..Not worried about the wait ...surely not!

Good to see evidence of the merciless forensic questioning of the panel from the RL jounro intelligentsia....not

Were they primed not to be 'difficult'..

Can you imagine Toovey signing if he wasn't given any assurances of player recruitment and felt totally satisfied with the intent of the new owners.
He probably has more knowledge right now of the immediate plans and they must have satisfied him. He must know something we clearly don't that takes him from Sydney to sunny Bradford. I expected an aging out of work Ausie looking for a couple of years sight seeing in Europe with a bit of coaching to keep him amused.
WOW! look who we have got.
That gives me much encouragement.
Lets get a dozen senior players signed quickly.
It is then up to the coach to train and motivate them properly.
Still sorry to see Rohan go but it does feel like we have a good replacement.
The signings in the next few days could see a massive surge in optimism and ticket sales.

I need to call to sort my season paid the deposit I haven't seen any payments come out do I just ring them??

They don't get a gig in RL unless they are obsequious and promise not to rock the boat.

Tony Hannan doesn't get invited for tea and biscuits by the RFL any longer since he chose to hold contrary opinions.

Peter Smith of the YEP, Hetherington's Budgie and the rest are safe though. They don't ask too many difficult questions.

I knew I liked Tony Hannan for a reason.

I'm not surprised Jeff, it's always been like that as long as I can remember.

All fairly positive on the whole.Toovey is a fantastic appointment not just for his coaching abilties but perhaps just as important at this stage his contacts within the game.Jaz Athwal is a great appointment.True rugby league man.True Bradfordian.Yes he was involved with the Green regime but was very much on the outer and not involved with the day to day running of the club.

So we’ve got one of the top coaches in RL. Any idea of the length of the contract?

No idea at all who’s funding what.

No idea of who else has signed yet either.

What did they get asked? Their desert island discs?

Here's a few of his recent tweets...

[iRFL 'media briefing' tomorrow with Wood & Rimmer apparently. No invite here, as usual. Disappointed. Enjoy a good comedy double act. SAD![/i

[iIt's time to drain the Red Hall swamp.[/i

Didn’t know Hannan was persona non grata. Respect!

And these...

[iShould point out it isn't just me not invited to RFL briefing. A few other 'dissenting voices' too. No insinuation re those who are btw 1/2...

--- But when a governing body won't 'brief' (ie share tea and biscuits) with anyone it sees as a critic, then RFL is in dodgy waters 2/2

Just putting that out there. If you're not fussed about RFL accountability, fair enough. You'll get the game you deserve.[/i

Not particularly, or even at all, interested in Aussie games, so to be honest I've never heard of this bloke - other than a vague feeling he might have played for the Aussie team at one point. Is he any good then?

Wasn't it mentioned that Toovey wouldn't be bringing in loads of faces from.down under, but would be seeking to develop good links within the community over here.

He’s got a good win ratio from his time in charge at Manly. He was forced out there through no fault of his own by the sounds of it. The owners wanted their own man – Trent Barrett. (Shades of our own situation). Toovey got them to the Grand Final and to the latter stages of the comp in his time there.

As a player he was a Manly legend. Tigerish little scrum half. Played for Australia in 1995. Stayed with Manly and the ARL during the Super League war down there turning down millions. So a loyal bloke. Manly fans love him.

He’s also a qualified accountant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Toovey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Toovey

And so the rollercoaster ride continues. Great to have some good news for a change. The new owners must be very persuasive to tempt someone to move from Manly (assuming he was still living thereabouts) to Bratfud. Dare we dream of staying up?

No. Those 26 player? Prospect Warriors.

As a player not the best of his generation but then he's the same era as Langer and Johns. Was ARL loyal when the SL war happened, and was the opposing halfback to Johns in the '97 ARL GF. Got knocked out twice, head stamped on and still put in a great performance. A Manly legend of the order of Menzies, if not more so. A proper old-school mongrel. Not entirely dissimilar to Jimmy if I'm honest. Has a bit more form than Jimmy for fighting with fans. Put it this way: there's no way on this earth I'm missing the Halifax away game.

I described him to someone this morning as Jimmy with a brain and an Ocker accent.

I promise not to go to the front of the terracing if we lose!

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H51OJIRxaQw#t=10s:1y49h3mhHis greatest moment[/url Not actually his greatest moment.

As amazing as it is to end up with Toovey as coach, there is just that nagging concern that he doesn't have any experience either of English RL or - perhaps more importantly - the brutal dogfight that is the bottom end of the Championship.

I hope that we'll rectify that by looking at an Assistant Coach who really knows the scene. Scott Naylor is a name that immediately comes to mind. Probably wouldn't want to leave Oldham to be an Assistant - but someone of that ilk, with contacts and experience in and around our level.

What we don't need, IMO, is some guy that Toovey brings over from Oz who knows as little about the situation as he does...

Also, what happened to the announcement of a CEO who 'will bring a new level of professionalism' that Ross was tweeting about?