He could coach us in his sleep.
He practically coached us when we did the grand slam and anyone who saw him play knows he was like having a coach on the pitch.

The day he does coach us - and i firmly believe it will happen one day...
I WILL BE EXCITED.


That said i don't think it will be anytime soon.

Of course he is out of touch! He's never coached top level RL

There is a massive difference between being inexperienced and being out of touch.
Cast your mind back. Hanleys first job as coach was in charge of GB. He didn't seem to find it impossible.

It's not like he has been locked away from the game.
I'd bet he's more aware of what's going on than any of us.
Man management is the same skill regardless of the sport and he has tons of experience in that.


Your problem seems to be a personal one based on something that you didn't like in an interview. Not really the best way to judge someone.

Giz is a class act and he will one day coach us.

It's not personal at all, iv never met the bloke.

What exactly are you basing your argument for him coaching Wigan on? Please expand

He's never coached top level RL and there's quite a big list of coaches in OZ that would be way above in the pecking order for the Wigan job. Even David furner, who served his time as an assistant. People want Edwards because "he's a Wiganer" I'm afraid, the not much more you can base your arguement on.

This is true if you're absolutely determined to ignore Edwards's RU experience. But you're wrong to be 100% certain that it rules him out. Mark Bitcon came to us direct from RU, and is regarded as one of the best conditioners in the game. RU is not a clowning amateur sport any more.

I too feel that Edwards would struggle initially and would need to serve an apprenticeship as an assistant, but in writing him off totally you're going OTT, and I suspect this actually does stem from some personal dislike. Don't start denying this by insisting that you don't know him - we've already established that, after first listening to you tell everyone what a horrible person he is.

And I wouldn't chuck all your eggs into the Aussie coaches basket either - with the exception of Michael Maguire there haven't been too many good ones over here for several years, and even Maguire let us all down by dashing back home the first moment a new opportunity arose there.