Not telling everyone what was going on.

No?

This has come out [iafter [/iCeltic, his ex club made their [uannouncement[/u.

So all this shows is if Wigan do as some of us want and make the seemingly inevitable annnouncement we may find Noble had a job lined up after all. Then again he may not have. Do we care one way or the other if he has?

Either way, [uit still needs Wigan to make an announcement[/u. That was the blindingly obvious point you were trying to make wasn't it?



Dave

Is Wane currently a fulltime coach with Wigan. I know he use to be part-time as he was a rep for a skip-hire company.

If he isn't fulltime it would be a very strange appointment for a club like Wigan to make.

You've gone very quiet Dave on the other thread since finding out that Sam Tomkins made more starts than Tim Smith even whilst he was here. Starting more games aswell even before the Hull KR game, how strange is that? Does that mean some praise for Noble perhaps?

No the point i was making is that it will be sorted and the people that need to know will know.

Iestyn Harris speaks about the Noble/Harris link up at Celtic

[urlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8258292.stm[/url

Was just going to post this.

Sounds like Noble is 100% certain to be the new coach at Celtic(nice of him to give them a win earlier in the season

).

Thats an interesting move for him, Celtic and the sport in general. He's done a good job here imo and has got us from a rabble at the bottom of the league to in the main an organised side that competes in 99% of games. His profile will really help Celtic as will the profile of Harris after his time in Union. I think he'll do a good job there if the money is available to get better players in.

Are you sure?

I was about to say that, myself.

99% is a bit revisionistic.

It's national press releases like this that build pressure on IL to respond rather than the demands of a few of us saddos on here. For me, if it is to be Wane we could and should announce it now. If we have someone else lined up then IL probably has no choice but to keep quiet until that person is free of his commitments and we are out of the play offs.

Of course, the third scenario is that we could see Noble unveiled as the new Celtic coach by the Crusaders whilst we have nobody lined up to replace him. Now that would be a bit of an embarrassment.

Knock it down abit i suppose.

I went that high because how we've been this year(even in losing pathetically at Celtic and Huddersfield) has still been light years ahead of when he took over. That year the players just weren't turning up for any games and overall i do believe he's improved us quite abit.

The times right for both sides to move on though.

I would have a wiganer coaching over an aussie beacuse the aussie wont know our style of play or our culture and wane will proberly know all our players very well so wont need time to settle in and ajust to a cold december morning on the training field.

John Monie and Graeme Lowe (Kiwi I know) did quite well.

Even if said wiganer is the best person for the job?

Familiarity breeds contempt, never been a big fan of a youth team/second in command taking over the the club they are at, seldom has success come from it, in any sport.

It worked with West and Mike Greg.

As soon as I typed that i thought of Mike Greg, would have been an exception to my rule, with regards, to west, many people have spoken about how the players took training when dorahey was incharge, and from reading rads book, it appeared that West allowed that to continue, not saying this is a bad thing, but i just dont like people being promoted from second in command in sports.

The failures far outweigh the success for me!

Monie and lowe where great coaches who i would have back at any chance.

Great coaches certainly but no way should they ever return.

Not sure what Lowe is up to. He had serious health problems, his heart I think.
We saw what happened to Monie when he took the France job.

Those days are gone and their time has passed imo but we could do with finding a modern day version of the pair of them wheather he be Australian or British.

McGuire sounds an interesting candidate because he's meant to be very highly rated down under and is at a club that every side should aim to be like imo.

I'd be happy enough with Wane though if it meant us continuing to use our own youth. He'd be in a better position then anybody to know which ones are good enough.

Think Lowe is either an advisor to the Kiwi's or a selector.

He is currently coaching the Bay of Plenty Stags in the National Provincial Competition.

Thanks Wikipedia

IF mcguire is so good why hasnt he been given a chance yet, iv not heard of the guy till he was mentioned to be in the running for the wigan job a few months back, could it be his agent like players to get a better deal down under and mention im off to the biggest name in the sport WIGAN.