Morley Carr ?

Karl Harrison has just taken a, comparatively under-resourced, Batley to the NRC Final in convincing style, he also did a great job at Salford in similar circumstances and has had his reputation unfairly sullied by one bad season there.

Having been here before and knowing the club and it's special feel and ethos it is clear he's the only man for the job.

I agree. Brian Noble it is then.

I don't want him to be coach.

Nobody of any pedigree will come to the Dulls !!
"i saw a lot of positives in our last performance" quote McNamara

Karl Harrison would be perfect for Bradford but as always the clubs board will probably go for an Australian.

By the way what qualifications, rugby or sport wise, do board members have that qualifies them to make a decision on who can coach and who can't. Not trolling, just an honest question that has bugged me for ages.

I hope you are refering to RL in general with that one?? As its been almost a decade since our last aussie coach (of the 4 we've had in over 100 years)

Harrison is not a bad shout in our current predicament IMHO but our new coach won't be him.

Interesting question about the decision makers BTW, I guess the main qualification in our case is the willingness to make the call and take the responsiblity, coupled with experience and talking to other people they respect in the game... I daresay messers Elliot and Smith from down under would gladly offer our board their views of any aussie candidates for example.

I appreciate that the Bulls have generally gone for British coaches in the main. the comment was a sweeping one aimed at most Super League clubs these days. How having an Aussie accent makes you more intelligent rugby wise than the British counterpart is beyond me.

I just hope the Bradford board have had a look at what Karl Harrison has built at Batley with very limited resources, James Lowes is another good British coach who deserves another shot at head coach. The fact he loves the club cannot be underestimated either, how many of us give more to areas of our lives just because we love them more.

We need to develop our own British style of playing again, and this starts with the clubs and the philosophies coming from the head coaches, too many Aussie coaches and this will never happen.

The coaches should come under the same import quota as the players, you should be allowed a certain number of quota spots and this should be made up of ALL full time members of the clubs (Coaches, Assistants, Back Room and players). I know it's a bit radical but something needs to be done to progress our own coaches and players.

My understanding is that you have to be careful to conform with employment law. Why do you think the RFL have conceded to appeals for quota exemptions from existing 'overseas' players? A big reason is that the they don't want the quota challenged in a court because they could lose, and the most likely challenge is from someone whose current means of earning a living is threatened. (e.g. look at the Bosman ruling and the effect that had on accepted practices in soccer and other professional sports in Europe).

If you extend the scope of the quota too far then you increase the risk of a challenge. For example, wealthy backers may decide to challenge the quota because they can't employ the head coach they think is best to achieve their aims for the club (this also helps explain why 'boards' tend to decide who is employed as head coach... they usually include people that own/(provide some/all financial backing of) a club).

4??? I thought it was three? Willey, Smith & Elliott? Who am I missing?

I'd take Karl Harrison over either Lowes or McDermott to be honest

Is there actually any evidence that McDermott is coming back other than the Sykes 3-year deal? Looks like scraping the barrel to me.

Garth Budge was on our backroom staff for quite a while. Was he ever actually coach?

Well Garth coached me way back in the day but he was never head coach AFAIK.

Great bloke!

I personally could see Steve Menzies being a possibility.

There is one name I hav'nt seen mentioned yet, Geoff Evans. I believe hes had head coaching experience (not 100% sure) and could be the cheaper option and bring in a new conditioner who could be guided by his knowledge of sports science.

No-one, it is 3 not 4, at ease its my mistake

After last nights result for Batley, surely the board cannot fail to be impressed with the job Karl Harrison has done there.

Imagine what he would do with a (slightly) bigger budget, remember he didn't have one at Salford and have they really done any better since he left.

The fans should get behind a call to get Rhino in...

Think that coaching batley bulldogs is alot different from coaching a super league team, no disrepect.

Whilst this has made a few people rave about Harrison, we better hope we haven't got Millward if we are basing coaching on that match?

It's obvious to many that Millward and Harrison are the only two real contenders, I only watched the game as it was practically an interview for the Bulls job.

Harrison won hands down and has to be the man.

Is'nt Harrison happy being part time time due to his work comitments?

Coached me too at Dudley Hill in the eighties. I last saw him about 5 years ago when he was living in Lower Wyke. He hadn't changed much!

Bring back Nobby. Great result today, he's doing a real job at Crusaders. Be in no doubt he can coach without a big budget.

There is no way i want Brian M for a new coach, we will only be stepping backward it will be a very poor pick.