Most clubs run with 2 good assistants.
I think it's wishful/fanciful thinking from some regarding Grix.
He was always on a hiding to nothing. On the whole he has improved the team but he's playing with the poor hand he's been dealt.
I'm happy for him to have his 2nd year and work in tandem with Last under Cartwright.

Personally thought Grix has done ok.
He’s got young kids not ready for SL,
Most of the rest are championship level players.
Every week the selected 17 players have changed due to injury and suspension.

He comes across as smug and arrogant and digs players out left right and centre. I hope he goes. But can’t see it.

Excellent 'wingman' for John Cartwright.
Loyal, conscientious, experienced.
Welcome back Andy.

Perceptions are interesting things as I don't get that from him at all.

boring and disinterested I'd have said

Always has a smug grin when interviewing him and he seems to single out the younger players when criticising them and likes to make it public but doesn’t say nothing about more experienced players do dumb things.

Completely agree with you

I don't really agree with the smug part, but I certainly don't like the way he singles out players (Balmforth especially) whilst others seem to be immune from any criticism whatsoever. He also seems like an excuse maker to me, always looks to shift the blame, calling out players for their lack of accountability whilst not having any himself. I know he's been dealt a rubbish hand, but he doesn't display many of the qualities I look for in a leader, not in public anyway, I don't know what he's like in the dressing room obviously.

I had thought he'd shown some balls and dropped fash on saturday for being generally garbage recently but then was disappointed to hear it was only because he was injured

Welcome back Andy I'm happy with his appointment.

For what it's worth my take on the appointment of Andy Last is that it is a decent and sensible one. We have a mammoth task as a club in rebuilding and have (on paper) an excellent Head Coach coming in but doesn't have the first hand knowledge of the club or SL. Last is a well respected and highly regarded Coach who ticks those boxes and should prove to be an asset to Cartwright as an assistant. In all fairness to Last he did a decent job as interim Coach after Radford was sacked, as an example he has been the only Coach to understand that to get the best out of Houghton was to spell him.

As Pete has said Lasty is black & white through & through and to come back shows the club still means a lot to him.

I, like others have mentioned wonder whether Grix will still be at the club come the start of preseason and a new broom is to be swept through. Still unsure on Grix as a Coach, he has been dropped in at the deep end so it was always a thankless task. That said his connection to Smith shortly after his sacking was understandable at the time but feel he has not learned and still is very much in the Smith school of thought which I think is evident in the displays we've seen and he's intimated as much about still asking him for advice.

Think he will be paid off
New broom and all that

Does anyone know when the new coach arrives?

Ask Bonaire…he will have booked his flights,advised him on his sleep patterns,sorted his accommodation out,advice on jerked and everything else he needs to know….

Cartwright's last game for Bronco's about to kick-off shortly so the sooner the better.

I believe Pre Season is scheduled to start 4th November so i would imagine he will be here mid October.

Probably can't wait to get out of Brisbane quick enough.
It's not gone well this year.

Confirmed by the club

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Welcome home Andy.

At least Lasty's there to take over as interim coach when it doesn't work out for Cartwright.

I think it's worth mentioning in the context of this club announcement that every signing we've made (and some we haven't announced yet) have been announced by Dan Tomlinson in advance often well in advance in fact. The way we are, communications wise as a club of late, I think that's pretty good stuff really for us lot clinging onto every hope we can for the future, and I'm glad he stayed on at the Mail, (temporary though his position still is). For me, it's good to have a true fan who is well connected doing it.

I don’t see that either. Grix has done ok given what has been the most unstable season you could imagine. The best he could do was to bring on the youngsters and build for the future. The problem with voicing negative opinion is that it rightly or wrongly can start others thinking the same. Think that’s why it’s important to point out the good within this broken season. What come over with Grix is not arrogance but sheer frustration. Wouldn’t anyone be unable to hide that?

Totally underwhelmed. Sacked by Cas and let go by Catalans. Was part of the coaching team responsible for the historic end of season slumps and big losses. Should never go back, look at Gaz Ellis, what has he done since he’s been back ? Grix is coming in for a lot of stick but Ellis shouldn’t be bullet proof either, especially as he’s in charge of defence ! Would have preferred a Brett Delaney type appointment, look what he has done to Rovers defence. Jobs for the old boys again.

Says who? I thought he was in the S&C department.