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Guess who has enrolled his kids in a school in the Sutherland Shire for 2011 - Nathan Brown.
We can tell you the former St George Illawarra player and coach is planning a shock coaching comeback in the NRL in 2011, but it won't be with Cronulla.
While Brown is still in the UK coaching Huddersfield, the move to have his daughters enrolled in primary school suggests there are changes looming in the NRL coaching landscape.
"His wife is back in the country and he's also renovating his home in the Shire," a source close to Brown said.
Brown is contracted to the Giants until 2011, but he has a clause that would allow him to leave at the end of this season.
It has been suggested that Cronulla chairman Damien Irvine approached him in 2009 through a third party and was planning to fire Ricky Stuart before his contract expires at the end of 2011.
But Irvine has strongly denied trying to contact Brown.
And, interestingly, Brown is believed to have contacted Stuart to declare he didn't want the Cronulla job. Word has it there could be a vacancy at South Sydney or possibly Parramatta.
It has also been suggested that Brown could be an assistant to Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith, who coached him at the Dragons.
His wife, Tanya, arrived back in the country this week following a recent trip to Bali.
It's understood she was unable to return to the UK because of the volcanic ash in Europe which grounded all flights.
However, she made the most of her return home by visiting primary schools in the Shire.
Brown has excelled during the past 18 months in the UK.
He lifted battlers Huddersfield to third in the premiership and took them to a Challenge Cup final against Warrington at Wembley.
We can tell you the former St George Illawarra player and coach is planning a shock coaching comeback in the NRL in 2011, but it won't be with Cronulla.
While Brown is still in the UK coaching Huddersfield, the move to have his daughters enrolled in primary school suggests there are changes looming in the NRL coaching landscape.
"His wife is back in the country and he's also renovating his home in the Shire," a source close to Brown said.
Brown is contracted to the Giants until 2011, but he has a clause that would allow him to leave at the end of this season.
It has been suggested that Cronulla chairman Damien Irvine approached him in 2009 through a third party and was planning to fire Ricky Stuart before his contract expires at the end of 2011.
But Irvine has strongly denied trying to contact Brown.
And, interestingly, Brown is believed to have contacted Stuart to declare he didn't want the Cronulla job. Word has it there could be a vacancy at South Sydney or possibly Parramatta.
It has also been suggested that Brown could be an assistant to Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith, who coached him at the Dragons.
His wife, Tanya, arrived back in the country this week following a recent trip to Bali.
It's understood she was unable to return to the UK because of the volcanic ash in Europe which grounded all flights.
However, she made the most of her return home by visiting primary schools in the Shire.
Brown has excelled during the past 18 months in the UK.
He lifted battlers Huddersfield to third in the premiership and took them to a Challenge Cup final against Warrington at Wembley.
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