Quotes by Simon Hawkins

“Its pretty important weve got a coach signed up before that (June 30) date so theres some (certainty) in the players minds and fans mind about whats happening next year. The earlier the better but were not in a position where we have to panic.”

“Obviously Newcastle is no longer in there which has got to be a good sign for us. But we still have to go through the process and sit down with Matt.”

“Obviously we werent able to offer him what he was looking for.”

“We have respect for Matt and his coaching. These things happen. Six years at an NRL club is a long time.”

“Weve been talking internally here about different peoples names and he (Chris Anderson) has been included on that list.”

“Its easier to do it in the last week.”

“They [the NRL] havent advised me that theyve found anything to date.”

“All Ill say is that I understand Wayne is tied up for four years.”

“Weve had a lot of good candidates and some more experienced than Neil, but at the end of the day he is the person that is best fit for our club.”