There are over 20 applicants and as well as the ones listed above there is:
Paul Anderson
Karl Harrison
Warren Jowitt
Darryl Powell
Steve Georgallis
James Lowes

So if anyone else can add to the list for the other 8 or so applicants we can get a good look at who we would want as coach next year.

If you can believe the Daily Star, they quote us receiving 21 applications. Although they do call Shad Royston Chad



Personally, I wouldn't have Woz, Harrison or Lowes. Would consider Paul Anderson and Darryl Powell though

Mixed feelings, I would strongly suspect that the appointee will not likely be Noble or Kear if I am honest.

The right choice in terms of continuing the brand messages would seem to be Andy Hay; 4 years as assistant and there is no question that day to day and week to week, he will be closest to the players. Unlike with Steady stepping up who had no experience of basement battles, being up against it, managing good runs and bad runs - Andy Hay has been through relegations, scraps for survival over achieving and under achieving, so that experience does count for him, usually when assistants step up that is with limited experience.
That would seem to strengthen the loyalty and development message we are trying to create. I don't know Andy and Terry's relationships to be honest; as a Manager myself, I try and empower all my team leaders and managers to act autonimously and operate with me being there for exceptions, not day to day life...... So if Terry has this MO at the moment, then that could be a good fit.

Oddly, I wouldn't mind him being coupled with Powell or someone equally experienced in tactical and long term strategies.

There you go another opinion FWIW - An oversee's option new to coaching over here would be a big gamble, it paid off with TM, but doesn't often work short to mid-term for most.

Can Andy Hay actually speak?

Not convinced about Hay, perhaps I'm still burnt after the last time we promoted an assistant to succeed a successful Cas coach...

Edited for accuracy...

Exactly, " No way do we want Hay"

Noble, Powell possibly Vowles/Kemp from previous players.
Thing is anyone coming for the job would need their own crowbar to get in Dickies wallet.

For me is has to be Nobby. Think he will be able to atract better players.

#1 choice for me is Noble. Wonder if he could bring Warren Jowitt as his #2? He seems to be a promising coach and they were at the Bulls together.

Morgan has done brilliantly with KR but has taken them to the same level as us or thereabouts. What we need now is someone with experience of taking teams that next step and taking us from play-off makers to play-off contenders.

Noble suggested on SL show that it was pure speculation that he had applied

Brian Noble with John Kear as assistant if Wakefield dont get the nod.

Also, interested noone has mentioned a formwer legend who has been doing well coaching in NZ. Possible assistant to someone more experienced. Tawera Nikau anyone???? I dont know, just a thought

Question: How many of the following coaches had top-flight 1st team coaching experience before they joined Cas as coach?

Mal Reilly
Dave Sampson
Darryl Van De Velde
John Joyner
Stuart Raper
Graham Steadman
Gary Mercer
Dave Woods
Terry Matterson

Amazing, really, how few of them there are.

Apparently noble was seen coming out of hudgells office two weeks ago can see this been Morgan to cas noble to kr

So Georgie, what you are saying is we've won practically naff all with all those coaches, it's time to get a proven top coach in at the club.

Oh i dunno Marshy we came close under Van de Velde and Raper !!

Won stuff with Johnny Joyner and Malcolm too.

Woods got us our first ever League title.
Terry got us our second.

Didn't win the league as such with Woods, Haven did. We did win the league the second time under tm though.

Noble for Cas. We have been down the assistant route before, and i don't think the players will react the same to Hay if he starts giving the orders,also we are pulling in new sponsors to the club new to r.l and the appointment of Hay would stop any momentum we are building at the club.

May i suggest Kear?

John Kear suggested John Kear, but all that managed to do was raise a chuckle when they saw he had applied

I always thought that the GF winners took the league championship, and the table-toppers took the League Leaders' cup. Ah well, can't win 'em all!

May we laugh in response?

You may!

I'm surprised noboby has mentioned Paul "Chubby" Broadbent. He would certainly turn the air blue in the dressing rooms.