From the BBC:
McRae favourite for Salford role
Salford football director Steve Simms is keen to speak to Shaun McRae about the club's vacant head coach job.
Australian McRae, who has coached St Helens, Hull and NRL side South Sydney, has been linked with the Reds following the dismissal of Karl Harrison.
"It may not be what he is looking for but I would imagine he is going to think about it," said Simms.
Simms, who says between 20-25 applications have been received, will shortlist Reds assistant Jimmy Lowes.
Lowes, who was last week appointed as Great Britain's new trainer, was Harrison's right-hand man and says he wants the top job.
"Jimmy has applied and he will definitely be on the short list, he's made it clear he wants the job," said Simms.
"We're getting lots and lots of applications from all over the world. We have identified a first choice and second choice.
"But there is a process you have to go through. At the end of the day, it's going to be the chairman's decision.
If he's feeling up to it, he may come to our game against Huddersfield on Friday
Steve Simms on Shaun McRae
"It may well be that we need to get someone just to the end of the season to get us out of bother and appoint from there."
Salford, currently bottom of the Super League table, sacked Harrison on Tuesday after the 66-6 loss to Catalans last weekend.
McRae is out of work after quitting South Sydney last year but will arrive in England this week to take up work with Sky Sports.
"Shaun is a mate of mine, I spoke to him last week," said Simms.
"He was coming back to do some work with Sky and his wife Tina was coming back to see her family in St Helens. He doesn't even know the job's available.
"When he gets off the plane, he might think it's not what he wants. I'll see him on Friday regardless.
"If he's feeling up to it, he may come to our game against Huddersfield on Friday. I'd be surprised if he didn't look at it."
Former Cronulla and Penrith coach John Lang has also been linked with the position.
The 56-year-old coached the Australian Super League team for the 1997 series against Great Britain.
Simms will be in charge for the game with Huddersfield but is keen to appoint a new man as soon as he can.
Salford have just one win in the last seven games and are four points adrift at the bottom of the table.
And Simms said: "I think realistically we need to win six to seven games by the end of the season.
"We've just tried to simplify things this week. I've tried to take a lot of pressure away from the players."
The team will be without influential skipper Malcolm Alker for at least a month after he broke his hand in the Catalans defeat.
