RUMOUR Anthony Seibold offered $1 Million to leave

[Kooly87]

don't start this again ... we offered him a big money contract. he turned us down

Clearly not big enough.

It's ok though, Coaches like him grow on trees so I'm sure one will turn up on our doorstep before long anyway.

 

[Kooly87]

well, you're shit out of luck then ... because the board are going nowhere. the only change will be the CEO, and while he gets a say, he doesn't make the final decision

So you're telling me the Board appoints the Head Coach?

 

[Foordy]

So you're telling me the Board appoints the Head Coach?

that's exactly what i'm telling you.

 

[Kooly87]

No, he means long term. He reckons he's already out the door it's just up to Moses and his lawyers to nut out the terms. As far as we're concerned he's already gone.

Yeah I think that part is almost certainly true. I think the leap to Walters as his replacement is the bit that's probably still just speculation at this stage.

 

[McHunt]

well, you're shit out of luck then ... because the board are going nowhere. the only change will be the CEO, and while he gets a say, he doesn't make the final decision

True in theory, but what if White isn't the only one leaving? I wonder how the Lockyer / Walters chemistry is these days.

 

[Kooly87]

that's exactly what i'm telling you.

Sweet, so lets not bother with a CEO at all then. Makes you wonder what your hero Paul White was contributing all this time then.

 

[Foordy]

True in theory, but what if White isn't the only one leaving? I wonder how the Lockyer / Walters chemistry is these days.

Hopefully better than his friendship/chemistry is with Green ... but not good enough to land him the job

 

[Bull Shark]

The next person we bring in has to be the right person and it has to be for the right reasons. Such as better roster management, ability to sign players we need, ability to get the best out of the roster etc.

Bringing in someone just because they have Broncos DNA is how we end up with a situation like Mary at the Dragons, Cleary at the Warriors, Kearney at the Warriors etc.

Maybe Kevvie would do a better job. But his time as a head coach suggests otherwise. 2018 and 2019 was there for the taking but he could not get the best out of the side.

People can carry on about how he dropped all of those players for breaking curfew but none of them were a realistic chance of playing that year. He also didn’t make the changes the side needed until it was too late.

We could bring in Bellamy. But questions marks over whether he will even turn things around. These players obviously don’t want someone that’s going to flog them.

These players wouldn't be these players under Craig Bellamy.
They'd either fall into line (and reap the benefits) or be shipped off to a feeder side.

 

[pagey]

I'm not saying it's based in reality, marketing hardly ever is. I'm simply pointing out that any marketing person worth their pay cheque will only be talking about the Keebra Park part of that story because it's what serves the Titans narrative best.

Fifita is also the Kangaroos U23's Captain and has had Rep Captaincy roles coming through the lower age sides, so I think your comparison to Roberts and presumption that he offers nothing from a marketing perspective are probably quite a long way off the mark.

He will be in every NRL ad and every piece of Titans marketing non stop next pre-season. I hope you remember this conversation when that time comes and you're sick of seeing his face in a Titans jersey on your TV screen in every Fox/NRL ad next February.

Well they kind of have to with the money they spent, time will only tell if they have made the correct decision.

 

[Foordy]

Sweet, so lets not bother with a CEO at all then. Makes you wonder what your hero Paul White was contributing all this time then.

yeah ... lets piss off a CEO. because clearly he is only required to appoint a coach, then does nothing for the next few years.

$50 million organisations just run themselves, right?

 

[Kooly87]

yeah ... lets piss off a CEO. because clearly he is only required to appoint a coach, then does nothing for the next few years.

$50 million organisations just run themselves, right?

Hey, you're the one suggesting we should just appoint the most important role in the organisation without bothering to wait or consult with the next CEO.

 

[Kooly87]

Well they kind of have to with the money they spent, time will only tell if they have made the correct decision.

From a footballing perspective it's anyone's guess as to whether he can be a good investment. From a purely commercial and marketing perspective though, I'm confident they'll be able to make him pay pretty comfortably because most of the ingredients are already there.

 

[Foordy]

Hey, you're the one suggesting we should just appoint the most important role in the organisation without bothering to wait or consult with the next CEO.

don't put words in my mouth ... show me where i ever said we shouldn't wait to consult with the new CEO. i said and i quote "while he gets a say, he doesn't make the final decision"

if we make the decision on a new coach immediately, then the CEO that gets a say will be Paul White; if we hold off on signing our new coach, until the new CEO is also appointed, then that CEO will get a say. with the final decision made by the board as per usual

 

[The real talanoa]

There needs to be more than seibold though. Flogs like Kurt richards and Simon scanlan have been there for over 10 years and a lot of the youth, development and recruitment is there doing.
Nolan has been a disaster, look how he left Parramatta before he returned. Its taken them 5 years to clean his shitty mess up down there.
And then there are the hangers on... palookas with out a clue however part of the Rockhampton ticket who have snavelled their way in.

 

[Kooly87]

don't put words in my mouth ... show me where i ever said we shouldn't wait to consult with the new CEO. i said and i quote "while he gets a say, he doesn't make the final decision"

if we make the decision on a new coach immediately, then the CEO that gets a say will be Paul White; if we hold off on signing our new coach, until the new CEO is also appointed, then that CEO will get a say. with the final decision made by the board as per usual

And I'm suggesting we wait and absolutely do not hand that decision to Paul White given he's apparently checked out quite some time ago, not to mention his screwing the pooch with Bellamy and his involvement in our current scenario.

If you're appointing a new CEO imminently then I think any decision not to wait for his/her input would be extremely poor practice, so in saying that, upon reflection it's probably exactly what this current administration at the club will do.

 

[Foordy]

And I'm suggesting we wait and absolutely do not hand that decision to Paul White given he's apparently checked out quite some time ago. If you're appointing a new CEO imminently then I think any decision not to wait for his/her input would be extremely poor practice.

i agree on that. the only reason i wouldn't wait for the new CEO's input is if Bellamy or Robinson were available. with what's available right now, we should be in absolutely no rush to hire a new coach (despite there being several other job vacancies)

the new CEO won't make the final decision ... but it is fair that they get their input into that decision

 

[PNG Broncos fan88]

Rothfield reckons Seibold will quit by the end of the day and Walters will replace him. Walters response:

“I haven’t had any contact at all with the Broncos about what’s happening there. I’ve just tried to stay in my lane and be respectful of everything that’s going on. I understand that Anthony’s under an enormous amount of pressure and the Broncos themselves have been since we came back from COVID … it’s just been horrible since the return of play.”

McHunt

Never has a bad thing to say about the club (unlike Tallis and even been hoodwinked at the sham coaching interview process).

Langer and Lockyer got all the accolades, but this fucker was a genius tactician on the field in netting most of our premiership trophies sitting in that goddamn excellence centre.

 

[McHunt]

And I'm suggesting we wait and absolutely do not hand that decision to Paul White given he's apparently checked out quite some time ago, not to mention his screwing the pooch with Bellamy and his involvement in our current scenario.

If you're appointing a new CEO imminently then I think any decision not to wait for his/her input would be extremely poor practice, so in saying that, upon reflection it's probably exactly what this current administration at the club will do.

I'm just making this up but I'm willing to bet more than a hundred internet dollars they would not have sacked Seibold if they didn't have another coach agreed in principle. The Broncos doesn't just hire any old coach. Walters, in the Broncos' fans eyes, isn't "any old coach," he's Kevvie Walters, and whether he's a great coach or an okay coach doesn't really matter. No one's going to question the logic in his appointment.

I'd also be willing to wager another hundred internet dollars they already have their new CEO, and it's Ben Ikin.