In addition, Wane has served a long and impressive apprenticeship at Wigan. When it comes to developing your skills and profile as a coach, he's done everything right.

The only questionmark would be, has he got the flare that we're looking for? I still feel we need a top-quality NRL coach - pure fantasy maybe, but we can dream - to kick us up to that next level.

I'm inclined to agree with others who've said that, as coaches don't count on the cap, why don't we just chuck a bit more than usual at one of the Aussie greats and try to entice him?

Would have liked Tim Sheens, but no chance now.

Millward.

Heard the same myself, which would be a positive change in the dressing room, if you believe the rumors .

promote shaun wane.
sliiping into fantasy mode id see if faz fancied joining the backrrom staff with his lad coming over with him

Whilst i think that shaun wayne has done a great job so far at the club, im not always for promoting from within the club, as i cant think of too many examples of that working.

Apart from noble at bradford that is, but we all know he had nothing to do with their success!



I think promoting from within is difficult for the coach to go from players mate to boss. I said the same thing when we put betts in charge and it didnt go to well.

However i also said it when they put mike greg in charge (how wrong i was) and i honestly think that under different and less tragic circumstances he would have gone onto great things at wigan, as the players would quite easily run through walls for him.

Now from what i hear, shaun wayne has a similar respect from his academy lads so i may just be talking out the back of my head!

On another thought, there is no relegation in order to give the young players a chance, could the same theory not be used for young coaches, instead of bringing in a overseas coach.

I guess its again a question of what we want out of our team as fans, success (proven coach) or the development of our game as a whole (young coach).

One thing is for certain, if noble does leave, i cant see IL paying for a coach, so its either promote from within or get someone who is out of work!

some good points there and we can only imagine what could have been with mike gregory. i'm all for promoting from within. obviously there's no guarantee that it will prove successful, but we as Wigan fans should know that bringing in a coach from outside is no guarantee of silverware or even good performances either.

I don't understand what you mean by this. No coach is going to come to Wigan for free. Promoted from within or taken off the dole, they're still going to want the sort of salary that would be appropriate for the head-coach of Wigan RL.

If I were Shaun Wane I would keep well away - poison chalice and all that

Sorry didnt make myself clear. Obviously a wage would be payable to anyone performing a job at the club. What i meant was when we signed noble, he was under contract at bradford, so we would have had to pay compensation to bradford. And out of work coaches are usually out of work for a reason.

That is what i meant by pay for a coach. Hope that clears it up.

How much involvement does Wayne have with the first team at the moment? I can see many pluss' to having someone like him at the top of the club if he has been around the first team for a few years.

This is where i would like to see an opportunity/program for coaches to take a step back to a NL club for a year or 2, to really prove there "coaching" ability.

It's certainly true that, thus far, Ian Lenagan doesn't seem keen to pay compo or transfer fees - though we don't know that for a fact. If the right person came along, I hope he'd put his hand in his pocket. I certainly hope so where a new coach is concerned, because you're right, there aren't too many top quality men knocking around out of work at present.

I don't think cheap options are really viable when you're talking about filling the role of head-coach at Wigan RL. This is one of the biggest jobs in the game and, given that the salary cap doesn't apply to it, theoretically money should not be an issue - unless the asking price is totally ridiculous of course.

Regardless of the cash you threw at them i would very much doubt a working NRL coach would be tempted to the UK.

Why is this an issue? Any new coach will have to work with the majority of our squad as it is now. If we do change coach I hope we don't have a repeat of all this "It's not his team" nonsense



Dave

Would prefer Noble to stay but if he walks then -
Laurie Daley or Terry Matterson in that order!

Edwards, Bennett, Bellamy, Stuart, Sheens are the fantasies but who knows who it will actually be

Who is off contract/out of work?

Eddie Jones (there has to be something in that rumour)

Terry Matterson (hed walk from Cas boll'k naked for the Wigan job and if he keeps punching above his weight... who knows)

(Hanley- Not a chance in hell)

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Should be doing stand up shouldn't they

Steve Folkes (ex Bulldogs)
Graham Murray (ex Cowboys)
Are out of a job from the NRL.

Off contract at the end of 2009

Brian Smith (Knights)
Matthew Elliott (Panthers)
Brad Fittler (Roosters)

Lammy.

good call. where did that come from?

A big no for me Elliot.

I would have Smith think he is a fantastic coach and the right type of personality to bang a few heads together. I also think he is a realistic target.

Fittler has shown promise but i would like to see who he went this year and to be fair if he goes well, he will be resigned by the Roosters anyway.

Combo of Wane and Lammy would do me..

A lot of Wigan fans make this call, but I wonder what we base this on?

Genuine question. How well is Lammy qualified to actually take on such a job?