Why would someone like Noble take the job though?

There's every possibility that France will get crushed in the four nations comp, which wouldn't look good on anybody's CV.

This is as daft as appointing an untried, inexperienced coach to a Superleague club.

Oh yeh, thats what we did when we gave Jimmy Lowes the job..........

blobby it is then....


christ the french could'nt have got it any more wrong if they tried....



given the choice of a couple of SL experienced coaches,a NL coach with french league experience @ UTC, who got to 2 NL2 grand finals in 2 years and a former french assistant coach......or blobby...you don't pick blobby do yah?


geeezz i wish i'd applied now..

I thought he may have got it, but his record isn't Fantastic, there was the relegation season then the fact that Oldham should have won at least one of those Grand Finals.

Does Bobby even speak a word of french? Should be fun watching his Antics if he's anything like he was at Rochdale though

WTF??

I can see the training sessions:, 'right then lads, at St Maries we 'ave this move, worked a treat against Mayfield it did...'

Fiery Gallic temperament vs Blobby's temperament? Could be interesting.

According to the gossip that I have heard, apparently the choice of Goulding was influenced by the cheeky midget's claim in his application to be a highly qualified and prize winning master chef with specialisation in gourmet French food.

According to knowledgable sources, the tirelessly hard working secretary general of the French Federation, M. Dalongueville, upon reading this at 3pm one Tuesday afternoon, while seated at [iTaillevent[/i on 15 Rue Lamennais, in the 8th arrondissement, was alleged to have suddenly ceased sipping from his glass of cognac for several minutes, awe struck and ecstatic, and then screamed out "[iMerci mon Dieu!" [/i

Dalongueville promptly shelved the planned routine consideration of Mr Goulding's proficiency in the French language -- or lack thereof-- and called his nominal superior, M. Nicolas Larrat, to strongly recommend the Goulding appointment on grounds of profound cultural affinity.

It would be an improvement!

Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more

Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more

There we go then ---CLEARLY FACT

Quote ="Canyoubelieveit"Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more'" omg lmao@that pic of goulding

Quote ="Canyoubelieveit"Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more'" omg lmao@that pic of goulding

Oops, my bad

I wonder if there was a clause in his St Maries contract allowing him to go??

Completely bizarre decision. Maybe someone at the RFL was worried about England finishing fourth this year or was having a little joke with the French? Hope it turns out well, but I don't expect it to.



I was at primary school with him and even at the age of 7 or 8 he was obviously destined for great things in RL - abundant natural talent plus several hours a day practising stuff with his dad.

Not speaking the language may help him stay out of trouble? He certainly will put the effort in - not for Bobby the relaxed living by the beach John Monie coaching style. It'll be us against the world type fire-em-up type stuff which may suit the French players. Doubt it though.

I fear the international game witll suffer with this shocking appointment, he did nothing in a poor league, now he's officially the least intelligent professional coach in RL.

I love his comment "All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now "

Why have they egg on their faces, you'll come bottom of the 4 Nations and be sacked after a player revolt, then who'd have egg on their faces? I really really cannot understand this appointment

That's always going to happen - whoever is the coach. Still - it is a strange appointment.

at least it'll get a lot of extra press coverage for the four nations, even if it ends up being of the dwayne chambers variety!

Absolutely crazy appointment, world's gone mad.

We all know this will be funny to watch though.....

I would pay good money to be on the training pitch and in the changing rooms.

"Right, lads, first thing's first. Wharrawant yer t'do, is gerrin pairs of threes..."

*French players look at each other and shrug shoulders*


Seriously, though, many, many people were taking the p[ii[/i ss when he first took charge of Rochdale and he had quite moderate success there in his first two seasons.

[i"All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now". [/i

He can save the bravado until he's coached them to a victory or two!

Right on!

yeah...until he started chasing people around with bats...and fighting away fans

Give him a chance? He can't be any worse than the last few coaches, the French National team has been awful for years!

WTF? How much of a joke is the French RL? Seriously boot them out now and get PNG in the tournament!

Paul Harkin to succeed Tony Smith !