MELTDOWN Wayne Bennett - Moves to Souths
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theshed
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- Aug 28, 2010
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I never wanted Wayne gone to start with. I am pretty unhappy about the whole situation but granted I am not privvy to what it has been like behind the scenes.
Out of the available replacements though, Seibold would have been my first choice so at least that is some consolation.
As much as I want Wayne to stick around for his final year for sentimental purposes, surely it’s in the best interest of both clubs to make the swap as soon as possible.
Out of the available replacements though, Seibold would have been my first choice so at least that is some consolation.
As much as I want Wayne to stick around for his final year for sentimental purposes, surely it’s in the best interest of both clubs to make the swap as soon as possible.
Waynesaurus
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Wayne wants the money, he is not going to up and leave the cash, he want the broncos to be the one to pull the pin so they have to pay him out.
- Aug 27, 2008
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Coming from an unashamed Wayne supporter........I truly believe he wanted to stay, the club didn't want him so he moved on, but now his commitment to 2019 is about the money, and he hopes both clubs want to swap right now and Bronx will have to pay WB out
Most of us can only dream on a 1 million dollar salary
Who wouldn't want to collect two at once?
Most of us can only dream on a 1 million dollar salary
Who wouldn't want to collect two at once?
Waynesaurus
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I can totally understand he wants the cash, you don't just walk away from $1M, its really up to the Broncos to make the call.
Wayne Bennett is a pretty influential man and has the potential to to cause quite a bit of damage to the playing group and club over the next 12 months, and I'm not saying he will but the potential is there and Wayne is not adverse to upsetting people who don't agree with him.
Is it better to just suck it up, pay the cash, take the social media hit and move on to limit the possible damage? I think it probably is.
Wayne Bennett is a pretty influential man and has the potential to to cause quite a bit of damage to the playing group and club over the next 12 months, and I'm not saying he will but the potential is there and Wayne is not adverse to upsetting people who don't agree with him.
Is it better to just suck it up, pay the cash, take the social media hit and move on to limit the possible damage? I think it probably is.
- Apr 26, 2008
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I think the money thing is bullshit tbh. He's not going to get paid out, he's not delusional.
If the Souths agree to release Seibs early, we do the same in return. The club is not going to pay him, the only way they release him is if it's a mutual agreement between both clubs to release. At most he may get paid the difference assuming his current salary is higher.
If the Souths agree to release Seibs early, we do the same in return. The club is not going to pay him, the only way they release him is if it's a mutual agreement between both clubs to release. At most he may get paid the difference assuming his current salary is higher.
- Jul 28, 2016
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Looking at it with a little hindsight this whole situation should've been sorted out back in 2016/17 when Wayne signed the contract extension.
At that point they should've been talking to Wayne about what the exit strategy will be.
That way in the presser for the contract extension they could've promoted that it would be Wayne's last contract before retirement and outline where Wayne will transition to at the completion of the contract.
The contract extension a few years back looked very rushed in the first place... I don't really recall any rumours that it was happening it was just announced all of a sudden.
I fully understand why the Broncos were looking for a new coach now... continuing to re-sign Wayne on extensions is not great forward planning because at any stage Wayne can could call it quits.
Waynesaurus
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It depends how badly the Broncos want to get rid of him, if they want him gone, Wayne won't just walk away he wants them to have to pay. It a power play man.
*EDIT* Its the same thing that happened with the BBQ incident earlier on, he pit the players against the club, its all about power and flexing his influence, an 'up yours' to the Broncos board because they dared to make plans that didn't involve Wayne.
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- Apr 26, 2008
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Maybe I'm not understanding it, but why would the club sack him? The way I understand it is they're pretty happy for him to finish the year out, they trust him, they're not going to let him make any recruitment decisions for the future, and just get ready for 2020.
The only scenario I see the club willing to sack him, is if Souths sack Seibold and the club just takes a hit to get things started a year earlier, but I don't know, that's a bit of a stretch. I don't think either club wants to pay big money to sack their coaches.
As much as it's all a game now, I just see it as a professional business. Players sign early elsewhere all the time, I wouldn't doubt their commitment to the team for the rest of the season.
Surely the club would understand giving him a swansong would get huge crowds, big marketing opportunities, players doing it for Wayne one last time, NRL fairytale.
I'll be okay if they just swap and get it done a year early, but I'm also happy for him to finish the year.
- Mar 4, 2008
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I don't see Souths taking the risk of sacking Seibold, because if we don't sack/release Bennett, they're stuck with a caretaker for 12 months, which they wont want.
they'll either coach their current clubs for 2019 or there will be a mutual agreement between the clubs and coaches to make the swap a year early ... there won't be any sackings from either club
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Waynesaurus
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Do they trust him tho? He has already tried to make the board look like fools through the media.
- Mar 5, 2008
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I reckon adding an extra $1 Million to the off field cap might also cost them that crazy NRL tax too.
- Apr 26, 2008
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It's a fair question... I honestly have no idea what the board is thinking.
- Mar 16, 2008
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To be fair, the board have no idea either
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That’s not being fair.
- Mar 4, 2008
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I'll tell you exactly what the board were thinking ...
They were thinking that Seibold has what it takes to be a long term coach at the club.
they were thinking that Seibold was off contract at South at the end of 2019
they were thinking that if they gave Bennett the extra year he wanted they would miss out on their Plan B to succeed Bennett (Bellamy of course was plan A).
If Seibold was off contract at the end of 2020, instead of 2019 ... then Bennett would have gotten the extra year.
lynx000
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- Jul 28, 2008
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This pretty much nails it.
