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He will not get extended. That’s my tip, next year will be his last year. Yes I know he is contracted until the end of 2024 but I reckon we will make a call on his successor and he may jump early.
Great. But that's not gonna happen unfortunately.
He works in the entertainment industry. No shoes is fine.
The way I see it the board have brought in Ennis, Mary, Barrett, Wolford, Nathan Brown (coach), Caylo and new unnamed defence guy for a reason. They recognise that BA is a very good man manager and has a proven track record to turn fringe NRL players into great players. However they see no reason why fresh eyes can't deliver greater success. From a corporate POV, it doesn't look to me that they necessarily have a succession plan. Simply put the performance of the team doesn't rest just with just one guy. It's junior development, sports science, training regimens, game day tactics etc etc and anyone who just peers through the keyhole and only sees "9 years" is not seeing the wood for the trees.
Coaching for over 10 years without a premiership can’t be acceptable either. I’d say it’s the ‘only metric’ and performance indicator in the long term.
I think that's an emotional take and the board, who have significant governance experience now, would look at the decision in a far more measured manner.
36 years and counting overrides any governance experience.
Ok then if we are going to trawl over the last 36 years, then you must be pretty chuffed with our 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons and the very promising trajectory. It's a pleasant change from decades of
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Ok then if we are going to trawl over the last 36 years, then you must be pretty chuffed with our 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons and the very promising trajectory. It's a pleasant change from decades of
Why didn’t you include 2018? You are a typical politician on these forums and will only use stats to benefit your argument. Yes we have improved and according to your sample we are in the final year of a five year plan so the trajectory must mean a better result in 2023.Ok then if we are going to trawl over the last 36 years, then you must be pretty chuffed with our 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons and the very promising trajectory. It's a pleasant change from decades of
OK I'll bite. Why does it matter what happened in 2018 when moving into the 2023/24 seasons ?
Why don’t we compare Payten and his trajectory as a coach and his current Dally M coach of the year award at the corresponding stage of BA’s coaching career shall we?
Well you didn't really answer the question. Why should the 2022 form of the Cowboys or the Eels be impacted by the past ? If a CEO has turned profits around from previous low levels, then isn't he delivering ? What do you really want ? It seems to me that you are just pissed that we haven't won the comp and are willfully ignoring current successes.
Spot on BA gets clear air next year to try and get us back into a GF.
So what have they done that makes you think they won't deal with it with the best interests of maximising success ?
That was smart business.
