Oops, my bad

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

Completely bizarre decision. Maybe someone at the RFL was worried about England finishing fourth this year or was having a little joke with the French? Hope it turns out well, but I don't expect it to.





I was at primary school with him and even at the age of 7 or 8 he was obviously destined for great things in RL - abundant natural talent plus several hours a day practising stuff with his dad.



Not speaking the language may help him stay out of trouble? He certainly will put the effort in - not for Bobby the relaxed living by the beach John Monie coaching style. It'll be us against the world type fire-em-up type stuff which may suit the French players. Doubt it though.

I fear the international game witll suffer with this shocking appointment, he did nothing in a poor league, now he's officially the least intelligent professional coach in RL.



I love his comment "All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now "



Why have they egg on their faces, you'll come bottom of the 4 Nations and be sacked after a player revolt, then who'd have egg on their faces? I really really cannot understand this appointment

That's always going to happen - whoever is the coach. Still - it is a strange appointment.

at least it'll get a lot of extra press coverage for the four nations, even if it ends up being of the dwayne chambers variety!

Absolutely crazy appointment, world's gone mad.

We all know this will be funny to watch though.....

I would pay good money to be on the training pitch and in the changing rooms.



"Right, lads, first thing's first. Wharrawant yer t'do, is gerrin pairs of threes..."



*French players look at each other and shrug shoulders*





Seriously, though, many, many people were taking the p[ii[/i ss when he first took charge of Rochdale and he had quite moderate success there in his first two seasons.

[i"All those people who doubted me, all those people who knocked me in the last couple of years, they've got egg on their faces now". [/i



He can save the bravado until he's coached them to a victory or two!

Right on!

yeah...until he started chasing people around with bats...and fighting away fans