do you want him?

I hope for your sakes you don't hire him. Read Kris Radlinski's book about what he did to Wigan, pretty much destroyed us from the inside with his man management "skills".

Leave him to rot at Leigh, and bring in Lam.

These polls never work because you can almost guarantee at least half of the "yes" votes will be from Wakefield fans.

I wouldn't wish him on my worst enemy - I've voted no

No

I want a 3rd option of: I don't care (to an extent as long as they are credible from an experience and qualification perspective) who it is, but whoever it is will I judge them before a ball is kicked in 2012? NO.

Millward is too good a coach to end up at Cas, he would be perfect for Leeds, Hull or Bradford and may be simply waiting for the Wire job when Smith moves on.
What was his record again at Saints? Look at the team he left that year and how he managed the transition in squads.
He has performed miracles at Leigh by managing a reducing budget and developing players who had finished third bottom the year before he arrived.
He didn't have the luxury of breaking the bank at T'Humbles and was never accepted by the establishment - Wain, Radlinski etc He has grown up a lot in the last 5/6 years, he understands the line after which arrogance starts.

Sounds like the deal is done, he's met the players and will be announced tomorrow.

I am unsure of my thoughts on him right now, but as long as we improve under him then I'll be more than happy.

Blimey! I think the Cas fans had better be prepared to stand corrected, he'll be a huge success at Cas, I have no doubt whatsoever about it. Just because Kris Radlinski doesn't like him doesn't mean he's not a good coach, when he first took over at Leigh we were in dissaray, he took us to be the best part time club around, then the second time around he's done pretty much the same thing.

Ask and Leigh or Saints fan what they think of his years and years there and bar the odd prat, they will all say he's a legend. Ask a Wiggin fan where he spent 3 or 4 months and they will say otherwise.

I'll be more than happy to say "my uncertainty on Millward was completely wrong" if things go smoothly but time will tell.

I honestly don't know where the uncertainty has come from?

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We'll be more than happy to keep him if your lot aren't keen for whatever reason. Can't argue with his record at Leigh and Saints.

Not another one who's met the players?

What next? Dotting all the i's and crossing the t's.

"The Tigers are to announce their new head coach tomorrow and, despite being heavily linked with current Hull KR boss Justin Morgan, =#BF0000Press Association Sport understands Millward has landed the job"

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Look at his spell between leaving St Helens and joining Leigh. Not much to write home about. Surely that's enough reason to be uncertain?

There are other reasons for my uncertainty based on things I've heard over the years but I'm not getting into them.

As I've said, I am more than happy for him to come to Cas and be a huge success and prove anybody with any doubts whatsoever wrong.

We've come a long way over the last few years and I would hate to think we're in danger of going backwards.

He was in Australia working as an assistant coach in the best competition in the world. Not bad preparation, I'd say when you look at the likes of Maguire, Nathan Brown et al.

Think Leigh fans saying too good for Cas and should be at Leeds / Wire is a tad OTT ATM but Jonny is right that he'd be an excellent coach at Cas.

Plays a great brand of rugby, gets the best out of players and seems happy to trust youth? Isn't that part of what the Cas club is about? Also had success neatly everywhere he's been (bar Wigan) and that includes as a NRL assistant (see NQL fall since departure til now). He knows SL very well and is a well known coach to bring in good players.

Tbh I think Cas & Millward is the perfect match... Maybe controversial at times but play great rugby and can never be written off

There's no need to be so defensive over him, sure he was in the NRL but during the time he spent in charge of the Cowboys, he lost 12 games out of 14. In 2009 he was assistant at Canberra, yet they were more than happy to release him to come to Leigh despite the fact he'd signed a 2 year deal there.

There's no denying he has done a good job at Leigh, but until he starts delivering at Cas then people will have reservations about him.

You mean taking over a North Queensland side that Graham Murray left in a state after 10 games? The club had a poor squad, a raft of injuries, a coach leaving and debt issues. Not really his fault that is it?

Also still managed to keep Johnathan Thurston there too, who wanted to leave the sinking ship.

He might be a Smoggie, but the man talks sense.


He was released from his contract because he had been offered the Leigh job and wanted to return to his family in the UK. Nowt to do with the Raiders' on-field performance.

Yep, that was Millward's doing not the huge contract they gave him

He wasn't my first choice, i always wanted Noble. But now he has been predicted to have the job i will get behind him and wish him all the best. At least he wanted the job, dont know what has gone on with the others.