BBC Sport’s rugby league reporter Matt Newsum
If anybody understands the necessities of teaching Huddersfield, and the surroundings to be working in, then it’s Luke Robinson.
Having been a senior participant in claret and gold earlier than retirement, Robinson has carried out his apprenticeship as an assistant, working below predecessors corresponding to Simon Woolford and Ian Watson, and loved success at academy stage with a staff that has enriched the Giants’ first grade facet lately.
The job he inherits will include some notable challenges, notably when it comes to recruitment, following two seasons of underachievement and re-energising supporters with the performances and outcomes on the sphere.
He’s a likeable, passionate coach with a wise rugby league mind, honed throughout his taking part in days as a courageous hooker who punched above his weight and dimension.
Solely a scarcity of expertise as a head coach outright could be a priority for Robinson, however he has twice held interim roles earlier than, together with his current stint and has needed to embed himself throughout troublesome eventualities.
In Ken Davy he has an proprietor who has proven himself to be somebody who will spend money on expertise, and he is aware of managing director Richard Thewlis properly. There can be few who know the membership higher.
Huddersfield may not have lived as much as their Giants moniker too usually in current occasions – Problem Cup closing and play-off appearances apart – however it is a job that may have been coveted.
In Robinson they’ve a coach who will give his all to get them to rediscover these previous glories.