‘It’s a giant threat’: Former Blues coach points warning to potential Fittler replacements

Former Blues coach Laurie Daley has dominated himself out of the operating for the vacant New South Wales place after Brad Fittler stepped down from the position on Thursday.

Daley coached the Blues between 2013-2017 and was on the helm when New South Wales ended Queensland’s historic eight-year streak in 2014.

When requested whether or not he may exchange Fittler for a second stint with the Blues on the Big Sports Breakfast on Friday morning – the radio present he co-hosts – Daley was fast to shoot it down.

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“No, no. I’m always happy to help if asked. But that (fulltime role) is for someone else,” he stated.

Daley, who went 6-9 in his 5 years as Blues’ coach and appeared in 23 video games for his state as a participant, additionally issued a warning in direction of a variety of the contenders for the place.

The names of Raiders coach Ricky Stuart, Storm coach Craig Bellamy, Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould and even Fox League’s Michael Ennis have been tossed up as potential replacements for Fittler.

Daley believes if Stuart or Bellamy took the gig, it might depart themselves open to criticism not simply from NSW followers however their very own membership’s supporter base.

“A club coach can do it but you put yourself at risk,” Daley stated.

“If you go into an Origin series and your club team isn’t travelling well, and for that period when you’re away your team struggles, it can put a lot of pressure on the coach.

“Throw into the mix, you might lose State of Origin, and you know the impact it has on coaches, you could be copping from NSW and your club.

“It’s big risk. That would be the worry I have – paying a coach a $1m a year and they will be spending a quarter of the season, six weeks, out of your system in State of Origin.”