head coach to be appointed very soon<\/a>.<\/p>\nDirector of Rugby and current interim head coach Chris Chester spoke with the press to confirm that four candidates had been narrowed to two, both of whom interviewed on Monday and Tuesday with an offer now made to their \u201cpreferred candidate\u201d.<\/p>\n
Chester stopped short of revealing who it was but he did name check Ryan Carr, Jim Lenihan and Ian Watson, suggesting that it is could be one of those men who are the club\u2019s preferred choice.<\/p>\n
He also explained how the time difference would be a factor in slowing down any quick contract signing, further implying that it\u2019s an overseas head coach as Chester has regularly hinted at.<\/p>\n
Describing it as a \u2018relief\u2019, Chester added: \u201cI hope it gets sorted over the weekend,\u201d with Tigers fans potentially set to learn their new head coach as early as next week.<\/p>\n
Castleford Tigers coach search concludes as offer made<\/p>\n
Speaking on the process, Chester confirmed that he and Danny Wilson had interviewed the final candidates on Monday and Tuesday, having previously cut the interview pool to four.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cWe\u2019ve had some real positive conversations this week. We\u2019ve trimmed it down to four interviews and we\u2019ve got a preferred candidate. We\u2019re just trying to negotiate a deal with the candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unable to confirm who it was given the fact that offer had yet to be accepted, Chester did confirm that the process had been \u201cvery positive\u201d, albeit harder than anticipated.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI would have been hoped to have sat here giving you an exclusive but with time difference it\u2019s been difficult. We came to a decision as a board yesterday, it was important that I put the two in front of the board and they both presented well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I would say is that it\u2019s been harder than I thought. It\u2019s been a real tough decision. There were a couple of real positive chats over the last 48 hours where we\u2019ve got a preferred candidate. I will let that person know and chat to the agent and try and thrash out a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the timescale for an announcement, he confirmed: \u201cProbably early next week,\u201d before teasing \u201csome more positive news coming out of the club\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also revealed that if the preferred candidate accepts then he would expect them to arrive before pre-season.<\/p>\n
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