We will all have our ideas on our next Coach and that's our prerogative

Let me say I don't agree with any of yours

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Wire fans hated Smith he was ridiculed by them, I too don't like him for the he dismissed us when he was at Hudds!
Millward, I cant believe anyone would even suggest him ! Sacked at Saints, sacked at Wigan and sacked at Cas
Surely you remember when Cas announced he was to be their coach , halfway through his contract with us?
Agar no.
For me it would have been John Kear we've missed that chance now!
I wouldn't hesitate to appoint Andrew Henderson IMO he would be superb, did a top job at London look at them now !

Ok, I set up a Poll on the FB page & will give my ten penneth.

1= Ian Watson *under contract*
1= Andrew Henderson *Assistant Coach at Wire*
3. John Kear *under contract*
4 Tony Smith

Watson has done well at Salford given their circumstances + he has asked for more money to recruit players & been refused.
Given that they might be facing a bad financial situation over coming months it might be a good time to entice him away.

Henderson has a good history, though some might see it as a backwards step going from Head Coach at London to Assistant at Wire I bet he doesn't , he is loooking towards long term progression.
An added advantage is that he is both young & driven & will likely make a good connection with our Antipodean contingent.

John Kear obviously has a new contract as Head Coach at Bradford & so likely out of the running but in League 1, he is a fighter though, gets very decent results from small budgets, I wonder how he would go with more cash in the pot ?

Tony *Can't look you in the eye* Smith
My least favourite but included because he has at least achieved some silverware with Wire & though they ended in the Q8's they were never in danger.
Smith is also the runaway leader in the poll.

Anyone who thinks Micky Higham should be coach wants sedating. Micky another great bloke, great hooker, fires his team mates up & wears Leigh on his sleeve but has zero experience & *jokingly* how would the Aussies & PNG lads ever understand a word he says ?

So they are my current picks, not without obstacles to face.
Have I forgotten any possible good candidates ?

Whoever it is needs to enforce it is done there way & without any interference from KFC or DB *an absolute must*.

John Kear is an interesting shout. Has Batley punching above their weight. Can he command that dressing room? I’d argue not. Has to be Smith. Wire fans did ridicule him. But he also gave them their most successful period in living memory. He commands respect

I do remember milward announced as Cas. But I also knew when he returned we were a stepping stone back to Super League. He gets Leigh and played some of the best rugby I’ve ever seen when the club didn’t have half as good players

The problem here though is that Beaumont just can't keep his hands out of the pot and no self respecting coach would ever take a job where the owner meddles so much in 'coaching business'.

If you ever chat to Alex Murphy he will tell you that the one thing he would not tolerate was interference from the board and they were only there to buy the players HE requested. The players only answered to him and he in turn answered to the board, He felt so strongly about it that it was almost a condition of his employment and the only place he ever went where the board meddled was Salford and look how that turned out. He wasn't there two minutes.

Whoever it is needs to enforce it is done there way & without any interference from KFC or DB *an absolute must*.



Totally impossible & thats why no top coach will come

Steve McNamara might become available if you can wait a few weeks...

Jukes in

IMO we now need to get behing KP and PA, both local experienced lads who are both ex players, Now is the time get behind the team and give full support.

John Kear 'had' Batley punching above their weight Tom, he's Head Coach at Bradford now.

Not been there for a couple of seasons now.......

Went to Wakey, now at Bratfurt!

I agree mostly with this , Alex the Best Coach I have ever seen, and always his own man , I spoke today with Andy Greg, he said a Coach needs to be in full control, I asked him about his time at Salford as Coach , he said John Wilkinson would come to him and ask What is the Team today Andy?But otherwise never got involved.

I said sometime last week I’d be on the phone to the lad who coached PNG in the World Cup they played some good stuff, at the time I didn’t know his name but a quick Google tells me it Michael Marum

That's the way mate

Bobbie Goulding ?

What type of coach do you feel this squad of player need?

He may well have showed an early expression of interest. As I am sure many more will also prove to do in the coming days. That is all.

Jon Sharp?

Thanks Derek for listening!!!

I have already stated that Millward would be my preferred option, especially when he turned the 'returning' Mickey Higham into the player he was / still is !!

A friend of mine in Huddersfield says it has already been advertised in their local rag that Paul Anderson has been named already !

Unfortunately, it would have to be Cunningham, but at 50/1, Millward would be a really interesting punt !!

I make no apologies for posting almost an identical post on the Challenge Cup thread because I feel we have a great chance to turn this season around.
The announcement of MH coming out of retirement has given DB a great opportunity to turn the season around and get feet back on the terraces very quickly IF he brings the right coach on board. A quick read of the this thread and others where a new coach is mentioned or debated shows one clear message. Don’t make it KC Derek !

If K.C. is to be the next coach, then surely Derek should be advertising for a new Director of Rugby not coach !!!

My bet is the "Marwan" effect I suspect Ian Watson will be brought in, think about it.
Proven S/L coach, Marwan's old coach and links with Leigh (2008 - 2009)

Just a thought

Zulu I have mentioned Watson in a previous post and agree with everything that you say. However, I dont see Cunningham as a long term fixture at Leigh. Great player but no coaching skills. So why not take the gamble and approach. Shaun Edwards a man that has exprerience(vast) in both codes. Commands respect and has contacts throughout both codes of Rugby

If true may spell the end for KP.

It will be interesting seeing how Purtill goes. He has a lot of experience as assistant at Huddersfield and Saints, has been head coach for England Knights, and is, I believe, highly respected in the Game.