OFFICIAL Bellamy extends contract with Melbourne Storm

[Cult]

This could either be a huge day for the Broncos or another faux-embarrassment. There is no other option, even if it's completely fabricated the Broncos will be at fault for missing out on the signing.

 

[the_next]

What happens if they announce Wayne has extended for another 3yrs? hahaha :party:
But seriously, I'd love for Bellamy to join in 2019/2020..

 

[Foordy]

BRISBANE chief executive Paul White has blindsided Wayne Bennett by holding secret talks with Storm super coach Craig Bellamy.
News Corp Australia can reveal White is the Broncos official involved in $5.6 million negotiations with Bellamy in an explosive development that leaves Bennett fighting for his future at Red Hill.

Storm powerbrokers are aware of Bellamy’s clandestine meeting with White, who was Brisbane CEO when the club board sacked Anthony Griffin in 2014 to bring Bennett back to the Broncos.

White has had at least two conversations with Bellamy in the past month.

Those talks escalated when an undisclosed Broncos official flew to Melbourne last Thursday to discuss a four-year deal with Bellamy worth $1.4 million a season — the richest coaching contract in NRL history.

Storm hierarchy is also aware of Brisbane’s furtive trip to Melbourne.

Bennett was not aware of the White-Bellamy meeting, but has twice heard rumours the Broncos are targeting his Storm rival, most recently two days ago, just before news broke of Brisbane’s massive $5.4 million bid.
A furious Bennett has since confronted White about the Bellamy approach.

White and Bennett’s friendship stretches back 34 years when the pair first met at the Queensland Police Academy in 1984.

White and Bennett both declined to comment last night, but the Broncos coach will address speculation about his future this morning at his weekly press conference following Brisbane’s captain’s run.

White will also attend the press conference to respond to the Bellamy bombshell.

Bellamy will also front the media at 3pm today at Melbourne airport, where it is understood the Storm coach will reveal plans to make a definitive call on his future in the next fortnight.

The Storm have tabled a three-year extension worth about $4 million, but it is dwarfed by the Broncos’ proposal. They have discussed a four-year deal worth $1.4m a season — the richest coaching contract in NRL history.

Bennett, who first employed Bellamy as his assistant at Brisbane in 1998, is currently on $1 million at the Broncos.
The 68-year-old Bennett is off-contract at the end of next season and has no plans to cut short his tenure at the club, insisting he still retains the passion and hunger to coach in the NRL in 2019.

It means White and the Broncos board face the gut-wrenching prospect of either sacking Bennett a year early, or asking Bellamy to wait 12 months before taking charge of Brisbane in 2020.

Melbourne bosses, however, will not allow Bellamy to sign a 12-month extension, meaning the 58-year-old must ostensibly decide between the Storm or the Broncos.

The Bennett-Bellamy coaching narrative has had some extraordinary twists and turns.

The duo fell out sensationally in 2006 over the Storm grapple-tackle saga, with Bennett vehemently opposing the wrestling tactics that Bellamy’s Melbourne teams mastered.

The Broncos then attempted to sign Bellamy in 2008 when Bennett announced he was joining the Dragons, only for the deal to collapse when former Brisbane powerbrokers slapped a deadline on Bellamy.

Last month, Bellamy exclusively told News Corp Australia that he had not closed the door on a return to the Broncos and would be open to any offer.
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To say I would never coach the Broncos ... I wouldn’t say that,” he said.

“You never know what’s going to happen in life. A couple of times I said I would retire and here I am, I’m still coaching.

“I wouldn’t rule any option out. To be honest, the way Wayne is going, he might outlast me.”
Brisbane’s largest private shareholder, Phil Murphy, said he is not aware of any formal approach to Bellamy, but believes he would be an ideal choice to succeed Bennett.

“He is a superstar coach,” said Murphy, whose company owns 22 per cent of the Broncos.

“I haven’t heard about Brisbane approaching Bellamy, but if the club moves Wayne on or he decides to go, Craig is the best option on the market.

“If Wayne goes, as a shareholder, I would fully support getting Craig.”

They couldn't even keep their "speculated" figure straight in the one article ...

This article alone has 2 different figures 5.6 million & 5.4 million

 

[pagey]

As much as I love Wayne, I hope this is real. For the future of the club this will be the biggest signing in recent memory.

Sounds like it is a beat up , but you're right about the future. I just hope it was done right and no backstabbing or against Wayne's wishes.

 

[broncos4life]

I was just thinking that, this could be the biggest day in the Broncos history so far

This is a nothing day. It will be denied and the media will spin it their way to save face, with zero regard for what it does to our club.

 

[pagey]

They couldn't even keep their "speculated" figure straight in the one article ...

This article alone has 2 different figures 5.6 million & 5.4 million

Haha! Fucking media scum tripping over their own feet trying to get all these stories out in time.

 

[Brett]

If true, I am excited for the type of players some of our young guys can turn into. Guys like Milford, Nikorima, TPJ, Isaako - all the type of moulds that a coach like Bellamy can really make something out of.

 

[Unbreakable]

This could either be a huge day for the Broncos or another faux-embarrassment. There is no other option, even if it's completely fabricated the Broncos will be at fault for missing out on the signing.

Today will be nothing as already said by 1910 & Joe, it'll be an about-face or "mind your own business". That doesn't change the fact that the offer is on the table and Bellamy wants to decide his future within the next 2 weeks. Nothing else matters apart from whether he decides to accept it or not.

 

[pagey]

Haha! Fucking media scum tripping over their own feet trying to get all these stories out in time.

You don't think bellamy will accept the storms offer this arvo.

 

[Nashy]

This is a nothing day. It will be denied and the media will spin it their way to save face, with zero regard for what it does to our club.

You should see the numbers of users hitting BHQ. This is the busiest day on BHQ since a game at the end of the season in 2015 which I've forgotten.

 

[broncos4life]

You should see the numbers of users hitting BHQ. This is the busiest day on BHQ since a game at the end of the season in 2015 which I've forgotten.

What's '2015'?

 

[Morkel]

You already posted that on your other account

No I didn't.

 

[broncos4life]

No I didn't.

Nice save.

 

[Morkel]

99% of the time the leaks come from an agent. Deliberate leaks in order to bump up a price here or create instability there.

 

[broncos4life]

Presser with White currently happening.

Basically White has said that he has met with Bellemy, won't go into specifics of how many times. Apparently has discussed this with Bennett and he was happy for them to talk. Won't confirm if negotiations are ongoing because Bellemy is considering an offer from Melbourne and they are respecting that process.

 

[Morkel]

Nice save.

 

[broncos4life]

Haha **** Badel is a piece of shit.

Badel (in his usual high pitched, whiny voice): "Paul, Broncos fans heard that you talked to Green about bringing him here and now Bellamy, should they be under the impression that the doesn't believe they have the right coach".

White: "I never talked to Green, and I think you know that"

Tail, meet legs.

 

[Unbreakable]

So essentially what we learned from today is that we've spoken to Bellamy and have told him "secretly" that he'll have a $5.6m offer on the table if he chooses to decline the Storm offer, but Wayne is our coach for 2019, so he'll have to take a year off.