to be fair to elliott he now has the players he wants and the results are there.When he joined the club he had players who where already under performing but on contracts.The clean out has happened and the tide is turning.I agree perhaps a 2 year deal with the second a option in penrith favour if its a bad year first up
Just to play devils advocate:
The Panthers are likely to have some get-out clause in there somewhere. We also have to consider that there are some factors out of Elliots hands such as rep seasons, injuries, off-feild dramas etc. Hes had his fair share of the latter two.
Apart from the crippled and fatigued, some people blame him for the loss of good players such as Wallace. Guys like Sugar are playing their best games for years at other clubs...but that might not be ME's fault. Who knows?
Another school of thought argues that a decent tenure is in fact a major plus for a coach and a player as they dont have to worry about their financial situation and can focus on performance. Worrying about finances is a distraction to a lot of people, I know it effects some players, the league industry is no different. Maybe this will really lift ME.
Ive never met him personally, but Ive heard hes down to earth and on the publicity thing he seems like a strong club man.
Coaches know as soon as they sign up, they will leave or be pushed.
Being an NRL coach would be a very difficult and misunderstood occupation.
But when the time comes to bid him farewell, lets hope that the club give him a bit more kindness than that afforded to John Lang.
And I think hes the kind of guy who wouldnt expect that anyway, hes tough and has self respect ( in a nice way).
