GARTH BRENNAN: THE NEW COACH’S VIEWS ON ...

HOW TITANS COMPARE TO PENRITH AND NEWCASTLE “I’ve come from clubs that rely on the development of firstgrade players from the local area and I think there are a lot of similarities.”

KEEPING ASH TAYLOR “I’ve had a relationship with Ash for over 18 months and know him well. I’m fairly confident a deal with the Gold Coast Titans will be imminent.”

LIVING ON THE GOLD COAST “It’s been my holiday destination for the last 16 years in October. I’m going to have to find another holiday destination now. I used to say to the wife, ‘gee, I wish we didn’t have to go home’.

LINKS TO MATT MOYLAN

“I have close relationships with Matt Moylan and Penrith but also a close relationship with head of football there, Phil Gould. I wish Penrith all the success in the world, just not when they play Gold Coast.”

HIS PATH TO THE TITANS “I was a Newcastle boy and came through the West Newcastle system and played lower grades at the Knights. You had to make the choice between a career or your football dream. I wanted to be a police officer coming through school and did it for 18 years. I don’t regret that.”

MAN MANAGEMENT

“A big thing is understanding a player’s background and where they have come from. If you work that out you can get the best out of them.”

JARRYD HAYNE “We all know Jarryd is an exceptional talent. The first thing is to get to know individual players. Jarryd is one of them. I’m hoping over the next few years we will see a few more Jarryd Haynes come through.”

TYRONE ROBERTS’ EXIT “It’s disappointing but players move on. It’s fantastic for Tyrone and his young family to head to Warrington. We can’t keep them all and in the next few years we are going to have development kids come through.”

LONG-TERM GOALS

“I don’t want to have to go through a rebuilding stage every three or four years. I hear clubs say they have a window to win it otherwise we have to start rebuilding. If you develop within ... you shouldn’t have to rebuild.”

NEW CLUB OWNERS

“I’m confident the NRL will make the right decision. I tend not to worry about things I can’t control but I’d prefer to be resourceful than well resourced. Lots of money doesn’t guarantee success.”