In management there is nothing new, things tend to run in cycles, so perhaps as everyone moved to smaller mobile packs, someone was bound to come back with a monster pack sooner or later.

Nokash: Nobby,fancy it ?
Nobby: Aye, why not.
Nokash: See you in the morning.

Simple really, so why doesn't he do it ?

Well, it's obvious isn't it? He isn't really a multi-millionaire, just a GP from St Helens. You've told us that. I bet he got his doctorate from one of those correspondence courses. In fact, I bet he isn't even a real GP. I bet he's an aromatherapist or something.

Now the scales have fallen from our eyes, we can all see the truth, thanks to [iyou[/i, BrianBradyHandOff. You're [iace[/i.

Or maybe Brian Noble isn't the target. Just maybe. Or maybe he doesn't conduct job interviews in radio studios. No. He's an aromatherapist.

If Noble does get the reigns I wounder if Jon Sharp would be his first backroom appointment? They worked together at Cruaders and for GB.

I am quite surprised by this show of support for Noble bearing in mind he has had Phil Veivers on his coaching staff at both Bradford and Wigan.
He was national coach when Long walked out at the Tri-Nations 2006.
I believe his salary was paid by the RFL when he was at Crusaders and it was the RFL who had found the south Wales club a new home and new owners in Wrexham.( That went well ! )

Good stuff RJ.

Maybe we can get the new players on the National Health then.

In fairness the Crusaders finished 8th in 2010. Surely Noble can't be held accountable for the people of Wales not supporting the team in enough numbers to make it a viable Superleague club.

As for Vievers maybe assistant coach was his level? . . . as for Longy he did have a tendency in his younger years to go off the rails from time to time.



Not a good idea we don't want to give that political rag any more ammunition. Hopefully we can afford to go private now

The connections you make between events get more and more spurious every post. What possible negative reflection could the RFL moving Crusaders to Wrexham have on Noble?

Yup I haven't got a bloody clue what the point of that post was either

Ludicrous oversimplification.

You can't win a game unless you're on top in the forwards. This applies to all teams of all eras. As far as lacking a plan b is concerned that was always a load of tripe. There were plenty of games we won thanks to the flair of the Paul brothers, or Leon Pryce or Michael Withers or Shontayne Hape but the Bulls success got chalked up to the forwards on their own because people like to clutch at straws. If the Bulls had no plan b it doesn't say much for the opposition.

We could only wish for a head coach of Nobles stature prior to Koukash's arrival. However I would still find it an underwhelming appointment should it happen, we don't need to 'settle' for Noble.

Sorry.I don't know how you read my post or what connotations you took from it.
I wrote it out as a slight fear of deja vu.Although I am certain Dr Koukash differs completely from Moss and Roberts at Wrexham;the fact the RFL were involved in both ownerships is slightly disconcerting.I am sure my fears will be dispelled very quickly.
While I was quite impressed with Noble and his 'preparing for George Foreman and getting George Formby' quote,and his earlier success,I do recall him at Wigan,after months of speculation of him going to Crusaders,after their defeat to Warrington in the Challenge Cup semi-final,that when the cameras went into the dressing room/sheds,he was seen holding his head in his hands.He was not consoling the players and Clare Balding very sharply changed the subject.
I was surprised Ian Lenagan did not renew his contract at Wigan yet Noble coached Crusaders to a far higher finish than Harris did the following season,and then Lenagan took Harris to Wigan.
Having read on this forum the comments about our players not being wanted by other clubs/not being good enough for other clubs,I am slightly surprised that a coach not employed in Super League,at this time,should be given such support.

Early bath/ the red shed

My point was that many teams have a big pack, as opposed to just Bradford in the late 90's. of course it's important to have a big strong pack but to say this is the only requirement for success is an oversimplification. I'm fairly sure Greg Eden and Danny Brough would agree with me too.

My thoughts entirely. Wouldn't moan if he was appointed but would feel a tad underwhelmed.

The bigger and more aggressive the pack the more room to move the backs behind them have.
I'd guess if we had Nobles Bradford pack playing for Salford last season our back line would have got us a decent top 8 finish.

The more I think about it the more I think Noble is being courted as he has a decent record in knock out rugby and that the Doc sees a tilt at the cup as the best chance of early results.

Guess the question is would we as fans like to see hard earned grafting wins on a regular basis or a team trying to out score the opposition with a lower win ratio for a good couple of years.

Stop messing about. Look at your results this season to date. Whilst you have only played 7 games how many of those defeats could you have turned into wins? I, hand on hart can't see you winning the cup unless the draw is unbelievably kind and you play championship teams throughout the competition.

I don't recollect stating that only a big pack was needed.

Does anyone else begin to think the Noble interview the other night was a PR thing.Surely he could have had Noble signed ,sealed and delivered by now.I don't think Noble is a certainty buy any means.

Makes you wonder if something else is going on. So yes, I think you may be barking up the right tree.

As dadt as it sounds I'm sure noble and smith have worked together at bradford before so watch this space

Think having Smith and Noble could be a great ticket for us. Not sure how Koukash could sell it to them as a duo though. Big wages and a decent contract might be one incentive...

According to Radio Manchester, Brian Noble will be at the game tonight.

It's beginning to look like he's the man.

This is interesting isn't it? The Doctor said he would be honored to have a coach like Noble and I’d have thought Brian Noble must surely be itching at an opportunity to transform a club like Salford especially knowing the club has the funds now to help him achieve that. Add to this Noble is available and it’s unlikely to be an issue over affording him and it makes you wonder what the delay is?

Perhaps Graham Lowe is still talking with some potential candidates in Australasia and the process hasn’t been completed. I wonder if the Dr’s comments were genuine and encouraged by being live on BBC radio in Noble’s company . . . or there is a plan to appoint another high profile coaching figure like Brian Smith to work alongside Noble in an effort to try and create the best coaching setup in RL.

Assuming that Brian Noble is the main choice, the delay could just be over contract negotiations.

Brian Noble came across really well on Radio 5 (but then he is very good on TV and radio), but I was still a bit surprised by the doctor's comments about it being an honour to have him as coach. Does this mean minds had already been made up, or was he just backed into a corner by the show's host (who seemed to struggle with the fact that we're called Salford City Reds: all three words, in that order, not some random combination of two or more of them)?

I can't see it being a contract issue. I'm sure the last thing Noble would want is to price himself out of it in the knowledge there is a long line of other candidates wanting this job.