Without any inside knowledge I have a funny feeling that Gus has definitely had "talks" with Ricky Stuart. I know he is contracted to the Raiders but he has been there for 9 years and could be open to a change
I think Ricky has sucked all the juice that he can out of the Raiders and had his shot at the premiership a couple of years ago and nearly got there
Since then they have been slowly falling and although he seems entrenched down there, stranger things have happened
Why I think this could be an option. As far as I can tell, Gus and Ricky have a close relationship and have worked before successfully at the Roosters
Stuart is an experienced coach with 20 years experience, Gus said it is a job for an experienced coach
Stuart played and coached at the Dogs so has a feel for the place
Even though we are terrible at the moment, I think we are an attractive proposition for a coach to come in and truly build his own roster within 2 years as we only have 6 or so players contracted for 2024. That leaves alot of room for manoeuvring
I don't know if he would be the right fit.....personally I would go for Flanno.....but I think there is possibly secret squirell stuff going on in the background that might blind side all of us