No, but to end the search there and to plump for Powell would be an abysmal decision.

If St David Hughes can afford and can tempt a top Aussie coach, that's the way to go. But I'm not going to tell DH what to do until I'm in the position to put a few million quid into the club.

I recall that Lenegan said when replacing Noble with Maguire that he wasn't just buying Maguire's own skills but also his knowledge of coaching systems, tools, etc. as used so successfully (albeit subsequently under something of a cloud) at Melbourne. I suppose he may have been trying to sugar the pill a bit for Noble's benefit, but the proof of the pudding has been in the Pies performances this season.

(Apologies for mixed metaphors. )

According to this weeks League Express, the club have received 25 applications for the vacant post......to be shortlisted to 4

Any Link???

Unfortunately no, It's mentioned in Stevo's column on page 4 of this weeks League Express no names given, Paul Blanchard and David Hughes were supposedly sitting down on Monday just gone to compile the short list of 4.

No doubt someone subscribing to the online version may be able to provide a link

I bet there are some good ones in there given there are only 30 top jobs in the world

Buy the paper like the rest of us, cheapskate.

Kiss my Listerine!!

Not too many newsagents round here sell it

After being encouraged to buy RL World by paddock to read the ground breaking interview with the marketing bod at quins I can recommend just waiting until PB/DH decide on who they want.......The RL press are at best, lazy and at worst, full of letters from disgruntled northerners upset because their grat club is being overlooked for SL after they had 4 port-a-loos installed and changed the chip oil in the caravan

The League Express is pretty good to be honest.

love you too PP

Any hints/inside info on a potential coach yet