Nathan Brown announced as coach

[Haffa]

http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2015/09/09/nathan_brown_announc.html

Nathan Brown has been appointed as the Newcastle Knights head coach, formally signing a three-year contract on Wednesday.

Last week the Football Sub-Committee made a recommendation to the Board that Brown be appointed as head coach.

The Board approved this recommendation, which allowed the appointment to be finalised this week.

"The Sub-Committee went through a thorough process and Nathan was the preferred candidate for a number of reasons,” CEO Matt Gidley explained.

“We were impressed with Nathan’s coaching experience and proven ability to develop talent and teams in the NRL and Super League.

“Nathan’s technical expertise is strong and he has an understanding of Newcastle and the competitive advantages that lie in our region."

After playing 172 NRL games, Brown coached the St George Illawarra Dragons from 2003 to 2008 before joining the Huddersfield Giants in 2009 and then St Helens in 2013. At St Helens, Brown coached the side to the 2014 Super League championship.

Brown returned to Australia this year after six years in the English Super League and joined the Melbourne Storm as a coaching consultant.

“After coaching for six years in England, which was about gaining experience to come back and get a job in the NRL, I am really excited about the opportunity to coach such a great Club,” Brown said.

“The Board members are all successful and enthusiastic about the Club doing well, and that gives the rest of the business the best chance of succeeding.”

Brown looks forward to the challenge of his new role, after a disappointing 2015 on the field for Newcastle.

“The people in charge know where the Club is at, and know where they want it to be,” Brown added.

“No doubt it is going to be a challenge, and it is one that I am quite experienced at in regards to rebuilding a Club. That makes this the ideal time.”

After coaching in an interim capacity for the final six games of the season, Danny Buderus will remain a key member of the Club and confirm his role moving forward following discussions with Brown.

The Football Department structure will be confirmed during the off-season, which will be followed by the finalisation of the pre-season schedule.

 

[The Showstopper]

Great. Now go get Farah Browny.

 

[cb4]

Top notch appointment.

 

[Zoidberg]

I'm not completely sold as I'm not too up to date with his resume and results.
I was, however, sold on Stoney, and look how that turned out.

I'll let you know how I feel about this in 12months.

 

[orochimaru]

I'm so used to the knights under achieving, honestly, if they could just pay all the players a buttload less, and do some work on the stadium, make jersey's cheaper and invest in making a decent RL video game to play.

 

[The Showstopper]

Two best things I have heard this year both came from Brown directly. We have salary cap room to move on a front row forward (he hinted at prop without saying it) and a half and also that there are players who are vulnerable contract wise. He knows exactly what he wants. He did exactly the same at St Helens.

 

[Johns Magic]

Two best things I have heard this year both came from Brown directly. We have salary cap room to move on a front row forward (he hinted at prop without saying it) and a half and also that there are players who are vulnerable contract wise. He knows exactly what he wants. He did exactly the same at St Helens.

Where did he say this?

 

[Coppo_ForeverYOUNG]

Browny is a good coach with a smart footy brain, was thrown in the deep end at the wrong time with us. Results in the UK speak for themselves I hope he does a good job for you blokes

 

[perverse]

Where did he say this?

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...-2016-nrl-season/story-e6frf3su-1227521678970

It looks like we'e been foxing a bit with letting everyone know how much cap we've got spare, which is smart.

 

[lafai]

wait why would you need a half

 

[The Showstopper]

Where did he say this?

Knights Insider. A members Q and A they do every now and then online.

 

[Johns Magic]

Thanks guys.

Why does Tolman seem a no-go now Show ?

I'm obviously not as on the ball as you but I can never tell if what you're saying is from an article or its inside mail.

 

[Spot On]

wait why would you need a half

Well, to use your words,

'Their big signing for next season is Trent Hodkinson. Says it all really.'

You've answered your own question.

 

[The Showstopper]

Thanks guys.

Why does Tolman seem a no-go now Show ?

I'm obviously not as on the ball as you but I can never tell if what you're saying is from an article or its inside mail.

I have read a few news articles which suggest Hasler refuses to let him go early. Just going off them. I really am out of the loop outside of a few bits of mail now and then. I don't pretend to know everything re the club. If it comes across as such then I am not meaning to mislead anyone. Nothing worse than a ridiculous rumour in a forum.

 

[Knight Vision]

Browny is a good coach with a smart footy brain, was thrown in the deep end at the wrong time with us. Results in the UK speak for themselves I hope he does a good job for you blokes

Same as NSW Cup.

Hope he does well ( he cant do any worse than we did this year ).

We shall see, but he is unproven as an NRL first grade coach in my book.

 

[grandorient]

I wish we had snared him, at least as our attacking coach.

He'll go well for you guys and I wish your team all the best for 2016.

GO

 

[Whats Doing]

Same as NSW Cup.

Hope he does well ( he cant do any worse than we did this year ).

We shall see, but he is unproven as an NRL first grade coach in my book.[/QUOTE]

I would have to disagree with this view. I am not sure how you come up with the view that he is unproven as an NRL first grade coach where he was the NRL coach at St George for 142 games with a winning record of 53% and had the Dragons make the semi's 4 years out of 6.

He quite clearly has a proven record at the NRL level and a pretty good one at that.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Yeah and there is a reason why he is on the storm coaching staff. The Melbourne Storm are one of the most professional clubs and they wouldn't just have any amateur on their staff if he was a dud.

 

[Jono078]

Yeah and there is a reason why he is on the storm coaching staff. The Melbourne Storm are one of the most professional clubs and they wouldn't just have any amateur on their staff if he was a dud.

I'm not saying this to relate it to Brown in any way at all, but...

Stephen Kearney.

 

[Alex28]

The same Stephen Kearney that's on the Broncos coaching staff?