All this fits in with the WTST meeting and while i won't build my hopes up on this and i don't see how any of the other names suggested can be seen in a same light, i don't see a link to bringing through the juniors.

Didn't Gareth Moore and Harrison have a bit of a bust up at Batley before he signed for us? Could be awkward if he did become the new coach

If he will be such an asset to the club AG needs to open his cheque book.

A coach of this pedigree would inspire signings, both at home and in Oz- especially with his experience as number 2 to the national team.

IMO a coach like Gentle would be a huge leap down the road of building the "A Grade" Wakefield deserves.

We need to sell our club as having the plans under way to match this guys ambition.

As always with things like these, it isn't about just giving him the money he wants, it's also about whether he wants to come to Trinity, which could prove the bigger stumbling block.

Would look good on his future CV if he took bottom of the table club to top 8, and if he fails no real problem just blame lack of quality, i would love to see one day a great coach at a lower level club just to see what they can do.

That's what I mean, we need to sell ourselves.

This is a bloke who is going places, we need to show we mirror this drive to the top.
He may have a good pedigree, but so do we.

We need to show him our plans for the future (BV and NM), show him the quality of players that come through the ranks (youth development is a passion of his) & show him the colour of our money in terms of budgets for this coming year. the next and our first season at NM.

We have a lot to offer, a smart person would want to get in on the ground floor now, before the rise in profile NM will bring.

As I said it's all about selling the club to him, something a bloke who made his millions selling windows shouldn't find too difficult.

Completed agree, if this guy is on the radar, the money spent on his salary would be saved on players as he'd have the inside track on up and coming oz players instead of us wasting money on older existing names.
If JE or AG are looking in, get it sorted!

What do you suggest then - that we all stop having opinions, or just that we stop posting them here?

For me, we're at an interesting crossroads - the choice of Head Coach for the upcoming transitional period will be an indicator of where our ambitions lie. If we go for someone like Harrison, we'll be seen as accepting our ongoing status as a club that has no real aspirations to bother the top 8, but one that's happy to be plucky underdogs, picking up the odd win here and there.

Conversely, if we dig deep and secure someone like Gentle, WTW will look like an altogether different animal - we'll be demonstrating ambition, go-forward and modernity. Imagine us at NM with Gentle at the helm and Tony Drury as his assistant?

This is a vital appointment; if we get it wrong, the 3 year reprieve that AG and his team achieved for us will be utterly pointless.

And if we are gonna push the boat out financially for anyone the coach has to be high on the list for me

I don't know if he is being diplomatic or not, but Karl Harrison has said the rumours of him coming to Wakefield are rubbish.

The think is with Harrison is that he runs a successful business as well as coaching Batley and he would have to give that up to take over a Super League club.

And he goes home and away with Leeds United!

how about this scenario:

Michael Maguire leaves Wigan
Wigan appoint new coach
new coach brings in his own assistant
SHAUN WANE becomes available

That would be good if we could get Shaun Wane but I think he will get the Wigan job.

Maybe karl [uHARRIS[/uon is nearer the mark

I think we should all calm down and wait for the appointment.

My money is on Ray French.

At least he won't need time to get up to speed with the height, weight and junior clubs of the players

These men are not our new coach
Brian Noble
Daryl Powell
Karl Harrison
Justin Morgan
Richard Agar

Quite possibly an Oz assistant looking at these names only other option possible McDermott or Harris

Apparently a good half back signed up too

how do you know hope you are right in what you say any clues as yet who the half back is

I haven't heard us being linked with too many halves yet.

We have got a real chance of making a statement to SL with this appointment, you only get one chance, we MUST get it right.

I agree entirely and I think that is why the club are taking their time over making an appointment so they can be sure that they have done all their research and we have the best person for the job.

see this why the club can never move forward,
our aim now is to improve the stadium as required, get the Newmarket stadium development up and built so we can move in

yes improve the team performances but most of all get a fan base that will stay loyal and not walk out when the going gets tough,
while I can see your point of view to make a stance do you not think that you end up undoing all the hard work done so far just because you disagree to a coach

coaches come and go clubs don't they are there for life

Whoever the new coach turns out to be, just like any player we sign, he deserves the chance to prove himself.

I've seen a few people put things on record over the past month that they haven't even managed to stick to for a week. (It seems it won't be Harrison, though, Bren, so your season ticket purchases look likely to continue.

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