I have some sentiment for Monas, don't get me wrong.
Go away, learn the trade and come back a coach like Brian Johnson did. Probably a poor example but I think you get the idea.

Widnes! As part of the Myler/Brown swap

CATALANS - nap

We can only have so many coaches and we can only appoint a limited number of ex-players.
I'd have Monas back in a flash to coach.
I'd like to think that he'd learn his trade over the next few years then come back to us.

He'll stay this side of the world until Joel call's it a day more than likely and they'll both head home and get a job in the NRL coaching structure.

Sentiment works both ways.

Mona's has hinted it's over here England or Europe? he doesn't say, all to be revealed in the next few days

Gutted. Maybe smith wants to move in a different direction in terms of how we play, My bet would be Salford

Heard its Castleford.

Heading to Wigan

Lol

Anyone know where he isn't going?

Australia

Warrington

Saints as assistant to Cunningham maybe ?

Monas leaving is sad, in that it represents another huge part of the successful CC teams dissapearing, but excellent players don't necessarily make excellent coaches and it's now time for him to move on and learn his trade. He, and we, will probably benefit from doing that in a new environment surrounded by different staff.

I assume he'll stay in England short-term, since he's marrying an English girl, but that doesn't mean he's going to smuggle all our inner secrets to Wigan or Saints and bring us down as an act of revenge for not making him chief washer-upper.

Monaghan off to the Dragons as assistant coach

Cunningham is to remain assistant according to everyone "in the know" - but we do have an assistant role open, as Lolesi will go with Brown presumably...

That said, I'd be surprised if he came to Saints, we have ex players turned coaches coming out of our ears!

www.superleague.co.uk/article/31 ... -assistant Yep the Dragons, good luck Monas!

www.superleague.co.uk/article/31 ... -assistant Yep the Dragons, good luck Monas!

Was a good player, hope he is decent on the training pitch with a whistle for us

I wonder if this going to the Dragons business is related to work permits.

If you change jobs in the UK you need to be granted a new work permit and Monaghan would have to satisfy the criteria that showed he was an elite coach, he wouldn't be on a visa as a player any more, as he hasn't got any coaching experience he might not be able to get one.

But if he can get a work permit as a coach in France then he can get some experience there and maybe down the line apply for a work permit to coach in England (or go home to Aus).

This makes perfect sense tbh.

It didn't seem to affect Brett Hodgson going to Widnes or did he already have some coaching qualifications when he came to Britain ?

Good luck Monas, I hope it goes well for him over there (except when they play us).

He#s on a consultant basis.

Also its hard for a player to start a coaching career in the environment where his old mates from the dressing room are there as coaches have to take tough decisions.

Would Michael be happy breaking the news to Joel that we are going in a different direction, we want a winger with pace so sorry mate but the coach is releasing you.

He'll be back.

We can't train everyone, let Cats do that for us then we'll have him back for the gaffers kid in our U19's or something.