broncos4life
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They confirmed multiple times that he would not be retained past 2019, Bennett just didn’t like the answer each time.
MELTDOWN Wayne Bennett - Moves to Souths
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They confirmed multiple times that he would not be retained past 2019, Bennett just didn’t like the answer each time.
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Once again, are you ignoring the part where Bennett was a part of those discussions and aware of them and was placing conditions about transition of staff as part of him agreeing to the swap??? One of the Directors was dealing with South Sydney to satisfy Bennett's conditions.
Not saying Wayne did or did not do things the right way but it all started when white chased Bellamy. So for all the people saying that the board aren't to blame are kidding themselves.
Yeah in the end but they didn't want him there from the start. Why tell him he is the 2019 coach, when clearly they wanted him gone from the start. I'll tell you, because they didn't want to pay him out that's why.
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Re-tenable?
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Apparently Wayne was sacked over voicemail.
That’s savage.
That’s savage.
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Agree with a lot of this from Craddock.Common sense has fought its way through the madness but all parties involved in the Great Coach Swap leave with severe damage to their reputations.
Anthony Seibold has the keys to the Broncos kingdom but the question lingers – is he the right man for the job?
The shamelessly ambitious Seibold got where he wanted in the end but people closer to the action than I am have been less than impressed with the way he has handled himself.
They saw the way he cracked badly under pressure over the last few days and have lingering doubts whether he has the temperament suited to the acutely stressful job of coaching the Broncos.
When it comes to pressure, as the saying goes, he ain’t seen nothing yet.
Wayne Bennett and Anthony Seibold both copped hits to their reputation.
Deciding who is going to play left centre or how to run a decoy play have never been the issues that have decided the longevity of Broncos coaches.
It’s how they handle the off-field pressures that often counts most, which is where Seibold has been exposed in this issue.
For all of his foibles, many of which have been exposed in this saga, this was one of Bennett’s great strengths.
Everyone played the victim in this story. The truth is everyone was at fault.
It’s hard to have much sympathy for Seibold, Bennett or either club.
Brisbane Broncos CEO Paul White announces Wayne Bennett's sacking.
Because of its obsession for planning one or two years ahead rugby league has been heading for a debacle like this for some time.
Bennett confused everyone by being too smart for his own good.
Bennett had my sympathy for a long way in this debate.
He had a contract at the Broncos for next season and he should not have had to apologise for keeping his word and staying at Red Hill.
But Sunday’s exceptional interview between Phil Rothfield and Seibold shifted the landscape and cast a damning spotlight on some of Bennett’s public statements.
In a press conference last Friday, Bennett said categorically he never told Souths he was joining them.
Well, you could have fooled Souths.
Coach swap's emotional toll
Seibold claimed he was told twice by Rabbitohs football manager Shane Richardson that Bennett had agreed to join Souths next season; that Bennett had been talking to Rabbitoh players Damien Cook, Alex Johnston, Sam Burgess; that Bennett had been consulted in the possible recruitment of Liam Knight; that everything was so advanced Seibold cleaned out his desk on Thursday afternoon.
If it’s true Bennett never told Souths he was coming then why was he suddenly the key voice in recruitment?
I’m not sure who is responsible for all the half-truths in this.
The only thing we can guarantee is that there have been plenty of them.
The only relief is that it seems to be all over.
https://www.couriermail.com.au/spor...a/news-story/5a4a07ec874e12d471fa72b7dcfa061a
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Sounds pretty legit, no one has done the right thing. And our apparent saviour has been exposed , and he hasn't even started yet.
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That's not relevant to my point at all, not sure if you're serious or not.
If Bennett was told by Morris/White that he was going be coach in 2019, then found out they were secretly negotiating his immediate dismissal, he might have found out, played along then did the Friday stunt as a final **** you.
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Only because he wouldn't answer his phone. PW tried several times . He did however pick up when Dobbo called him after he was sacked.
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Yes, however he really didn’t have any on field tactics and I think you will find the media will be dining out on Redfern tucker from here on in, not Redhill tucker. Seibold of course will be another matter.
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Wayne is like the crazy ex. While you’re together, you’re blinded by the good, even great, times.
When it inevitably ends badly, they show their true narcissistic, victim-playing colours and you wonder how you never saw it. Or maybe you did and thought ‘nah that won’t happen to me’.
When it inevitably ends badly, they show their true narcissistic, victim-playing colours and you wonder how you never saw it. Or maybe you did and thought ‘nah that won’t happen to me’.
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Maybe we should expect a Paul Crawley article citing an anonymous source exposing the truth about the Andrew Gee affair or how Broncos have been cheating the cap for thirty years?
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What could go wrong?!
broncos4life
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Because some people are disillusioned that Bennett has done so much bullshit and need something to hold on to.
