar a salary they are CRAZY!

Ian picks the lot!

So either Ian Millward has chosen a very inexperienced assistant coach with a terrible record in the results business or the assistant position has not been filled and is open

with a three year contract in his 'sky rocket' its Paul Rowley, widely reported widely aknowledged why can't some people accept the inevitable.

It would seem that if they ignore it that it may not be happening,

Because the nonsense written against two club individuals on this site Fred is at best disgraceful.

And at worse Nepotism

i dont know. i think rowley would be an ok assistant to millward but i think kelly would be the ideal man

thought this about his TURDS when I read the title.

Widely reported , or officially announced as assistant coach

I've not been able to get the official club announcemants from Millwards signing as the archive doesn't go that far back on the website but I only seem to remember the announcement saying how AT thanked Paul Rowley for his services during the interim and that Paul would continue as a coach working alongside Ian, don't remember it being officially stated as Assitant Coach to Ian or just one of the backroom coaches (but like I said finding links about the last bit of good news the club had is fairly difficult ).

One thing is for sure though, if Paul does stay on as Ians assistant I'm sure he'll remember all the "help" he's received lately from a lot of the current players.

Both, or I tell lies I let people make thier own minds up.

Ive heard a rumour that Chris Joynt is joining the coaching staff when Millward returns.

I would imagine we,ll have two assistant coaches

Oh sod it, why don't we just forget about the players and sign as many coaching personnel as we can?

Heres my list:

Head coach Ian Millward

Advisor (1) Alex Murphy

Advisor (2) Neil Kelly

Assistant (1) Paul Rowley

Assistant (2) Simon Knox

Assistant's assistant (backs) Robbie Paul

Assistant's assistant (forwards) Chris Joynt

There is still a vacancy for a kicking coach, fitness coach, stamina coach, wrestling coach, tackling coach and a 'how to not get into a fight on a night out coach'