jamesgould
16-01-2006, 11:18 PM
A small bit of information on this article about a few of the options for our new coach (it's bolded if you can't be bothered reading the whole article). Who do people reckon should be given the job? I haven't seen a lot of enthusiasm for Peter Sharp from anyone, but he is the raging hot favourite at the moment!
Rabbitohs reward McRae with one-year extension
By Jacquelin Magnay
January 17, 2006
SOUTH Sydney coach Shaun McRae has had his coaching deal extended for a year until the end of 2007, putting an end to speculation that outgoing Parramatta coach Brian Smith might shift to the Rabbitohs.
South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson said he had approached the board before Christmas to ratify the extension - the first for a coach at Souths since they rejoined the NRL competition - because "Shaun was a good coach and he had helped get the best season out of the club".
Richardson said: "There is a lot of stability in the club, the players feel good about it and we didn't want speculation about the coach undermining the start of the year". The Rabbitohs won six of their last eight rounds in 2005.
Richardson said he had not spoken to Smith, nor had Smith contacted him. Yet those close to the Parramatta coach say he was considering whether to apply for a post at South Sydney once his tenure finishes at the Eels at the end of this season.
But McRae's deal will short-circuit that option and it is highly unlikely that Smith will switch to the other known vacancy at Newcastle, whose coach Michael Hagan is likely to move to Parramatta in 2007. Instead, the Andrew Johns-supported Peter Sharp is firming as the favourite to replace Hagan, well ahead of another interested Novacastrian, Paul Harragon. Former Knights coach Malcolm Reilly is also moving back to Australia permanently but he may be involved with the club in another role.
McRae, who has been on the coaching staff at various Australian and English clubs for 23 years, said the extra year at South Sydney was good for him and the club.
"I am a realist in this business, I think the extra 12 months is a reward for last year's effort and improving of the team, but there is a lot more work to be done," McRae said. "I didn't think whether it had anything to do with this [Smith being available] because someone would have made it clear they didn't want me if that had been the case.
"There is not a great deal as an employee that you can do about it. My philosophy is to go to work and do the best you can."
Souths were hampered by their inability to snare Matt Orford or Braith Anasta in the off-season, but McRae said this coming season was a crucial one.
"We are trying to focus on improvement and taking things to the next level, we trained exceptionally well in the off-season, but how well that is, well we will know when the competition starts," he said.
From: http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/rabbitohs-reward-mcrae-with-oneyear-extension/2006/01/16/1137260001949.html
Rabbitohs reward McRae with one-year extension
By Jacquelin Magnay
January 17, 2006
SOUTH Sydney coach Shaun McRae has had his coaching deal extended for a year until the end of 2007, putting an end to speculation that outgoing Parramatta coach Brian Smith might shift to the Rabbitohs.
South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson said he had approached the board before Christmas to ratify the extension - the first for a coach at Souths since they rejoined the NRL competition - because "Shaun was a good coach and he had helped get the best season out of the club".
Richardson said: "There is a lot of stability in the club, the players feel good about it and we didn't want speculation about the coach undermining the start of the year". The Rabbitohs won six of their last eight rounds in 2005.
Richardson said he had not spoken to Smith, nor had Smith contacted him. Yet those close to the Parramatta coach say he was considering whether to apply for a post at South Sydney once his tenure finishes at the Eels at the end of this season.
But McRae's deal will short-circuit that option and it is highly unlikely that Smith will switch to the other known vacancy at Newcastle, whose coach Michael Hagan is likely to move to Parramatta in 2007. Instead, the Andrew Johns-supported Peter Sharp is firming as the favourite to replace Hagan, well ahead of another interested Novacastrian, Paul Harragon. Former Knights coach Malcolm Reilly is also moving back to Australia permanently but he may be involved with the club in another role.
McRae, who has been on the coaching staff at various Australian and English clubs for 23 years, said the extra year at South Sydney was good for him and the club.
"I am a realist in this business, I think the extra 12 months is a reward for last year's effort and improving of the team, but there is a lot more work to be done," McRae said. "I didn't think whether it had anything to do with this [Smith being available] because someone would have made it clear they didn't want me if that had been the case.
"There is not a great deal as an employee that you can do about it. My philosophy is to go to work and do the best you can."
Souths were hampered by their inability to snare Matt Orford or Braith Anasta in the off-season, but McRae said this coming season was a crucial one.
"We are trying to focus on improvement and taking things to the next level, we trained exceptionally well in the off-season, but how well that is, well we will know when the competition starts," he said.
From: http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/rabbitohs-reward-mcrae-with-oneyear-extension/2006/01/16/1137260001949.html