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SOUTH SYDNEY'S management has answered speculation that Tim Sheens is in the frame to be their coach next year by declaring he is not a part of their plans.
The Rabbitohs approached master coach Wayne Bennett to take over from John Lang next year, but are yet to get an answer from him. And as the waiting game for several clubs keen on obtaining Bennett continues, there has been increased speculation about Tigers coach Sheens possibly going to Souths instead.
When asked yesterday if that was a chance of happening, Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson told the _Herald_: ''We have made no contact with Tim Sheens whatsoever. He is not on the radar for us.''
Sheens is in the final year of his contract at the Tigers. He and the club's chief executive, Stephen Humphreys, have been discussing the possibility of a new deal for more than two months, but an agreement is yet to be reached.
Asked last night where things were at, Humphreys said: ''I have only had positive conversations with Tim about life beyond this year. We plan to catch up again this week to continue those conversations. We've had a few other things that have taken up our time in the last few weeks, but I would be very surprised if we didn't have a positive result soon.''
Humphreys said coaches like Sheens, with four premierships to his name, and Bennett, who has a record seven, were natural targets for other clubs.
''Such coaches would be on the list of most, if not all, of the clubs who are looking for a new coach,'' he said. ''But I'm pretty confident Tim wants to be at our place beyond this year. He has invested a lot of himself in this team, and I think he would like to continue with the players here.''
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/souths-hose-down-speculation-sheens-is-in-their-sights-20110320-1c2cu.html)
The Rabbitohs approached master coach Wayne Bennett to take over from John Lang next year, but are yet to get an answer from him. And as the waiting game for several clubs keen on obtaining Bennett continues, there has been increased speculation about Tigers coach Sheens possibly going to Souths instead.
When asked yesterday if that was a chance of happening, Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson told the _Herald_: ''We have made no contact with Tim Sheens whatsoever. He is not on the radar for us.''
Sheens is in the final year of his contract at the Tigers. He and the club's chief executive, Stephen Humphreys, have been discussing the possibility of a new deal for more than two months, but an agreement is yet to be reached.
Asked last night where things were at, Humphreys said: ''I have only had positive conversations with Tim about life beyond this year. We plan to catch up again this week to continue those conversations. We've had a few other things that have taken up our time in the last few weeks, but I would be very surprised if we didn't have a positive result soon.''
Humphreys said coaches like Sheens, with four premierships to his name, and Bennett, who has a record seven, were natural targets for other clubs.
''Such coaches would be on the list of most, if not all, of the clubs who are looking for a new coach,'' he said. ''But I'm pretty confident Tim wants to be at our place beyond this year. He has invested a lot of himself in this team, and I think he would like to continue with the players here.''
[Source](http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/souths-hose-down-speculation-sheens-is-in-their-sights-20110320-1c2cu.html)
