Paul Cullen
Shaun McRae
John Kear
Brian Noble

Not to mention recent ex-players such as Clarke, Carney, Wells, McDermott & O'Connor.

I think he's an excellent pundit; he seems very knowledgeable about the game and has some good insight to offer; after all, he's achieved everything in the game as a player. It's a shame he spends most of the time making a moron out of himself commentating! He's well past his sell by date now.

I'll grant you that is a list of recently ex-coaches, but TOP? IMO only one of that list would fit the bill. However, I also quite like Kear, at least he does provide the odd bit of insight and doesn't always fall over himself to agree with SteEdward. Also, at least you can understand him - unlike Cullen who, IMO, is a pompous so-and-so who tries to over-intellectualise the game.

Everyone I know who has met him say how impressive he is when talking about the game, much more intelligent than he comes across on the box. He's clearly been given a part/role to play by Sky, unfortunately that part has become very jaded and he's turned into a caricature. Same thing happened to Waring.

I don't quite know what you want to be honest, Noble has won everything a few times, McRae has won SL, Kear has won the cup twice and Cullen a coach of a decent SL team for several years (and I suspect had his wife not sadly died he would be Widnes' coach rather than Betts).
Who are you expecting Sky to have on? Wayne Bennett?
There have only been 11 people to coach a SL winning side. Out of that 11, 5 are back home in Australia, 3 are current SL head coaches & 1 has been out of the game for a while. The remaining 2 are Noble & McRae.

Could Tristram explain which 'TOP' coaches are outside of the game and could be used? By the very nature of being top coaches and understanding the 'MODERN' game, they're usually working as coaches.

Which kind of makes sense when you think about it.

What more do you peope want?



I conceded one TOP (that would be Noble) and Kear (who isn't an ex-coach). The other pair no thanks!!! I think I'd rather have Milwart when he comes on the market again (presumably soon, having found out that you can't create/maintain a SL squad on total a budget of 30p a week)