There should be more to the job than that though "if we want to beat the Aussies". How many times does the words "if we want to beat the Aussies" get used in a sentence by RL fans?

Maybe if we treated them with attitude of shrugging the shoulders we wouldn't have the pressure and beat them.

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Salford desperately wanted Basil but he signed for AT, he is on good money and a nice house.
Can see Basil giving this one a wide berth, but if Saints/Leeds/Hull etc came in then .........

We'll have to handle this kind of rumour constantly especially if we're doing well as Ian will always be linked with every high profile SL job while he's with us.

He chose us for personal reasons as well as the fact that our chairman is a great friend of his and I'm sure he'd love to lead us into the promised land if at all possible.

Agree entirely with the last post. I support Leigh RLFC and for a few seasons it has been hard work.

The difference is there for all to see already and it is very early doors.

When AT persuaded him to come I was delighted but it has always been at the back of my mind that he might move on sooner than we fans hope.

I had rather this thread had not been started because it has brought something to the fore which I would prefer not to think about.

Up to the fans as well as the players now to make sure he wants to get us back to where I would like to see us.

Had we not got franchising (yeh here I go again) I'd be a little more confident.

Crowds this season have in the main been poor and OK it maybe the weather but with respect to those crowds I think this professional game is rapidly approaching the crossroad.

Why would he leave Leigh (a team with more in place than Salford imo) for a sinking ship that is Salford??
Not great to see but Salford are gonners.

Millward was offered the Salford job (when we were in a better position than we are now) and turned it down.

I'm pretty sure that when he came back to the UK he said he wanted to coach back in SL and, if Leigh don't get there next year I think he'll move on.

However, I think you'll have him for a year or two at least.

FWIW, as much as I like Basil and am glad he seems to be turning Leigh around, I actually wouldn't want to see him at the helm at The Willows.

Basil to stay at Leigh, Kear to stay at Wakey, McRae for England, Purtill for Salford.

You were doing so well up until this bit!

McRae should be absolutely no where near the England coaching set up.

As for Basil leaving for Salford, 3022 people watched their SL game on Friday night thats just over 750 people more than we attracted on a Thursday night live on Sky against Barrow. Ian has the full backing of the chairman and basically runs the club. Why would he give all that up to try and turn Salford around with no money? Now if it was Hull FC or Bradford Bulls knocking that would be different but Salford do me a favour!

Sorry boys, perhaps I didn't make myself clear.

I don't want McRae to get the England job, nor do I think he deserves it.

However, he wants it and we want rid of him, so it's a price I'm willing to pay!



(the alternative is we'll swap him for Millward and you get stuck with him?!)

Is 'Bomber' really as bad a coach as everyone makes out - or is his position at Salford 'ham-strung' by Steve Simms??

He won back to back Challenge Cups, and the inaugural SL title with Saints, and went on to have a very successful season with Gateshead - before they got shafted!!
When he went to Aus, I think he was unlucky to take over at a Rabbitoahs side that were in a state of flux - both on and off the field!!

I know the 'new boy' at W*gan thinks very highly of him!!

yes hes a coach end ov

Yet still - more erudite and eloquent than 'the digger'!!

Do you serve any purpose as a human being other than to spout rubbish?

Check out his Wikipedia page look at his win ratio at Saints, Gateshead, Hull, Souths and Salford respectively.

Notice a pattern? Unfortunately John Wilkinson didn't

I think there has been a misunderstanding the Millward Salford need is this one www.milwardconstruction.co.uk

I think there has been a misunderstanding the Millward Salford need is this one www.milwardconstruction.co.uk

What Salford need is BOB THE BUILDER....he can fix it.

McRae's coaching is ten years out of date.
Not the worst coach on the block, it's more the fact of what he's working with

Well Salford have a salary cap of ? I am not posting it again.

Who picked their squad ? Even with that squad they are hardly breaking any pots.

I watch Leigh not Salford so I really have no idea if they are playing well if they have been unlucky etc.

What does it matter they will always be in Non Relegation league as long as we have franchising and surely even supporters of franchising realise that.

The crowds we get what Fax get what Widnes get what Barrow or any Championship club get will not improve until competition is brought back.

I am wrong lots of times but on this one I think I might be right.

Kear for england coach and millward at wakefield and everything goes poop at salford.

Got a nasty feeling Millward will be goin to Wakefield,being well suggested on other forums,reminds me of Murphy,something better comes along of he goes.

If does go mate i hope you get another decent coach.You will still do ok with the players you have assembled.Just rumours seem too strong and everyone knows what a good job john kear has done.

Kear is a workmanlike coach, appointing him to GB/England would be a massive backward step, we need a McGuire type who would bring the latest techniques over to move us on.
If Kear gets it, we might as well appoint Bamford as no 2