Yes saw that tweet, another thing about the betting I've noticed is Toovey's price is pretty consistent, Christ I hope he is not our fallback if none of the NRL guys come over.

It is possible that a deal has been done and that we dont want to announce it until the season is over and and Tony smith has had his send off. I would suspect that Titans and NSW positions must be close to done deals by now as it is a good couple of weeks that they ha e been out in the open but both Henry and Daley have been at risk for a while before they were officially announced. The same can be said for Hasler as well really. so i am suprised these announcements have not been made yet.
The bulldogs is a prize job. Aaron woods and Keiran Foran on the way for next year.
The titans job is a tough one with big players like Hayne to manage.
But i think it would have always been the case that we would not have been able to compete against those three vacant positions and we would pick up one of the unsuccessful candidates.

Considering Fitzpatrick has the charisma of a wet flannel I can't believe he is being entrusted with securing a coach. Next season could be another write-off anyway unless we have already secured players.

Well as Price as now become favourite with Betfred, I'm wondering if this would be a hinderence to the Maloney speculation with both being at same club.

Price and Toovey would be the most underwhelming appointments out of all that's been mentioned IMO.

So we have gone from any number of great coaches available (mid season) to the "scraps from a rich mans table". Not such a straightforward job as some would believe finding a new coach I mean.

Perhaps we would have someone by now if we started looking months ago instead of jumping on the next plan out of country just a couple weeks ago.

The fact Toovey is still low in the betting that I have held off buying my season ticket.

Looks to be Madge.

Pay set to go Canterbury.

Pay looks obvious for the Dogs, but what makes you think Maguire when everything we have been fed is he doesn't want to move out of Sydney.

He was interviewed for the job.

Was he actually interviewed though? Or was that just press speculation over there?

Yeh I'd take Madge Simpson over Toovey,wonder if Betfred have odds on that.

What's the issue with Toovey?

His win % ratio at Manly was good. 57%.

Manly to Bradford hmm says enough for me.

So, what's it to be, then?

We send our RL equivalent of Terry Waite (special envoy) out to Oz, to procure a top level coach, over a week ago, and we've still heard nothing from the club.

Did Fitzpatrick's luggage (containing his lucky underpants) go missing in Dubai, so he came back home without even getting down under?

Are the club coming over all coy with us, and saying "wouldn't you like to know" to Mike Parsons, every time he rings up?

Are we letting Smith leave, before an announcement is made?

Or,

Have we been knocked back more times than the pub drunk, when he makes a move for the unattached ladies near the dance floor, at ten to two, on a Saturday night?

Anyways, it all seems a little amateurish, to me. The longer this goes on, the more it looks like we've ended up with the 5th/6th/7th choice

Not good.

Personally I wouldn't want them announcing it before Smith leaves, wouldn't feel right for me somehow. As much as I'd like to know who the next man in line is.

Well Karl is making his now customary visit to Bevan statue on Saturday, il be there to ask when we are going to be told who.

NRL news feed reporting our decision is between Maguire and Pay. Board meeting tomorrow afternoon...

All signs point to Pay going to Bulldogs, him going out to 6/1 aswell says the same.

Well if Pay goes to the Dogs, as expected, I don't think Maguire would head to the UK.

I'd be more inclined to follow the bookies with Price now favourite.

Told Pay will be appointed imminently at Warrington.

If we get Maguire it's a massive coup and we will also win SL as a result.

Didn't he say that he needed to report options to the board on his return for a final decision?