Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths wants a swift resolution to discussions with England over the future of head coach Andy Farrell.
Sarries boss wants quick answers to coach's future
Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths wants a swift resolution to the club's discussions with England over the future of head coach Andy Farrell.
Stuart Lancaster wants Farrell to become a permanent member of the England management team, following his successful secondment during the Six Nations campaign.
The Rugby Football Union have opened negotiations with Saracens over Farrell, who still has two years remaining on his contract with the defending Premiership champions.
Talks will resume between the two parties on Monday but, with Saracens facing Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup quarter-final next Sunday, Griffiths does not want the situation to drag on.
"We would like to (resolve it) because we don't want any 'will he? won't he?' distractions going through the Clermont week," Griffiths said after Saturday's 24-19 defeat to Harlequins at Wembley.
Complicated
"It is like any kind of discussions. You would like an early settlement but we will see. We will have more discussions this week.
"It is not very complicated to work out what the discussions are about but the default position is that he is the head coach of Saracens. That is the default position if the discussions are not successful."
Griffiths does not foresee a situation where Farrell combines his roles with England and Saracens, as Shaun Edwards did with Wales and Wasps.
"We have previously ruled that out because we think it is difficult to do both jobs. Maybe there was a different set of circumstances with Shaun Edwards," Griffiths added.
