Let me be the first to post this topic! Who's crazy enough to take it on now? Surely though the board will still have candidates from the last round of interviews or have they already been snapped up? I'd like to see a young, English coach next, no idea who though and as long as we get the best person for the job I suppose I don't really care if he's a Martian!

Phil Veivers? Is he Hobson's choice?

Duneman please.

doubt it will be anyone else but Veivers.

Darren Lockyer's last ever game on Saturday...Parrish quits just days before it...coincidence?? I think not

Noble? Kear? Powell? Harris?

Powell for me I think. Good record at lower level on a not so huge budget and he's English. Give a young English coach a chance, last time we did (Rhino) the fans loved him and he was very successful by our standards!

I'd like to see you give Karl Harrison another shot.

Was probably your most successful coach in the last couple of years albeit with limited resources, and he seems to have improved in the Championship.

Yes there will be coaches with a more glistening resumae but if everyone tells you there's not a chance in hell they'll join, then Harrison would be a decent choice.

As much as I'd love a top class name, it is unlikely to expect anyone with half a reputation to want it. I think we are resigned to Veivers being the yes man that the board crave. Very sad day.

Surely this post should read NEXT NODDING DOG?

Honestly Eastenders has less drama than our club. Pathetic.

Darryl Powell would be an excellant choice. Very inovative young British coach. Is in the England fold at the moment and is getting good wraps from the players.

Harrison! Bring back 2006!

who in their right mind who want/employ another untried Australian coach after this debacle ?

moreover which Overseas Coach worth his salt would touch us after Parish ?

forget all the high talking , what we need is an experienced english based coach who can give us some period of stability and claw back a semblance of credibility.

but as Andy Wilson so candidly put it :-

No I don't think even Hobson would choose us ..

Harrison was found out half way through 2006. We limped over the line in the end that year and by the middle of 2007 was fodder.

If you were Powell and the club came to you cap in hand after turning you down in the initial interviews ( was he actually interviewed?) would you tell them to stuff it or would you look on this as a second chance to prove yourself?

From talking to Leeds fans it seems Powell was left with the same sort of situation at Leeds when he took over, no money and no youth. Look at the standard of juniors he produced after that.

We need to move quickly and appointment someone even if only 12 mths such as Noble.

This is our most important season for last last 20 years and neeed to make the new stadium/team work.

If we don't we won't be sharing with Sale they will be sole tenant!

Martin Johnson has retired as england RU head coach, could be a move to RL lol

Can we really gamble on Noble for 1 year? We need a coach to take us forward. We have 2 years to solidify the clubs place in SL. If Noble does 1 year then a new coach would be coming for the beginning of year 2. That's not a stable enough situation to build a competitive team, increase crowds and do the other things needed to stay in SL.

We have to ensure we don't do a quick fix option. Yet also not panic and get the wrong person in. Hopefully the clubs second choice person is still available and willing to give the club a chance.

As for your last statement I've posted a similar thing elsewhere. I agree with you completely

Powell would be a great appointment. Knows the game inside out, tactically astute, well respected amongst the players and has a huge amount of contacts. Trouble is, he's probably far too smart to be daft enough to take on the Salford job - as mentioned on various threads, Salford's reputation amongst the playing/coaching fraternity is at an all-time low because of various factors, and no doubt Mr Simms will fancy another few weeks in Australia instead of an afternoon in Fev!

I don't think Andy has his coaching badges

Sorry Rhino has his dream job

Garry Schofield is available.

Daryl Powell's the best option IMO. He did OK at Leeds, considering he had no coaching experience, went straight from playing to coaching his old mates, and the club had a bad atmosphere after the Dean Lance business, Powell sorted them out moved some players on and put together the nucleus of a team that was going to win 5 SL trophies in the next 8 years, and that was his first 'learning the ropes' post. At the time he was seen as just getting the job because he was Hetherington's mate but he did well.

But then after some time out coaching in union he came back to Featherstone and made them league leaders one year, Grand Final winners the next, so he has obviously got something about him.

I think Powell's a good bloke as well, everybody in the game seems to respect him, no big ego or rub people up the wrong way, he seems like a quiet bloke that understands RL and knows how to put together a credible team and thats what I reckon Salford need at this time, not a big character but someone that will quietly get them to a position of playoff contenders.

Andy Coley?