Why would someone like Noble take the job though?



There's every possibility that France will get crushed in the four nations comp, which wouldn't look good on anybody's CV.

This is as daft as appointing an untried, inexperienced coach to a Superleague club.



Oh yeh, thats what we did when we gave Jimmy Lowes the job..........

blobby it is then....





christ the french could'nt have got it any more wrong if they tried....





given the choice of a couple of SL experienced coaches,a NL coach with french league experience @ UTC, who got to 2 NL2 grand finals in 2 years and a former french assistant coach......or blobby...you don't pick blobby do yah?





geeezz i wish i'd applied now..

I thought he may have got it, but his record isn't Fantastic, there was the relegation season then the fact that Oldham should have won at least one of those Grand Finals.



Does Bobby even speak a word of french? Should be fun watching his Antics if he's anything like he was at Rochdale though

WTF??



I can see the training sessions:, 'right then lads, at St Maries we 'ave this move, worked a treat against Mayfield it did...'



Fiery Gallic temperament vs Blobby's temperament? Could be interesting.

According to the gossip that I have heard, apparently the choice of Goulding was influenced by the cheeky midget's claim in his application to be a highly qualified and prize winning master chef with specialisation in gourmet French food.



According to knowledgable sources, the tirelessly hard working secretary general of the French Federation, M. Dalongueville, upon reading this at 3pm one Tuesday afternoon, while seated at [iTaillevent[/i on 15 Rue Lamennais, in the 8th arrondissement, was alleged to have suddenly ceased sipping from his glass of cognac for several minutes, awe struck and ecstatic, and then screamed out "[iMerci mon Dieu!" [/i



Dalongueville promptly shelved the planned routine consideration of Mr Goulding's proficiency in the French language -- or lack thereof-- and called his nominal superior, M. Nicolas Larrat, to strongly recommend the Goulding appointment on grounds of profound cultural affinity.

It would be an improvement!

Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more

Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more

There we go then ---CLEARLY FACT

Quote Canyoubelieveit="Canyoubelieveit"Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more'" omg lmao@that pic of goulding

Quote Canyoubelieveit="Canyoubelieveit"Goulding's first French interview!!! timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_le ... .html#more'" omg lmao@that pic of goulding

Oops, my bad

I wonder if there was a clause in his St Maries contract allowing him to go??