Regardless of what you think about him. It's quite sad for RL that the England RL coach has chosen to go and join the coaching staff of a league RU club. Not even a head coach or part of the international set up, just a bit player on the staff.

Says more about the man really.

Good news for the sport if he goes, McNamara has nothing to offer RL.

Link?

^^ It was in another thread about McNamara.



Sucks to see him go but looking at it from his POV it seems only logical. If he didn't get any offers in the NRL/NYC then going back to club football in the UK would've been a bit of a step down after coaching against the best of Aus and NZ. Going across to Union is a new challenge/clean slate for him.



In saying that, has anyone ever kept a record of all of the RL coaches that have moved to Union? Always seems funny to read about the supposed complexity of Union only for 3/4 of their coaches to have a background in RL...

I've heard he's off to Sydney rabbitohs as assistant & still doing the England coaching role.

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... -Gold.html Quote salford1970="salford1970"Says more about the man really.'" Says more about where his stock is now, IMO - summed up in the other thread, really. If England had held on for those last few seconds in the semi-final there'd have have been an element of vindication for him. But they didn't and careers can turn on those fine margins. Now all his mis-steps and contentious decisions are put into sharp relief. It could well be the only option he's got - the SL clubs are all staffed and ready to go. London apart, but it looks like they're going with Long. Everybody has to earn a crust somehow.

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... -Gold.html Quote salford1970="salford1970"Says more about the man really.'" Says more about where his stock is now, IMO - summed up in the other thread, really. If England had held on for those last few seconds in the semi-final there'd have have been an element of vindication for him. But they didn't and careers can turn on those fine margins. Now all his mis-steps and contentious decisions are put into sharp relief. It could well be the only option he's got - the SL clubs are all staffed and ready to go. London apart, but it looks like they're going with Long. Everybody has to earn a crust somehow.

Can't hold it against him personally, the bloke's got to make a living and keep an eye on the future. And if he does well, there's far more opportunities for him in RU.

He was out of contract wasn't he? Therefore he is not the England RL coach, just an unemployed rugby coach.



The chances of a major (i.e. head coach) job in RL for him were probably close to zero, so an assistant role the only choice. Given his previous standing in RL, he may have seen going to be an assistant in RL as too much of a demeaning step down.

If he could earn more in domestic RU as a forwards and skills coach than as national coach in RL, then we may need to worry...

If you can't play you coach, if you can't coach you go to RU, lol.

Same twaddle from the same people, If he was as bad as they think how did he get the job in the first place? & why do the NRL or union clubs want him? Good luck to him at least he will be apreciated there not abused by numpty's here.