MARTIN Haag deserves a new deal as head coach of Nottingham Rugby, says captain Brent Wilson.
Haag signed a one-year contract when he took charge of the Green and Whites this season and has since made a great start to his reign at Meadow Lane, leading them up to third place in the standings in the Championship.
They have won six of their first nine league games and the best of those was a 63-7 mauling of last season's table-toppers and Haag's old club Bristol on home soil earlier this month.
Nottingham have also claimed big home wins against London Scottish and Jersey and beaten Leeds, Moseley and Plymouth Albion.
They look set to go on and clinch a place in the promotion play-offs and Wilson hopes his boss agrees a new deal with the club.
"In the short amount of time that he has been here, we have seen some big changes and they have all been promising as we head in the right direction," he said.
"It would be great to see him stay and push on and be the one that leads us to the Premiership."
It is Haag's first job as a head coach, but he was a forwards coach at Bristol when they won promotion into the Premiership.
Chairman Alistair Bow said: "We're very pleased with his performance.
"We're happy with him and he's happy at Nottingham.
"His contract is not due to be discussed yet, but we will sit down at a time that suits everyone.
"We don't have a history of chopping and changing our coaches, or players for that matter. We like continuity."
While talks over Haag's future are not imminent, Bow revealed the club has started looking to keep hold of players, like Wilson, whose contracts end this season.
Nottingham face Doncaster Knights on home soil on Sunday (3pm) after a two-week break from action, following their 29-9 defeat to league leaders Newcastle.
The team lost 27-13 to the Knights in the British and Irish Cup at Meadow Lane only a month ago.
But Haag rested some of his star players in that tie and the Greens will be back at full strength for this game.
"We're coming to the halfway stage of the season now and we're very pleased with the start we've made," added Bow.
"We said right at the start our aim was to finish in the top-four and we're more confident than ever we can do that."
