That's just silly.

are you serious....how is that silly??!?! I think if the majority of wigan fans (inc. leneghan) thought we could actually get edwards at this moment in time noble would be out before you could say Shaun Edwards!!

Edwards was a playing visionary, and has taken his knowledge of the game of rugby to further levels in rugby union, he has 1000 times more ideas than noble, is a top class motivator, and a true disiplinarian.....

I dont buy all this cr@p that he hasnt coached RL so would struggle.....coaching RL would be a doddle for him now, which he would excell at!! Hes one of the top RU coaches, despite it being a foreign discipline and a code of rugby he didnt even understand 10 years ago!!....if he were to come back to RL he could be a top 5 coach in his sleep!!

i saw that after the match itself and im sure he said its an old wigan classic, not shaun edwards classic. could be wrong tho

There's no relegation so we have nothing to lose if a new coach came in. Since Millward came in I haven't seen half as much of the good attacking rugby we used to play at the JJB!

BRING BACK EDWARDS, GET SOME OFFENSIVE MOVES!

Firstly from what I have heard, IL isn't the greatest judge of RL talent.........

Secondly, Edwards is untried as an RL coach. I'm not saying he would fail, in fact I personally think he would bring a lot to the table.

What I am saying is that to gamble on him vs the most successful coach in the history of SL is madness.

Lose on Friday and we may as well gamble a chimpanzee against Noble for the rest of the season.

Didn't he play for England as a junior?

Yeah, he captained both England Rugby League and Union schoolboys.

Yes he captained England at junior level in RU as well as captaining GB at junior level in RL.

However are you suggesting RU isn't a foreign code to him because he played the game before he signed for Wigan aged 17 and so his knowledge of RU from about 25 years ago is relevant to his current job in RU?

If so I am sure his RL knowledge picked up about the same time would make the transition back again seamless



Dave

Don't get me wrong, I think Edwards will make a great RL coach (probably).

I also think that:

a. He is unlikely to do it

b. Coming back NOW to coach Wigan would be a mistake

c. He would not be better than Noble at this moment in time for Wigan.

Exactly.

How do you know this? Have you spoken to him/offered the job?



Why? When exactly would be a good time? If we were doing well we wouldn't need him. With the resources at his disposal and his ability i'm guessing it would be a great time.



Sorry mate that's complete and utter bollards.

I'm not suggesting anything, I was asking a question that I already knew the answer to. I certainly wasn't suggesting Edwards would be the right choice at this moment in time to take over from Nobby if it came to it. A successful transition like that is too simplistic. I don't doubt that Edwards has ever stopped studying other sports, RU included, just as I'm certain he's never stopped studying the changes in RL since his departure. The basic structure of both games hasn't actually changed over the years, the execution has but the basic structure hasn't and I'm sure he'd bring along certain aspects that may improve an RL team just as he seems to have done in his time in RU with what he learned in RL. Now's not his time.