If true it certainly is a statement of intent from the new owners. 12 points may not seem such a mountain now.

How will overseas employees get a visa?

To be fair would have loved to get Toovey when Anderson sacked at Giants.

He will be the best RL coach in this country by a mile. Not sure he would have the tools at SL level to implement a game plan. He's used to a pretty technical brand of RL. Awesome coach for any SL team. Epic for Bradford. But is he right for that level.

Toovey or not Toovey? That is the question.

Is this a Brian Smith esque new dawn?

For the first time in months today is a positive day.Time to look forward at last.

Is he any good? I get the impression he takes no s**t.

Unlucky to lose his job at Manley where he seemed to be the victim of polictical infighting.Graham Lowe branded it a disgrace at the time and that players were willing to run through brick walls for him.

You'd best be right John, or there will be some monumentally crushed Bulls fans. And if you're another Halifax wind up merchant you are a spectacularly unpleasant one!

Fully paid up Northern/Bulls supporter.Theres no problem.Toovey is 100% our man.

The best coach by a country mile are you sure I might be a bit bias but Sheens has won and done a lot more than toovey but I agree that it's a massive coup for Bradford considering the circumstances

I was beginning to think that todays press conference was going to be the biggest let down of the whole sorry episode but this post has the potential to outstrip that by some distance. (If I can bring myself to believe it.)

What is he going to have to work with though. Radio Leeds saying Kavanagh gone to HKR. Theres going to have to be a fair number of arrivals and quickly.

Is 100% the same as saying "A done deal".

Henry Paul's our next coach apparently !
.....but our players are the last to know these things !

[url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/rugby/henry-paul-rubbishes-talk-of-bradford-switch-and-is-more-than-happy-to-be-at-jebel-ali-dragonsHenry Paul laughs off Bradford link[/url

[iPaul is "hoping and wishing" the new Bradford venture is a success, but labelled talk of him being involved "a bit of a joke".
"I don’t know where it has come from," said Paul, whose Dragons side have a break from the West Asia Premiership this weekend.[/i
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"I had a chat with Bradford Bulls about three years ago, before I took up a school job, so I don’t know where this has come from.
"I know it has had quite a bit of coverage but I am not paying much attention to that. It is a bit of a joke. I haven’t got anything to say because I have not talked to anyone.

"My brother was chief exec. Other than hoping and wishing they had a team there, I have no idea where this story has come from about me coaching them."[/i

Someone somewhere got a lot of social media mileage out of this rumour.....

Tremendous news for you guys, that's a genuine reason for hope, and I know you haven't had many recently! Good luck for the future, hope to see you back in SL in a few years time.

Thanks Geoff.Will see you next week when you get here.Safe flight over.All the best.

So to recap:

Not Brain McLennan then.

Standard of “people in the know” has really slipped lately

Assistant coach. Nailed on.

Wow, amazing appointment. NRL officiating turned him into the angriest looking coach ever...wonder what he'll make of Championship refs?

Bringing Beaver as his assistant?

nah bring beaver as a player. even at 108yrs old, or whatever he is these days, he'd still rip it up in championship

That was one of my thoughts. Heath for a pack leader would be nice to reinforce the Manly connection