March 29 – Tony Hanks sacked as head coach of Sale. MEN
SD – Reveals he is looking to bring in a big hitting experienced director of rugby……..”The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in the Premiership……….We will obviously go through the correct process and we will have somebody in place for the start of pre-season training on June 6. The successful candidate will have his own remit and if he wants a defence coach then we will bring one in. Certainly with where we are taking the club, there are already many who have shown an interest already”

April 11 - Sale Sharks to bring in a ‘proven’ leader MEN & MSN SPORT
Sale boss Steve Diamond says he has identified the club’s new director of rugby. The Sharks chief executive hopes to be in a position to confirm the appointment within the next few weeks. “We have interviewed seven or eight people and our decision is made and he will start next season,” Diamond revealed. “The individual concerned has a proven track record in the Premiership and will act as both DoR and head coach. However, his main remit here will be as director of rugby and I will not be a backseat driver. It will be a long-term appointment, too.” Though he wouldn’t reveal the identity of his target, the clues Diamond offered up point to a number of possible appointees. Current Newcastle boss Gary Gold, who will leave the north east in the summer, could fit the bill, though he has also been sounded out over the soon-to-be-vacant position at Bath. Former England boss Brian Ashton, who was linked with a job at Sale last year, may also be a contender, while given the current turmoil at Wasps, who face the possibility of going into administration, their DoR Dai Young may look for an escape route. And former Sale duo Jim Mallinder (Northampton) and Bryan Redpath (Gloucester) – who were both former playing colleagues of Diamond’s – have also been strongly linked with emotional returns to the north west.

April 15 Bryan Redpath to be Sale Sharks coach VARIOUS

April 17 – Bryan Redpath Resigns VARIOUS

April 19 - Steve Diamond plans to hold Redpath talks MEN
Steve Diamond is planning to speak with Bryan Redpath about the director of rugby vacancy at Sale - but he has yet to make contact with the Scot.
"Bryan has only recently resigned from Gloucester so I've yet to speak to him, and from all accounts he wants some time out,” said Diamond.
“But I will speak to him, or speak to his agent, over the next few days and see where he is at. I can understand the speculation. I also understand that Bryan is a very committed man and wouldn't walk away from Gloucester for that reason. He's done it for his own reasons.”

April 21 - Diamond - No illegal approach SKY SPORTS
Sale chief executive Steve Diamond has unequivocally denied allegations that his club made an illegal approach to Gloucester head coach Bryan Redpath. "The true version is that we have had no conversations with Bryan Redpath. I have had discussions with his agent since he resigned from here but, up until then, nothing. I think he has interviews at Munster and possibly Bath so he has a busy agenda. But, if he is available, we are going to speak with him. Now he is available, he is on our shopping list. We will make a decision at the end of the season. We need someone in place by June 6 for pre-season." He was asked directly after the match whether Redpath had been contacted by Sale about becoming their coach, and the former hooker said: "Certainly not. That's unequivocal."


>Having researched a number of so called reputable sites offering up the comments by Steve Diamond. One thing is for certain he is a devious, unlikeable character with a ruthless streak.
Briefly the story line is …………First he had his coach then he didn’t, then he was interviewing now he is waiting to speak to Bryan Redpath……… You just couldn’t make this up, the guy is backtracking and Redpath must be thoroughly embarrassed.
One thing is for certain the truth is out there………..will we ever know only time will tell but the future developments will certainly fill a void during the off season, both with Glos and Salford Sharks oops Sale Sharks. Now we know that Heineken Cup rugby is out of reach, time to move on and hopefully the club can hire a coach/Director of Rugby to take us forward. On paper we have an excellent squad can we get that excellence to perform on the pitch next season.

Did I also read yesterday that in the post match interview when Diamond was asked about brush he said he will talk to him next week but thinks he has interviews at Bath and Munster?

You couldnt make up the bull that Diamond has spewed over the last few weeks though he apparently has!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17802228

7th paragraph:

Diamond, who has been in charge of Sale's first team since Hanks's departure, added: "I think he has interviews at Munster and possibly Bath so he has a busy agenda.

For a man who claims not to have spoken to brush he seems to know alot more than anyone else!

He is blatantly trying to save his rear from a lawsuit since RW comment on twitter.

I hope it comes out in a tabloid that he was tapped up, i know it would be bad for Gloucester if Brush went to Sale, but seeing as we no longer have HK spot we could do with the money...

The most charitable reading of Diamond's changing story is that they really had appointed someone who then magically withdrew from the appointment.

That seems highly unlikely.

If Redpath is appointed by Sale then the whole business stinks. It's incredibly convenient that Redpath's resignation after a bad run of results (which at least in part COULD be attributed to some controversial team selections, relying on players who had no incentive to play for HC rugby) should coincide with Sale's vacancy.

