Yeah but I wonder how it works? Who does what? Who interacts with the players more. Who controls the game plan and routines? Never thought about it before really.

Well defence comes down to 3 things

Fitness , are your players fit enough ?

Strategy , does Matt understand defensive structures ?

And last of all , mental toughness , can he motivate them keep going when their bodies don't want to ?

Now Brian can probably bring all these things to them , problem is will he also ruin their attacking abilities as well

Come on now, when are they going to tell us the outcome of yesterday, He is either with us or he isn't.

Club could look a little stupid if it is mentioned on t.v at 3.00 today before the club announce anything. I was rather hoping it would have been announced this morning. Perhaps it would boost sales a little for tomorrow but for me it would boost the atmosphere of the shay knowing that these things are now put in place for the next game next weekend against featherstone. Could be halfway point with only 6 points still as Fev, Leigh and sheffield are bloody hard games. The fixtures this year are completly unfair on the teams Leigh have hit the ground running and have all their harder games early.

Have we had all our hardest games early ? , we played you and Widnes , our next match is Sheffield away next Sunday , that will be a huge game for us , but then again I could easily see us losing on our travels at Dewsbury or York , our competition is very good , it's just a shame more people aren't interested in it

I'm not having a dig, we all play with the cards dealt, what i am trying to get at is we as every other team in the league should play everyone once in the first half then again in the second half. I beleive its something mto do with sheffield and the gorund grass being relayed or something that has caused all this.

For instance we have featherstone, Leigh, and sheffield twice in the first 10 fixtures ( half way point ).

It is an odd fixture list this year. We (Leigh) played Barrow twice and Fev twice in our opening 6 matches! As it turned out we coped with the tough start really well but if we'd had a slow start our confidence could have been shot before the season had really got going! I've thought for years that the RFL seem to put very little thought, time or effort into planning the fixtures below SL level.

I sent Claire balding that question to ask Brian. Put him on the spot a little. I am now convinced he is coming.

Comment by Nobby at half time today "Its a role that certainly interests me, but we are still having discussions"

Smart ar$e Davis "and he needs a job"

an update has been put on the BBC website now

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 292596.stm

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 292596.stm

Was in the Ivy House earlier on and from what I was told he's gonna speak to the players before tomorrows game and then speak to the fans in the south stand lounge after and he's already got several dual registered players lined up and ready to sign.

i hope there bloody good one's, no doubt he will be able to attract good players to join

Considering that you can only have three dual reg at once this looks like is a baseless rumour.

Do we have any dual registered players at the moment?

Yeah 1.

So it could be true.

Jacob Fairbank from Huddersfield, I think.

and he is playing for the giants tomorrow against batley. memoire to board...dont pick him for next round.

I like your positive thinking there

Maybe he as several players lined up to actually sign?

Maybe bobby has highlighted 3 better dual registered to come on board and Jacob becomes surplus to requirements. Surely as a consultant that is what he will be doing i.e reviewing the current squad??? If he's got 3 players that will bring more to the squad then they're not going to ignore his advice? Or maybe they will be brought in on season long loans?? So can't see why it's An unsubstantiated rumour?????? All seems pretty plausible to me.

I might be wrong, but I thought we had Jaybob for the whole season ?

Dual Reg as Widns have shown you can have loads as long as you only have a certain amount at a time. Lets hope he makes better choices than we have so far this season, but i have no doubt he will.

Can he bring Jonathan Davies down as well, I'm sure he can still do a job.
And proably the right age for our squad.

No but i heard he has lined up Harry Pinner.

I think making the announcement before the game would make the most sense as it may be bit of damp squib if announced at half time.

Id heard we were after Harold Wagstaff??