Former NRL star, Mat Rogers, warned Matty Johns of the prospect of training Newcastle after the Knights legend revealed this week that he had been struck by a football club.
The former Newcastle and Cronulla star, 53, will see his lucrative contract with Fox Sports end later this season and there is no word yet to know if he will extend this agreement with the television channel.
Johns revealed this week that he had been approached by a club to assess his interest in training, although he was not free to reveal the club involved – but many have hypothesized that they are the Knights.
“I had a little approach to a third party acting for a club that asked me if there was an interest and I would consider it,” he told Daily Telegraph.
“I put it back on them …” Let me know what it’s worth and then I will come to have a coffee “.
He then added: “If they are stupid enough to pay me what I would ask, I could be stupid enough to do it.”
Mat Rogers warned Matty Johns of the prospect of training Newcastle
Rogers says that many other great players had trouble leading to the highest level
Rogers, who has great respect for Johns, warned him against the potential movement.
“In terms of Footy, his Qi Footy is enormous. Whether it transfers or not … ‘Rogers told Stephen O’Keefe on Sen radio.
“When you look at all levels, there are not many superstar footballers who become large coaches. I think it’s because they see things differently from the average player.
“And coaches cannot communicate what they think of the player … because they see things differently. There are anomalies to this rule, the Ricky Stuart is … as a rule, you don’t see it often.
The double code superstar was also not delighted with the idea that Johns led the knights due to the pressure he would be under.
“I don’t know how it would go. Personally, I don’t think Newcastle is the place for him to do so either ” said Rogers.
“I just think it can be charged with danger.”
Johns had recently been linked to the vacant publication of South New Wales after Michael Maguire jumped a ship to join the Brisbane Broncos at the start of the season, with Laurie Daley being then confirmed as her successor.
Johns revealed that it was sounded about a coach role by a LNR club
Johns was not free to reveal which footy club had contacted him, but said that he may be silly enough to ‘play a coach role, if he obtains the right offer
But Johns declared in October that he had gone out of the race for the vacant role declaring that he had chosen to follow the media route, instead of training, after his player career and that he can There are better options in comparison.
But when he was in a hurry by Rothfield if he was one day going to descend the road of coaches, Johns said: “ It’s long but, I would absolutely like to do it.
“There is nothing that could give you more satisfaction than seeing players and teams improve.
“I have done a lot of individual things over the years. I worked with Cooper Cronk, Toby Sexton, Cameron Munster, Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker. I love him.
“But there are Bulls *** stuff outside the coaching, dealing with sponsors, dealing with people like you and me in the media, all that … and then all the hard work.”
It comes after Johns apparently snubbed the idea of playing a role as a coach, saying to the podcast behind the scenes that choosing to follow the media route was the best choice he made after hanging up his boots.
“When people go out and tell me” Matthew Johns for the South New Waler coach “.
“I will be perfectly honest, it feels good because it caresses the ego. In me, there is a part of me who thinks that I should take it and show them how good I am and win three or four in a row, “he told Podcast.
“(But) I chose my way and my career was in the media and it was incredible. The best thing I have done in my life in the past 15 years is to make my life very low.
“I have a lot of fun and it’s a life with low stress. I put money on life like that, spending time with you (family) than having to feel special by dragging.
