Marwan Koukash gives support to Salford coach Iestyn Harris
Thursday 19 February 2015 16:58, UK
Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash has no plans to ditch coach Iestyn Harris and reiterated his commitment to the club.
Koukash said 'I have had enough' on Twitter after the heavy 52-6 loss at the hands of St Helens last Thursday, which made it two defeats from two to kick off the Super League season.
Australia coach Tim Sheens is set to spend a three-week spell helping Koukash out, which led some to suggest Harris' future with the club could be in question.
But Koukash told Sky Sports News HQ: "I love rugby league, I love Salford. I am fully committed to the club and I am fully committed to taking the club forward. We might have had a hiccup early in the season but that doesn’t lessen my commitment to the club.
"There were a number of factors that led me to say that. I’ve discussed it with the boys, we had a meeting on Monday morning, and everything is fine now, and we move on.
"Iestyn’s job is absolutely safe. Like I said we have talked about it in the dressing room and we know what we need to do to move forward. We will start the hard work."
Here to help
Asked if Sheens' arrival could be seen as undermining Harris, Koukash said that was not the case and he was just leaning on his experience in the sport to see what he could do to improve the club's fortunes.
"I have a number of friends in rugby league - one of them is Tim Sheens, and he is coming over here for a few weeks to lend me a hand," Koukash added.
"It’s the way I assured Iestyn. He is our head coach and he will be our head coach after the three weeks Tim is here. Whether it’s me, the CEO, or Iestyn, we are always willing to listen to advice and receive some help.
"There is nothing wrong with that whatsoever. As long as it is for the benefit of the club, I can’t see the harm in that.
"Tim has been around for a very long time. There’s not many people out there with more experience of rugby league than Tim. He will be able to advise us about our systems in the club, not just on the playing field, but off the field as well. Whatever we need, he is there to help us for the next three weeks. If Iestyn needs him, he can have him and ask for advice."
