He's only pretty young i think and has been working his way up the ladder at Melbourne from what i read.

He's been linked with 2 or 3 head coacging positions in Australia over the past couple of months so he must be in peoples thoughts(aslong as it's not his agent like you say).

It's all a game of risk though isn't it. Even if you get the worlds number 1 coach you still don't 100% for sure that things will work out. I bet the majority didn't think Millwards time at Wigan would be such a huge failure.

Because there are only so many berths for first grade coaches in the NRL, and McGuire has done pretty well to be knocking on that door for someone so young.

Two thoughts here: a) Just because you haven't heard of them, that doesn't make them poor. b) There's no point harping after someone like Wayne Bennett or Des Hasler - they aren't going to come to GB. McGuire would be the next best thing.

Agreed.

I want a Justin Morgan type coach who brings new life into a club and new methods. A coach that will have free reign on pretty much everyting from top to bottom and is involved at every level.

Another advantage of a coach like Morgan or McGuire is that they have a first hand experience of players who could be signed from the NRL. We need to make sure that any we do sign are quality and Morgan has done that for KR. He's signed players like Galea and Newton who weren't that well known over here but he knew how good they were and brought them over. They're now seen as the best 2 second rowers in the league(going off the dream team) and i bet they're contracts are reasonable due to a lack of high profile.

As I understand it he has been offered the opportunity to take on headships at a couple of NRL clubs but decided to remain with the storm to see his apprenticship and contract out, which I understand is up at the end of this season.

I still think that he will be heading to Souths mind, and lam coming to Wigan.

Interesting to see Steve Folks current job, as lead conditioning coach with the West Indies Cricket team, pulled that one out of left field somewhat!

from mick hogans mouth lam isnt coming to wigan.

baah

Having been coached by Mick Hogan in his days in the North East, i would not and do not believe a word that comes out of the mans mouth, no disrespect to him and i mean it in the best way the bloke is bullzer of the highest order and very good at it which is perhaps why he finds himself doing so well in his current career path.

if he told me today was Wednesday I would have to check a calendar.

Wallop.

Mr Hogan reads this forum...I await his reply



Or maybe thats why he gets on so well with IL!

Had you heard of Cameron Phelps before he came to Wigan?

According to Metro/Daily Star (can't remember which one) Celtic are due to announce Brian Noble as the new head coach next week.

Or Carmont for that matter.

Wiganer or not, I want a coach at Wigan who is strong enough to impose their OWN style of play and culture.

Why the hell would Celtic only want BN on a 12 months deal?

[size=75Another smokescreen at the Fans Forum perhaps?[/size

A good point.

They'll probably wait until we're out of the play offs.

Could be next week i suppose.

I just hope we'll announce our new coach at the same time and it won't be a case of the club announcing 'the search is on'.

It should surely already be sorted.

It is.

McGuire, Wane or Lam?

All three i hope

From what I've been told it will be one of the first two.
I posted all the details a couple of weeks ago around about the time when I said that Noble would be going to Celtic with Harris being his assistant.

i hope this isn't another cheap option for lenegan, whether wane has the credentials or not the club really needs a new man to come in with new ideas. even if wane has been doing a good job and not noble, the club isn't really performing as well as it should be, to many inconcistent performances.the top 4 teams and challenge cup winners are all coached by aussies/kiwis and so should we be.

Your neck is well and truly on the line! All your posting credibility (well ish

) is being risked here!

I called Noble to go and Dixon to leave Crusaders a couple of weeks ago.
I also said Celtic/Noble wanted Harris as assistant.
If it doesn't come of so be it

Just don't go calling any 2.30pm Thursday press conferences

Especially one at the Oak Hotel.