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DIEHARD
07-12-05, 12:36 PM
UK visit OK for Titans bosses

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A 12 day fact finding mission in the UK for the Gold Coast Titans Managing Director Michael Searle and Head Coach John Cartwright has seen the pair return home with a handful of opportunities for the club.

Searle and Cartwright visited a number of the Super League clubs checking out systems, facilities and players.

Starting at Manchester, the home of the Wigan Warriors and later heading to St Helens, Cartwright focussed on the training facilities while Searle looked at the commercial side of each club.

Leeds was last on the list ? the Rhinos clearly had the best facilities they had seen.

Cartwright said, ?They were so well run and very modern. I certainly felt they were the best we saw and it?s something the Titans can aspire towards. They do things a little bit differently over there with their league and union team working in conjunction.?

Meetings were also held with David Waite coach of the new French club Les Catalans set to join the Super League competition in 2006.

?Spending time with David Waite was sensational because he has been over here for five years setting up everything. We were able to learn a lot from him about setting up our own club. He is very well respected in Australia; we certainly got a lot from our time with him.?

Although they returned without having signed any new players Cartwright said he was happy with what they got out of the trip.

?We?re happy because we?ve come back with player lists for from most of the clubs. We were able to look at a few players and bring back some DVDs so that we can do our homework before making a move.? said Cartwright.

Searle and Cartwright rounded off the trip watching the Kangaroo?s defeat in the Tri-Nations final.

Source: Titans.com.au

DeeGan
07-12-05, 01:02 PM
Would you expect anything else from the Leeds Rhinos people? I would think not ;)

Great to see another fact finding mission will prove fruitful in 2006/07. We are well and truly setting the bar higher and higher off the field.

Now John is off to Sydney for the NRL Forum today and tomorrow - what a life it is being a top NRL coach! A dream job living, breathing and thinking rugby league 24/7!

DeeGan

Dakink
07-12-05, 01:18 PM
Great to see the boys leaving no holiday ....err j\k sorry stone unturned in their quest to ensure the very best for the Titans. The more research that is put into it the better the results will be!!!

DIEHARD
07-12-05, 02:17 PM
Let's just hope they get no ideas about having a Union team as well like Leeds. :laugh:

I really see this trip as the building blocks for future attempts to sign players.

It is good that Michael and John went over and pretty much introduced the Titans to the northern hemisphere.

I'm glad they went to the Kiwis v Kangaroos Tri Nations Final. Great to see officials supporting the international game. Must have been a sight to see the Kangaroos go down in such fashion before a bloodthirsty and jubliant crowd.

Dakink
07-12-05, 02:28 PM
Hopefully we can get our crowd just as passionate and knowledgable about the game!!