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lynx000
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I don't ever recall calling you pigheaded in any post I have ever made on this site. Could you remind me when I did and quote it please? I don't really know why you responded to my post which was related to two other people and the conversation that they were having. But tallyho, go for your life.
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No, I meant the internet calls me pigheaded, my bad. I mispoke there, I got it wrong.
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No worries, that is okay, I was sure I had never accused you of being pigheaded.
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Courier-Mail shown letter that describes how Brisbane Broncos wanted to keep Wayne Bennett at the club
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
THIS is the compelling evidence that proves Brisbane powerbrokers never wanted to lose Wayne Bennett from the Broncos.
The Courier-Mail can reveal the letter, personally written by Broncos chairman Karl Morris, which guaranteed Bennett a job for life at Red Hill beyond the completion of his coaching contract next season.
One of the saddest chapters in Brisbane’s 30-year history is set to unfold when Bennett severs ties with the Broncos to join South Sydney, possibly as early as next week.
The Broncos last month announced Anthony Seibold as their coach from 2020, but their succession plan could be expedited following the explosive fallout that has put Brisbane and Souths under pressure to broker a straight swap immediately.
Bennett has been at loggerheads with Morris and Broncos CEO Paul White for the past six months, but if Brisbane hierarchy had their way, the super coach would never have been lost to Redfern.
Morris has refused to comment publicly on the saga, but The Courier-Mail has obtained top-secret club correspondence that lifts the lid on the Broncos’ offer to enshrine Bennett’s legacy at Red Hill.
Bennett is Brisbane’s only premiership coach, having engineered the club’s six titles, and Morris reached out on July 12 to ensure the 68-year-old remained at the club beyond his 2019 swan song.
Adamant he was not finished as a head coach, Bennett rejected the club’s offer of a front-office position, igniting the contract spat that opened the door for a Rabbitohs poaching raid.
“You have been instrumental in the Broncos’ success,” Morris tells Bennett in his letter.
“The relationship with you should be an enduring one.
“It is my priority to ensure an elegant transition which would include an ongoing role commensurate to your status.”
The Courier-Mail understands the “elegant transition” involved a five-year employment contract for Bennett that would have secured him financially until his 75th birthday.
Morris was determined for Brisbane’s 2019 campaign to ostensibly be a club-wide celebration of Bennett’s contribution to a Broncos club that won six premierships between 1992-2006.
“Once you have had time to consider, I look forward to discussing the way forward,” Morris said.
“It is important to me that you are treated with the greatest respect and that we have a mutually beneficial relationship.
“The 2019 year will be one that celebrates your success. It should be your most enjoyable year.”
Instead, the planned celebration has turned to bitter devastation as Brisbane face the prospect of farewelling Bennett in the coming days if South Sydney move to finance an urgent swap.
Broncos legend Chris Johns believes Bennett’s proposal for a one-year extension in 2020 should never have been rejected by the Brisbane board.
“The Broncos should have given Wayne one more season before passing the baton to Kevin Walters,” Johns said.
“The club is in great shape, look at the young forwards coming through, so I can’t see what Wayne Bennett was doing wrong.”
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
THIS is the compelling evidence that proves Brisbane powerbrokers never wanted to lose Wayne Bennett from the Broncos.
The Courier-Mail can reveal the letter, personally written by Broncos chairman Karl Morris, which guaranteed Bennett a job for life at Red Hill beyond the completion of his coaching contract next season.
One of the saddest chapters in Brisbane’s 30-year history is set to unfold when Bennett severs ties with the Broncos to join South Sydney, possibly as early as next week.
The Broncos last month announced Anthony Seibold as their coach from 2020, but their succession plan could be expedited following the explosive fallout that has put Brisbane and Souths under pressure to broker a straight swap immediately.
Bennett has been at loggerheads with Morris and Broncos CEO Paul White for the past six months, but if Brisbane hierarchy had their way, the super coach would never have been lost to Redfern.
