Stuart wouldn't be my first choice but i'd be happy if he got the job but i'm pretty sure we won't even consider him.

Not a chance!!

Who is graham murray in charge of these days? I really rate murray, he did great job with leeds and adds steel to all the teams he coaches

He looks really cool in shades, fact!

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... r_in_July/ Summary for those who can't access in work or whatever: Mr. McManus expects the new coach to be unveiled in July, and Keiron Purtill has "thrown his hat into the ring" (whatever that means in real terms) for the job, but has not formally applied. There are about 'a dozen' applicants and a shortlist of 3 or 4 will be drawn up, including those who have applied and those who Saints approach directly.

www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... r_in_July/ Summary for those who can't access in work or whatever: Mr. McManus expects the new coach to be unveiled in July, and Keiron Purtill has "thrown his hat into the ring" (whatever that means in real terms) for the job, but has not formally applied. There are about 'a dozen' applicants and a shortlist of 3 or 4 will be drawn up, including those who have applied and those who Saints approach directly.

Kevin Walters

You wish!

I have just been listening to Jammer live on Radio Manchester - he is at the evening at the Leigh Sports Village.
He said he wouldn't mind Keiron Purtill and KC as the coaching set up for next season. He said if we disregard K. Purthill then we may lose him altogether as he feels he could go after some of the other vacant coaching positions at other clubs.

Well, Saints want the best man for the job, I assume. If that is Purtill then they will appoint him. It's a risk, though, because he will be even less experienced than Potter. I hope we just go for the best coach, wherever he comes from.

Purtill is fine for me as long as the players are behind it. Perhaps an experienced old head to guide him would work.

Avram Grant is good at those kind of roles.

Off contract coaches for 2011 include.....

Ricky Stuart
Jason Taylor
Des Hasler
Brad Fittler
Ivan Cleary

Des Hasler will be re-signed up ASAP by Manly IMO

Forget Des Hasler or Ricky Stuart, your getting coaching supremo Peter Sharp. You know the ex Hull FC boss.

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God help you if thats true, from an Hull FC fan.

You were a mean set up in 2006 and even got to the grand final.
Although I seem to remember people saying that was Sharpe coaching Kear's team. It all went down hill after that.

Peter Sharp? WTF? Protests ahead me thinks if that's the kind of standard we're looking at.

It's the kind of standard that a non trophy winning Saints side are going to have to get used to.

Anyway I think he's a good appointment for you.



Please McManus please sign Peter sharp up, a 5 year deal would be preferable with no get out clause.

Peter Sharpe loves his utility players and made the biggest mistake ever making Motu Tony the no1 fullback over Shaun Briscoe.

Briscoe on last nights "red button" after the Sheffield v Keighley game admitted he had "issues" with Clark and consequently moved to Hull K.R.

It was a very good, honest interview.

I hope we don't get him,comes across as a right miserable sod.

Only hasler and maybe stuart are worth thinking about but don't know much about taylor to be honest.

Hasler will stay at manley and stuart wouldn't come and we wouldn't have him anyway.

he had the nick name droopy among us FC fans

Not sure about Sharpe. Big split on FC's forum about him as a coach ranging from:

The positive
"He took over Kear's team and got us to the GF. The following year he got us into the top 4 despite playing most of the season with no scrum half and a shed load of injuries. Even in the year he got the sack, his side got to the CC final and put up a decent showing against Saints - once again without any half backs through injury. He's widely respected among players and coaches. The facts don't seem to back up your assertions."

The negative
"Peter Sharp absolutely wrecked the playing side of this club. To this day we are still about the most boring unattractive rugby playing team in SL and thats a legacy of the boring exceedingly average players he brought into the club."

I think the positive quote is far closer to the truth, but would rather a younger NRL coach to be honest.

I thought he looked a good coach when he went to hull, i liked his straight talking interviews as well but i think he had no luck at all with injuries. I wouldn't want him but it wouldn't shock me if did a good job if he did get the job.

someone on our board is claiming that ps is in talks with saints as we all speak