WATSON ACCEPTS A GIANT CHALLENGE
MATTHEW SHAW speaks to the former Salford Red Devils coach Ian Watson about why he has switched clubs to Huddersfield Giants for next season.
IAN WATSON is the first to admit he cannot resist a challenge.
Throughout his time in Rugby League, it has been the opportunities to achieve what people believed was unachievable that have given him the most motivation and satisfaction.
That’s why, amidst so much interest from other clubs, he decided to join Huddersfield Giants.
COACH IN DEMAND
Watson’s wonders at Salford had seen his stock elevated to the most sought-after coach in the game. A little known fact is that he came incredibly close to becoming the St Helens coach last season. He was on a two-man shortlist before Saints eventually went for Kristian Woolf instead.
Hull came knocking last month. There have been ongoing rumours that Wigan and Warrington have been keeping tabs on his progress too.
But none of those clubs were as appealing to Watson as Huddersfield, a club ironically chastised within the sport for being the exact opposite.
Watson disagrees. Strongly! With the Giants, he believes he can break the stranglehold of the big clubs.
“I don’t want to build on the dominance of the top clubs, I want to break it,” says Watson.