Who's Next?

[Knight76]

Jason Ryles apparently out of the running.

 

[Still Nutty]

wonder why? he sounds good to me. No nonsense hard ass and a successful head coach from England- it worked before.

Has this other bloke O'brien ever had any coaching experience other than assistant ? Jeez I'm nervous.

For quite some time now there has been a clear sense of Wests/Brown looking for those that have come through successful Australian systems - that has been evident in some of the player signings we have targeted, some of the management and staff positions and I think that is flowing through into the coaching philosophy...

On that basis, Fitzgibbon, O'Brien, Ryles, etc. although untested, seem to be the type of candidate being targeted. Whilst we expose ourselves to the risk of a rookie coach, we are potentially bringing through the next generation of Robinson, Bellamy, etc.

I think it is a risky but sound strategy to go with and I hope we land O'Brien, if that is the case because he has the background and foundations from both of the top 2 successful club systems but doesn't come with any of the baggage that other experienced coaches may carry with them.

Not sure if in this forum or somewhere else but I recently came across some info that of the past 27 premiership winning coaches, 23 of them were 1st time coaches at the club they achieved success...food for thought

 

[Tom155]

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Very exciting

 

[aqua_duck]

Very exciting

Yep but Weidler isn't exactly a reliable source

 

[Still Nutty]

Yep but Weidler isn't exactly a reliable source

Agreed.....but I think Trent Robinson is a pretty straight forward character and I doubt Weidler would openly 'quote' him without it being true in this instance

 

[Zoidberg]

Looks odds on we will get O’brien. Don’t know much about him but from everything I’ve heard the last few days I’m happy with the choice.

 

[Knight Vision]

Looks odds on we will get O’brien. Don’t know much about him but from everything I’ve heard the last few days I’m happy with the choice.

I'll continue to support whoever they choose. I want another Premiership before I die.....or I cannot remember my own name.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Toohey is saying Shep is also looking elsewhere with Woolf a certain to go.

 

[Knight Vision]

Toohey is saying Shep is also looking elsewhere with Woolf a certain to go.

Listening to that bloke talk never filled me with great confidence. Hope the next head coach isnt paranoid of an assistant taking his job and surrounds himself with high quality ambitious 2IC's. ( head coaches in waiting )

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Listening to that bloke talk never filled me with great confidence. Hope the next head coach isnt paranoid of an assistant taking his job and surrounds himself with high quality ambitious 2IC's. ( head coaches in waiting )

His nature in the team announcements never set me on fire. He seemed well informed but also seemed to lack some gusto.

 

[PhilGould]

The Newcastle Knights have settled on their coach, with Adam O’Brien to be unveiled as Nathan Brown’s successor as early as the end of this week.

NRL.com understands the Knights and O’Brien’s management have reached an agreement and are now sorting out the details of the deal.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/26...unveil-obrien-as-brown-offers-immediate-exit/

 

[Yosh]

We basically got the best man available. What can we complain about.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

I'm OK with O'Brien as long as Moses doesn't have undue influence. That bloke seems to try and get his hand in every pie he can.

 

[Jesfery]

We basically got the best man available. What can we complain about.

Nothing apart from the fact that the whole joint is on fire again...

 

[Yosh]

Nothing apart from the fact that the whole joint is on fire again...

I want to think of it like the good old eucalyptus tree. Gonna burn down to be reborn stronger and better.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Moses to Cameron Smith:
"Hey Cam, I've got a coach at Newcastle. Want to run it for another year? "

 

[Yosh]

Moses to Cameron Smith:
"Hey Cam, I've got a coach at Newcastle. Want to run it for another year? "

O'Brian also close to Cronk. We can only hope!

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

O'Brian also close to Cronk. We can only hope!

We can't afford any of them unless it's in an assistant or coaching role.
Hunt will be re-signed and I reckon Mann will be around for a long time.

 

[Knight Vision]

We basically got the best man available. What can we complain about.

Now we head into the great unknown and a coach who will gut the playing group ( except Moses clients ) Given the weekends performance that cant be a bad thing.