Australian Test coach Tim Sheens is expected to arrive in England at the weekend in time to take up a three-week residency with Super League club Salford Red Devils.
Sheens is there at the invitation of the club's millionaire owner, Marwan Koukash, who is desperate to turn around their fortunes.
The former Canberra, Wests Tigers and North Queensland coach will be there in time to watch Salford's home game against Hull on Saturday night.
"If you can't learn from someone like Tim Sheens, who can you learn from," Koukash said. "I'm expecting him to arrive on Friday and accompany me to the game on Saturday.
"He will be with us for three weeks and I think his presence will be good for all of us."
Koukash insists that Sheens, who is free of club ties, will not interfere with the role of head coach Iestyn Harris but help set up structures for the long-term benefit of the club.
"His work will probably start on Sunday or Monday," Koukash added. "He is the type of person who lives and breathes rugby league 24 hours a day.
"I have made mistakes and it will be nice to have someone of his capability to bounce ideas off.
"One way to bring success is to invest in youth and I want his guidance in that. It's not sustainable for us just to go out and buy big names.
"We need to develop a winning culture."
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