Both Smith and Noble are fans of Steve McNamara.
Perhaps they may agree to hold the fort until after the autumn World Cup and then Steve Mac will be the head coach.

Allowing Bobbie to get the England job and bring Ferriol out of retirement, Oh hang on a minute he's French.

And his daughter.

Seemingly more people want to see an ex-player with no head coaching experience than a coach who's won three challenge cups, one league leader's shield, and taken a team to a grand final all in the last 5 years.

Sheens,Smith,McLennan
Either of those three would be a huge statement of intent.

I'm surpised about the low voting for ' Bluey ' Brian McClennan , considering his reasonable stats and experience at both Club & international level , and the fact he's available and a New Zealander , must put in the favourites short-list .

[url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10829542McClennan left singing the blues[/url

[url=http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/21581-rugby-leagueBrian McClennan could be in Salford's sights[/url

We were told the Australian currency and the Salary Cap would make the purchase of Antipodeans almost impossible.
If we go for an Antipodean coach how will he get to know the best of British talent at the warp speed the club wants to progress ?
Are the New Zealand 2 - Lowe and Chalmers,involved in any advisory capacity for the head coach decision ?
Is the new head coach to develop youngsters as well as attract big names ?
How many big names,from Down Under,did 'Bluey' attract to Leeds ? He signed Greg Eastwood but he returned after just one season.
There are any number of questions and it's a very important decision.
Just because some clubs have done well with certain coaches doesn't mean it will be repeated at Salford where the infrastructure is different.
How many top players want to perform in front of 2k ?

I thought I read there was someone due to arrive from NZ with a reputation for bringing young players through so I think that the new regime see the need for this, basically the better quality of youngster you get into the squad the more of the salary cap can be used to bring the type of player who is really going to be the catalyst for improvement. I've always been a fan of bringing in Kiwis as they seem to adapt to the UK quicker and in the long run more successfully.

Brian Smith and John Cartwright. Smith would be a great appointment with John (The Legend ) Cartwright as his assistant and keep Longy as offensive coach. We would have Kudos, Motivation and Innovation to take us forward next season.

If todays MEN's article is anything to go by it now seems a two horse race between the two little jockeys Brian Noble and Brian Smith. No mention of Tim Sheens so I can only presume he's a non starter in the Salford City Reds Stakes. And unfortunately for Bobbie Goulding it seems he failed to make the weigh in.

So who's your money on to be cracking the whip Smith or Noble?

It has to be Smith IMO
1. Smith at Newcastle

2. Smith At Roosters

Whoever we get, I pray the club doesn't repeat their biggest cock-up in recent times, and offer him a 5 year deal

I do like Brian Smith.Commendable past record but not sure of his most recent exploits which pushes me more towards Sheens

This weeks rugby league press has Ed Farish quoted as saying there are 4 or 5 on the shortlist with Brian Smith being one of them.
Apart from Noble and Smith,wonder who the other 2 or 3 may be.

Sky Report
[url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12207/8577549/Brian-Noble-and-Brian-Smith-are-on-the-shortlist-to-succeed-Phil-Veivers-at-SalfordBrian Noble and Brian Smith are on the shortlist[/url

Alan Hunte is also on the shortlist , which leaves us guessing who the other 2 are if it's 5

Last week RL Express ran a online poll for readers to nominate which Leading coach ( currently available ) Salford should appoint to replace PV. results were ;-

Brian Noble - 62.6%
Brian Smith - 11.5%
Bobbie Goulding - 10.8%
Tim Sheens - 10.1%
Stephen Kearney - 3.6%
Brian McClennan - 1.4%

It wouldn't be the end of the world to appoint Noble, I just feel we could do better. Smith is the man for me, but I'll back whoever the Club appoint at this stage.

[urlhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/super-league-salford-target-brian-1751306[/url

Noble approaching his sell by date?

A dark horse for the post would be Joe Winter , he knows the game inside out , and has many contacts within the game , so its Joe for me .

Looking at the nominations there is a mixture of those currently in employment at clubs and some not currently in work.
As we need to improve attendances as well as develop a competitive,nay,winning,side I would like another approach to Warrington,again for Adrian Morley,only this time as head coach.
He has played under many coaches,some on the list,and against the best of the rest in a playing career here and in Australia,as well as on the international scene.
I believe he now has the requisite coaching qualifications all that is required is for him to focus his mind on coaching now and surrender his desire to finish his playing career with Warrington.
I cannot see Warrington being prepared to stand in his way should the offer be made.
Some may suggest he is inexperienced but obviously he has Graham Lowe as a director of rugby and not only is there assistance available at the club but he has many friends and contacts in this country and Down Under.
He is friends from his playing days with Barrie McDermott,who is head of youth development at Leeds.
He is still friendly with Sean Long,after the faux pas Down Under when Noble was the coach so it seems likely that Sean Long would be retained.
Morley will be fresh and up to date on coaching issues and has been at the fore of defensive structures and how to unpick them.
With the need to improve attendances,the public turning out to support a local hero cannot be overlooked.
Those who may knock him for not playing for the local side need only look at other sports where it has been hugely beneficial for those people to leave any bad influences behind to fulfil their potential.

Nah. He's never coached at professional level. How would he be a better option than Smith, Sheens, etc?

For the first time in a long, long time, Salford have the opportunity to sign a top class coach. Why go for a rookie?

I see my efforts at stimulating debate aren't working,huh ?


Okay then.I may begin to accept that things may be moving in a certain direction.
I came across this from an earlier thread on the Warrington forum [url=http://www.sportal.com.au/league-news-display/the-lurkernrl-rumour-filemonday-226557Clue 1[/url

I then played with the magic screen and came across this - [iHis opposite tonight is Brian Smith, one of the best coaches I came across both in Britain and Australia. [/i [url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10577905Source[/url

If Brian Smith makes it to Langtree Park Brian Noble may have his work cut out.

Maybe it's because he's sat next to him in a small studio but the Good Doctor has just said he'd be honoured if we could sort out a deal with Noble to become our coach!

What next we know you read that John Cartwright played for us, maybe the Lance Todd is handed out to the man of the match in the challenge cup ? Lance who