Sacked St Helens boss Ian Millward says he is now contemplating his next step after losing his appeal against his dismissal on Thursday. Saints fired the 44-year-old Australian on Tuesday and his appeal was dismissed in a matter of minutes.
He is expected to pursue legal action but denied he had a new job lined up.
"I've had no approaches from anyone. I always hoped I would be allowed to continue at St Helens but obviously I'm now an out-of-work coach," he said.
"I've got nothing else in place but I have a family to support."
Because of the way he was dismissed, Millward has not received a penny in compensation.
He was halfway through a five-year contract thought to be worth as much as �200,000-a-year.
"The question is whether he is entitled to compensation," said Millward's solicitor Richard Cramer.
"It will probably be for a judge to make that decision in the final analysis."
Cramer was barred from attending the appeal hearing so Millward was accompanied by his father Bob Millward, who is a board member of Australian side St George Illawarra.
His son denied he was set to move to St George Illawarra, where coach Nathan Brown has seen a recent turn around in his side's fortune after a poor run.
"At no time have I ever spoken to anyone at St George Illawarra," Ian Millward said.
"Nathan Brown has a year left on his contract and he has won three of his last four games."
Former Australia Test coach Chris Anderson and New Zealand boss Daniel Anderson remain the front-runners to replace Millward at St Helens.
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