Sale Sharks are working on a deal to bring former England head coach Brian Ashton on board in a consultancy role.
Ashton has been linked with a role at the Sharks since Steve Diamond's arrival at the helm back in 2011 and the Sale CEO has revealed that they are actively trying to add the 65-year-old's expertise to their pool or resources.
"Brian is a mate and we will be speaking with him with a view to trying to see if we can sort something out," Diamond told the Manchester Evening News.
"Brian doesn't want to commit himself to anything like a full-time role as he is very busy with his consultancy work and other interests.
"But, hopefully, we can get him involved with us on a consultancy basis.
"Obviously, he's an outstanding thinker on the game and the idea is that he would come in on a consultancy basis and look at how we do things as a consultant would.
"He also knows and gets on very well with Danny Cipriani and, just as importantly, he also knows and hugely respects Bryan (Redpath) too."
Comments
expattrussy says...
Fully agree with APV1. As a coach, Ashton was thinking outside the box long before the term (which i hate!) was even invented!
Posted 17:27 13th September 2012
APV1 says...
Had he stayed on with England (and many argue that he should have), I think Cips would be the incumbent 10 for the Red Rose now. One could also argue that England would have been playing a more expansive and, dare I say it, "entertaining" game.
Brian is a legend and if Sale are able to get his (extensive and insightful) knowledge, they're onto a winner.
Posted 11:59 13th September 2012