Sharp obviously needs to email the club about the done deal that has been reported www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... -new-coach

Sharp obviously needs to email the club about the done deal that has been reported www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... -new-coach

Well that sort of sounds to me like it isn't going to be Sharp but who knows. Seems like rather glacial progress.

I'm glad John Bastian is on that interview panel. Not really sure why Stuart Duffy and Russ McFarlane are on it but the owner isn't. The owner is the person responsible for hiring and firing and the coach is one of the most important jobs at the club. Interviewing them certainly isn't something I'd delegate if I were in charge, especially to a panel where only one person knows anything about coaching.

Surely you'd want to see the potential head coach yourself?

Just seen this on Twitter via @PitchsidePete The BCB lad.
BULLS LOOK TO APPOINT NEW COACH. After speaking to the club this morning I can confirm the following that the club have not appointed Jon Sharp and have begun the process of seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified coach’s. All interested parties have until November 24th 2017 to apply. All cv’s etc should be sent directly to the club fao Mr S Duffy. The club hope to have the new coach in place no later than December 10th 2017. Leigh Beattie will act has interim head coach for the time being.

Quote ="Blotto"From the YP Ex-Huddersfield Giants head coach Jon Sharp, who parted with Featherstone Rovers in July, has been mentioned as the likely candidate to take over at the fallen giants although sources at the club last night distanced themselves from such reports. Read more at: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-8859875 It wouldn't be a Bulls pre season if it all went smoothly! '" I was asked by Andrew Chalmers to put that tweet out ahead of the press release this morning. Jon Sharp hasn't been appointed, so I have no idea where the T&A got the story from.

Quote ="Blotto"From the YP Ex-Huddersfield Giants head coach Jon Sharp, who parted with Featherstone Rovers in July, has been mentioned as the likely candidate to take over at the fallen giants although sources at the club last night distanced themselves from such reports. Read more at: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-8859875 It wouldn't be a Bulls pre season if it all went smoothly! '" I was asked by Andrew Chalmers to put that tweet out ahead of the press release this morning. Jon Sharp hasn't been appointed, so I have no idea where the T&A got the story from.

The early weeks of pre-season are mainly fitness based with a few ball handling sessions.

I'm rooting for Greenwood, and a completely fresh start from the last few years of turmoil, and to avoid harking back to a past era.

Neither Sharp or Anderson are good choices to take us forward.

I'd like to see Greenwood given his chance. I think a young coach wanting to progress in the game would be a better choice than some older coach who has coached at a higher level

Well Matthew Shaw was adamantly saying that the deal was done on Twitter, backing up his earlier story on Total RL

I'd say 'lazy journalism' by the T&A. But given they don't employ an actually Bulls correspondent anymore this is going to happen...

That's exactly where the T&A got it from. It was Shaw that first "reported" it. The T&A just recycle everyone else's stories and if there isn't anything to recycle, try and make something out of a player's recent tweets (see Joe Keyes injury story from last weekend). They're far from a reliable source.

Matthew Shaw actually tweeted to say that he'd had it [iconfirmed[/i that Sharp had the job. So somebody somewhere is telling porkies.

Can’t workout if you’re trying to judge reaction before employing him or... so you can say “told you so” once you employed him??

Can we really afford to “give someone a chance” for the season ahead?? Given the strong likelihood of structure change in the next couple of years, I don’t think we can afford not to gain promotion back into championship at first time of asking.

For me it has to be a proven coach this time round and someone that’s not going to stand for continuous lacklustre performances(I accept there will be the odd couple as with any team)

To be fair Greenwood is a proven coach in this league. Did wonders at Gloucester.

We are going unbeaten next season so shouldn't be a problem

Oh of course... I forgot the owners have stupidly tagged us with that line! Much like talking about having a party when we hit “zero” points!! Idiots



If we go unbeaten... I will do the Odsal nudey run! Not that anyone wants to see that

I'd be surprised if that unbeaten run stretches beyond the first match at York

Leigh away 2015 all over again!

I know a handful of players that played under him... What was said was more negative than positive.

Working wonders at Gloucester doesn’t constitute to proven for top of league 1 and aiming towards top of championship in 2019 IMO

Does anyone find it odd that on the official webpage we have moved to quash the Jon Sharpe rumours while actually advertising the job in the same piece? I'm not sure advertising the role in the news column on the club website is standard practice. Just seems unusual.

My thoughts too. Be one hell of a task to get a victory there.

If we win it will be massive and i don't think we'll look back as i personally believe York will go up this year.

Sounds like someone got a bit ahead of themselves when they spoke to Matthew Shaw. Now the club seems to be behind the curve. They've had weeks to organise this and now they look like it's being cobbled together in a hurry. Why else would you interview head coaches without the owner being on the panel?

The panel is made up of two people without coaching or playing experience and one who will be reporting to whoever gets the job. I've nothing against any of them but I'm not sure it's appropriate that the two non coaches do this.

Doesn't inspire confidence in the management.

Spot on

I have no inside track, haven't a clue who is going to be coach - I do know that a Sharp or Anderson appointment isn't going to inspire me to part with cash for a season ticket, whilst an appointment of someone young, bright and looking to play modern attractive rugby league, is.

This appointment is a big statement of intent from the club, so let's see where they go with it.

I do happen to know that Matt Diskin has thrown his hat into the ring

Matt Diskin would be brilliant.

I suspect that with Chalmers being in Oz for a while and hoping to persuade Toovey to stay on, other Coach's have made tentative enquiries about the job should it become available which it has, but as usual someone has spoke out of turn getting the info wrong and the usual rumour mill gets grinding once again. I suspect Chalmers is still in Oz so it would make sense to have people he trusts to do the interviews, no idea on McFarlane but Bastian and Duffy have enough nous between them to make the right call!
Stops the off season being boring but like most it would be nice to have a boring one once in a while!