Morris has refused to comment publicly on the saga, but The Courier-Mail has obtained top-secret club correspondence that lifts the lid on the Broncos’ offer to enshrine Bennett’s legacy at Red Hill.
Bennett is Brisbane’s only premiership coach, having engineered the club’s six titles, and Morris reached out on July 12 to ensure the 68-year-old remained at the club beyond his 2019 swan song.
Adamant he was not finished as a head coach, Bennett rejected the club’s offer of a front-office position, igniting the contract spat that opened the door for a Rabbitohs poaching raid.
“You have been instrumental in the Broncos’ success,” Morris tells Bennett in his letter.
“The relationship with you should be an enduring one.
“It is my priority to ensure an elegant transition which would include an ongoing role commensurate to your status.”
The Courier-Mail understands the “elegant transition” involved a five-year employment contract for Bennett that would have secured him financially until his 75th birthday.
Morris was determined for Brisbane’s 2019 campaign to ostensibly be a club-wide celebration of Bennett’s contribution to a Broncos club that won six premierships between 1992-2006.
“Once you have had time to consider, I look forward to discussing the way forward,” Morris said.
“It is important to me that you are treated with the greatest respect and that we have a mutually beneficial relationship.
“The 2019 year will be one that celebrates your success. It should be your most enjoyable year.”
Instead, the planned celebration has turned to bitter devastation as Brisbane face the prospect of farewelling Bennett in the coming days if South Sydney move to finance an urgent swap.
Broncos legend Chris Johns believes Bennett’s proposal for a one-year extension in 2020 should never have been rejected by the Brisbane board.
“The Broncos should have given Wayne one more season before passing the baton to Kevin Walters,” Johns said.
“The club is in great shape, look at the young forwards coming through, so I can’t see what Wayne Bennett was doing wrong.”
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That headline is deceiving.
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In the words of a pretty switched on guy: `A house divided against itself cannot stand'.
This is all just getting ridiculous now.
This is all just getting ridiculous now.
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Chris Johns is a numb skull
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Leaked by who? Sounds like the club is trying to save face
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It's like a bad soap opera that even Ch7 or Ch10 wouldn't pick up.
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Not really a bombshell. We know the club offered that to Wayne.
I guess people will make up their own minds. Was Wayne an arsehole to knock back the offer, or was he within his rights to back himself for more coaching? Were the club only happy to give him that job if he finished after 2019? I mean, was there any wiggle room for Bennett to coach that one extra year (2020) and the club would still have that job ready for him? Because if Bennett thought he still had more in him, being told it's a 2020 desk job or nothing is not as rosy on the Broncos behalf as the article paints.
I guess people will make up their own minds. Was Wayne an arsehole to knock back the offer, or was he within his rights to back himself for more coaching? Were the club only happy to give him that job if he finished after 2019? I mean, was there any wiggle room for Bennett to coach that one extra year (2020) and the club would still have that job ready for him? Because if Bennett thought he still had more in him, being told it's a 2020 desk job or nothing is not as rosy on the Broncos behalf as the article paints.
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More crap from Badel. All this is known, absolutely nothing new just rehashing old news.
Badell is the complete scumbag .
Badell is the complete scumbag .
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Like most people I am over all this nonsense from Badel.
Assuming Bennett and Siebold remain at their current clubs for 2019 in the unlikely event the Broncos play Souths in the 2019 Grand Final I wouldn't be surprised if Badel comes up with some story that Souths are still trying to broker a swap in Grand Final week because they think they will have a better chance of winning with Bennett coaching them in the 2019 Grand Final.
Assuming Bennett and Siebold remain at their current clubs for 2019 in the unlikely event the Broncos play Souths in the 2019 Grand Final I wouldn't be surprised if Badel comes up with some story that Souths are still trying to broker a swap in Grand Final week because they think they will have a better chance of winning with Bennett coaching them in the 2019 Grand Final.
