hopes to secure a head coaching

position in England within the next

three weeks after confirming yesterday

that his days at the Brumbies are

almost over.

Fisher said he would not return as

Brumbies forwards coach next year

under incoming head coach Andy

Friend.

He said he got the impression

during a phone call to Friend three

weeks ago that the newly-appointed

leader wasn't keen to retain his

services.

While insisting Friend didn't literally

say that, Fisher ended the conversation

feeling it would be better

for the organisation if he wasn't there

in 2009.

The 50-year-old has had a friend

scouring potential opportunities in

England over the past month while

he has focused on the Brumbies'

end-of-season tour of South Africa

and Perth.

Nothing had eventuated as of late

yesterday but the coach hoped his

return to Canberra this weekend

would allow him time to join the job-

hunt himself.

Fisher would also consider potential

head-coach vacancies in Japan

but said that his preference would be

Britain.

He said he was unsure of how

many English clubs were in need of a

coach for next year but hoped the

fact the season was about to end

would provide enough openings for

him to secure a desired role.

''Where ever there is a job is where

I'd be interested but preferably that

would be in an English-speaking

country,'' he said.

''I haven't officially decided anything

yet but having spoken to Andy,

I didn't get the impression it would

sit comfortably with him having me

working under him, given my time as

head coach.

''So Friday night's will be my last

game at the Brumbies, I'm pretty

sure of that.''

The Brumbies play the Western

Force at Subiaco Oval tomorrow

night in their last game of the

Super14 season.

Fisher joined the club in November

1999 as Brumbies Runners coach.

He did that for three years before

stepping up to forwards coach under

David Nucifora for two years from

2003.

The ACT Rugby Union board then

appointed him head coach for the

2005 season following the sacking of

Nucifora.

His contract expires in mid July.

Fisher's final job will be a presentation

to the board on where he sees

the club is positioned, before

officially handing the reins over to

Friend.

''It's about handing things over in

the best possible condition and I

think culturally wise, leadership wise

and in terms of game development,

I'll hand over a product in pretty

solid shape.''

Fisher insisted he would leave the

organisation with no ill feeling.

''It's been a great eight years, I've

had a fantastic time, I've learned a

lot and had the fortune of working

with some incredible people,'' he

said.

''Do I think I've failed? Absolutely

not. We haven't made the finals in

my four years as head coach but

we've achieved a hell of a lot in what

has been a transition phase.

''I'm proud of where I'm leaving

things but ultimately a coach is

judged on wins and losses and I

understand and accept that.''

Fisher believed there would be no

emotional farewells after tomorrow

night's game in Perth.

''It's just another game, another

game I'd like to win,'' he said.