spoke to radio leeds today

rlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0414131rl

sounds like his two sons are coming over too, 18 and 20 yr old , might fit in here!

not sure how much space on the cap he will have left to play with

maybe connor and grix free abit up

If rumours are true Connor frees up about 50k with grixs money enough to get in one really really good signing.

Hopefully he knows one really good tough as teak Fijian prop or second row he can bring over with him.
Someone who can batter some holes in the other teams defence and help us get on to the front foot. Or maybe a flying winger who can latch on to some Brough kicks and get us some tries.

His CV seems ok and will hopefully be the fresh boost that the coaching needs.

Welcome on board.

Lets hope he's a success and stays the full term of his contract.

His strength is working with the players he has and getting the best out of them.
In his first stint as Newcastle head coach he had a pretty poor squad and was able to get them playing a style that made use of their strengths and got them into the top 8.
When Bennett came to Newcastle Rick was given the reserve grade side, and was given a very young squad to work with. He did a great job with that squad, getting them into a grandfinal after a slow start to the year.
As a coach he tends to try to keep a very stable side and works with them on a style of play that suits their strengths. Over time his teams get better as they learn to play to their strengths, and as he tweaks the game plans and positions. He over achieves with the squads he has worked with.

One player he has worked with a lot at both the Knights and currently in the Roosters reserve grade squad is 25 year old Cook Islands international Zane Tetevano. Stone brought Zane through the grades at Newcastle. Zane was cut by the NRL after some domestic violence issues, but he is clearly a very good NRL standard prop, and has been playing great football for Wyong in the NSW cup (feeder side for the Roosters). I don't know what the legal issues would be (I think he is on a good behaviour bond), but he is a top quality player - NRL standard - and has a long history with Stone.

He won't get in with a conviction any props who have not Been bad boys ?

Sounds like stone has te attributes we need to get us out of the mess . Just hope there is enough time to do what is needed

The Knights are trying to give away Jack Stockwell, free to a good home. He is a prop Stone brought to the Knights, but I suspect he'll eventually get NRL offers. There was talk that north qld and Penrith were interested in him before the june 30 deadline, but they came to nothing. Jack was a very good prop before a badly broken arm last year. He hasn't looked much good since coming back, and Brown is keen to unload him.

www.theherald.com.au/story/40246 ... ts/?cs=306 Article in the online version of the Newcastle Herald. Rick "cut and paste" Stone, promising to be as boring as ever. He drove Knights fans crazy with his tactic of picking his best 17 and sticking with it. I liked his plan of staying with his best squad and trying to build them into a cohesive team, but some fans were literally pulling their hair out when he wouldn't drop a player for poor form.

www.theherald.com.au/story/40246 ... ts/?cs=306 Article in the online version of the Newcastle Herald. Rick "cut and paste" Stone, promising to be as boring as ever. He drove Knights fans crazy with his tactic of picking his best 17 and sticking with it. I liked his plan of staying with his best squad and trying to build them into a cohesive team, but some fans were literally pulling their hair out when he wouldn't drop a player for poor form.

Orly?

tariq sims is quality but he has left newcastle now, but played under stone for fiji

uate?? he's a fiji/newcastle winger who is their record try scorer

Brennan, toovey and Furner didn't apply

fair enough, wonder whos going to hull kr, still think its macnamara

did sean long and brett hodgson apply?!

Cant see it matters who applied -even if it was Bennett or Brian Mc !

The deals done and MR Stone is the man -In at the deep end with all the piranhas waiting to see how he performs THIS SEASON ! - NEVER MIND NEXT!

We can only wait and see - but everythings crossed for K d`s sake --and ours!!

Best o luck Rick!