Kieron Purtill was at Odsal on Sunday.....



....working for radio, not sure if he was working with Mick though

Wasn't it Mick that also said the new coach should be announced on Monday? The Monday that just passed?

I genuinely don't know if Mick is just a little deluded, or if he is just naive and listens to people who don't actually have a clue, believing every word they tell him.

New coach isn't British and is waiting for a visa, hence delay in announcement - interesting choice

john cartwright by any chance? ex gold coast titans.

Mathew Elliott. As I said two weeks ago.

As per Mick's #CARTY post? Or are there other sources for this nugget of info?

I kind of hope it isn't Matt Elliott, in spite of the fact that I have a lot of time for him and his psychological/philosophical musings that he makes available on the internet. The Brian Smith school of coaching has been limping along for a while and appears to be dying a particularly brutal death this year.

Is currently an assistant!

Ian Millward ?

Fits the bill of John Cartwright then. If (and it's a big IF) it is him, then I'd be reasonably happy. As much as I think Morrison will be a great coach I think we need someone for the here and now. We need someone who is strong and experienced. Was assistant as North Queensland last year too.

yep thats where I saw it. Interesting if club are looking overseas whoever it turns out to be. To have gone through interview process and be waiting on a visa tends to suggest process has been going on since before Lowes officially resigned last week

Matty Elliott's followers are building a shrine to him on the top of a Blue Mountain peak. There will be no second coming.

I would be more than reasonably happy with Cartwright. I would die from excitement if it were him. I am not willing to dare hope.

Smiths lad?

Bang on the money!

Very interesting appointment.

Isn't he over here with London at the moment?

So our new coach is Rohan Smith?

Uh....ok? Difficult to form an opinion when I know very little about the guy. He seems to have a fair bit of coaching experience under his belt though.

Certainly would be an interesting appointment. Don't know enough about him to know if it's a clever move or just a cheap option. Why would he be siting on a visa if he's already over here with London?. He'd have a decent support network and I'd guess his dad would be director of rugby in all but name.wasnt he rumoured to want to buy Wakefield and left when he couldn't? Wonder if he's investing in bulls now. Plus his uncle might help him out with loan players. Interesting option

m.nrl.com/smith-joins-titans-coa ... fault.aspx Article with a bit of info on him. Certainly been around some first class setups.

m.nrl.com/smith-joins-titans-coa ... fault.aspx Article with a bit of info on him. Certainly been around some first class setups.

Particularly impressed by his obvious passion to develop young players. John Bastian, Matt Diskin and Leigh Beattie have built teams and a structure which will allow him to put that into practise.

Rohan Smith: Impressive young coach. If true, could be an inspired move. https://goo.gl/DLkeMd

Rohan Smith: Impressive young coach. If true, could be an inspired move. https://goo.gl/DLkeMd

Can the options now be changed to Morrison Vs one of the mentioned Ausies - Cartwright and Smith.

I like most thought Glen would have been unveiled this week but I now wonder. In fact, as soon as I heard Cartwright's name I instantly thought "would he be our Maguire?".
I wonder what other people think. Is Glen still the hot favourite or would you prefer an Ausie who has served his apprenticeship in the NRL and is appointed purely because of his CV or do we still go with sentiment and ask Glen.
The spanner may well have been thrown into glen's works with these two applications. Marc Green will have no sentimental feelings towards Glen and will make the decision purely on fact and advice from Ferris.

I would have taken Glen but now he is third behind Cartwright and Smith Jr in my mind.

For me NRL. Different level of training over there. Cartwright and Smith have both been exposed to that more or less all of their careers.