If Redpath isn't appointed by Sale then obviously there's no case to be made. But I strongly expect Sale to unveil Redpath as their new coach, and I really hope Gloucester do pursue every legal course in investigating whether any contact was made prior to the resignation - the rash of press stories had to have a source somewhere.

Suspicion and proof are probably miles apart here. Diamond (and owner Kennedy) are almost certainly intelligent (and ruthless) businessmen who I are unlikely to score such stupid own goals as to leave a trail of impicating evidence.

With regards to what is required to start the media stories - it's often from following social media. Just imagine that someone at Sale happens to tweet or post on a fans' forum that "it would be great for us if Bryan Redpath joined as DoR'... before you know it the lazy hacks are printing it as gospel.

And why would Diamond want to refute it? Knowing there *may* be some truth, but equally knowing it would be likely to destable the Gloucester boat. Even more so if BR had happened to talk with him off the record as a friend about how he was struggling...

We could expend a 'shedload' of money in lawyers fees for a big fat nil return. Better to save it for a top notch DoR/coach combination IMHO.

Perhaps if Redpath goes to Sale then he can take Carl Hogg with him (Buy one get one free deal)

It is up to the board to recruit a brand new coaching staff and DoR that will deliver the following:

Only select players that give 100% each game.
Can do better than only play well for 10-15 minutes burst during the game, are games 80 minuntes long, are they not?
Not keep on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, mostly by giving away stupid penalties and poor tackling.
Improve the squad by moving on some of the journeyman players and promote some of the yound talent we have.
Get rid of the fear of playing away games, where the better teams turn up and expect to win, we never do!

If some one like Rob Baxter at the Chiefs can achieve so much with his squad what would he do with the Glaws squad.

I would have liked to seen Dean Richards at Kingsholm, some one who wants to win and despite the "bloodgate" has made Quins the team they are now.

I am looking forward to next season and proving we have the right DoR and coaching team we can be up there with the best, This season well will have done the double over Barf, and even after their wretched season they are above us the AP!!

Total agree maisey.

Although we have good players, is it really just that we name players confirmed as having LEFT in the starting 15, knowing their loyalties are now elsewhere?

Although it may lower the strength of the team, i think we should limit how many players we have on the field who are out of contract. The Newcastle game, an example of having too many "ex" Gloucester players on the pitch.

(I use Ex, based on the fact that they say they are committed til the season ends, but Gloucester getting HC or not does not matter to them anymore)

Rant over.

We should only pursue legal action if we have the sources to guarentee a win. Doing it out of spite will not look good for Gloucester at all and could cost us quite a bit of dosh

I'm not really sure I agree, I'd go with the best team available, nothing to lose, nothing to gain except some personal pride back. I'm liking the idea of a Quins/Toulouse type game. Why? Because we know they can when the pressure is off, which it certainly is now.

I'm not sure the problem was picking players who are leaving. The failure has been motivating players in their final months at Glaws to play to the best of their ability. They have not (with the exception of Tinds and Voycey) played like they have anything to prove.
Lets hope that next years coach is a real inspiration and the new DOR can take the flack.

From today's MEN...

Quote:
Chief executive Steve Diamond revealed he had already offered the role to somebody else before Redpath quit his job at Gloucester. But after sitting down with the former Scotland scrum-half, Diamond said he knew instantly that he was the right man for the job. “I’d actually offered the job to somebody else to be honest,” said Diamond.

Maybe the powers that be could look into this and ask........who was offered the job originally?.......This would surely clear the matter up once and for all but I doubt a legitimate person exists.
The truth is Diamond is full of lies and has backtracked from his initial ill thought out statements........Redpath probably went for more money pure and simple.

Yeah, as I posted on the other thread, you'd really think someone who was offered the job and then had the offer pulled out from under him MIGHT want to speak up and say something about it.

This just looks like an attempt to backtrack and "explain" the things that Diamond was saying before Redpath resigned from Glos. But of course it just makes Diamon look even more like a conniving, untrustworthy

BBC confirming this morning that the matter is being referred by the club officially to the Premiership for investigation.

BBC confirming this morning that the matter is being referred by the club officially to the Premiership for investigation.

Crunchie, a couple of dates you missed out are the televised interviews with Diamond on Sky.

On Thursday 12th April, Diamond was interviewed on the Rugby Club and said he had someone lined up but they couldn't disclose who it was because they were already coaching in the Premiership and these things "have to be done properly".

On Friday 13th April, Diamond was interviewed live after Sale's victory over Bath and said they were going to be interviewing for the post the following week.

I can't recall the exact words of these interviews but that was the gist, the interviews themselves must still be available.

I also believe the press speculation began before April 15th, I think it was first rumoured in the Mail on either Wednesday 11th or Thursday 12th April.