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Bennett has talked about loyalty etc to players before...not chasing the most money...and staying at the club for less
BS :crazy:
he will end up at the knights for $$$$$$$$$$$
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...and-knights-tipped-to-win-20110410-1d9f4.html
It was revealed on Friday that Bennett had cut the other club that was chasing him - Brisbane - out of the race. He said at the time that he was yet to make a decision on his future.
The Herald understands that Bennett did not want to reveal his decision until after the club he had chosen had completed its commitments in the weekend round because he did not want the publicity to distract the players from their jobs. Souths lost to Wests Tigers on Friday night, but Newcastle don't play until tonight - against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.
Bennett is expected to announce his future either tomorrow or Wednesday, and the strong mail last night was for the Knights.
Asked whether he had been bothered by the speculation about his future, which went into overdrive at the weekend, Bennett replied: ''Well, I don't write it and I don't read it, so how does it impact on me? It doesn't. It's my decision. I mean, you know, if you all stop trying to tell me what I should be doing and what I'm supposed to be doing, then I might make it a lot quicker.''
Since it became clear the Broncos, whom Bennett coached to six premierships before taking the Dragons to last year's title, were no longer a chance of getting him back, the battle for his future quickly settled down into a fascinating one between the Knights, owned by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, and the Rabbitohs, whose co-owner is Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.
In terms of attraction, it is a case of the unlimited financial resources of the Knights, since the club's members voted to hand ownership to Tinkler last month, against the romance of the most famous club in the competition, the Rabbitohs. Bennett couldn't lose either way, and would get the chance to become the first coach to win premierships at three clubs no matter what.
The challenge of coaching either side is similar. Both teams have playing rosters that would give Bennett the potential to achieve, with some tinkering here and there.
Although the offer from Souths is rumoured to be $1 million a year, even a club backed by the wealthy Crowe can't compete with Tinkler when it comes to financial strength. Stories in yesterday's media had Newcastle's offer to Bennett being worth up to $2 million a year, including bonuses. But there are other factors that make the Knights attractive to someone like him.
Bennett has enjoyed living in Wollongong while he has coached the Dragons, and a move to Newcastle would put him in a similar position outside Sydney - only closer to Brisbane. And he would be able to use Tinkler's private jet to either visit his family or have them come down from Brisbane to visit.
The other factor is that Bennett is impressed by people like Tinkler, whom he sees as someone with the ability to get things done, and is prepared to put his money, faith and passion into the game, similar to people like Paul ''Porky'' Morgan, one of the four original owners of the Broncos, and ad man John Singleton.
The Herald revealed last Monday that Bennett had given Tinkler's involvement with the Knights a resounding stamp of approval. He said at the time: ''They're movers and shakers, they're businessmen, they don't come from a background like most of our people [in the game] come from. His [Tinkler's] reach is in the working class, but obviously he's out there now and he deals with some of the biggest dealers in the country and the world, making deals and selling coalmines … they know how to get a deal done.
''They know how to negotiate, they know how to build something … All those things are good.''
Officials from Newcastle and Souths were tight-lipped yesterday
BS :crazy:
he will end up at the knights for $$$$$$$$$$$
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...and-knights-tipped-to-win-20110410-1d9f4.html
It was revealed on Friday that Bennett had cut the other club that was chasing him - Brisbane - out of the race. He said at the time that he was yet to make a decision on his future.
The Herald understands that Bennett did not want to reveal his decision until after the club he had chosen had completed its commitments in the weekend round because he did not want the publicity to distract the players from their jobs. Souths lost to Wests Tigers on Friday night, but Newcastle don't play until tonight - against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.
Bennett is expected to announce his future either tomorrow or Wednesday, and the strong mail last night was for the Knights.
Asked whether he had been bothered by the speculation about his future, which went into overdrive at the weekend, Bennett replied: ''Well, I don't write it and I don't read it, so how does it impact on me? It doesn't. It's my decision. I mean, you know, if you all stop trying to tell me what I should be doing and what I'm supposed to be doing, then I might make it a lot quicker.''
Since it became clear the Broncos, whom Bennett coached to six premierships before taking the Dragons to last year's title, were no longer a chance of getting him back, the battle for his future quickly settled down into a fascinating one between the Knights, owned by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, and the Rabbitohs, whose co-owner is Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.
In terms of attraction, it is a case of the unlimited financial resources of the Knights, since the club's members voted to hand ownership to Tinkler last month, against the romance of the most famous club in the competition, the Rabbitohs. Bennett couldn't lose either way, and would get the chance to become the first coach to win premierships at three clubs no matter what.
The challenge of coaching either side is similar. Both teams have playing rosters that would give Bennett the potential to achieve, with some tinkering here and there.
Although the offer from Souths is rumoured to be $1 million a year, even a club backed by the wealthy Crowe can't compete with Tinkler when it comes to financial strength. Stories in yesterday's media had Newcastle's offer to Bennett being worth up to $2 million a year, including bonuses. But there are other factors that make the Knights attractive to someone like him.
Bennett has enjoyed living in Wollongong while he has coached the Dragons, and a move to Newcastle would put him in a similar position outside Sydney - only closer to Brisbane. And he would be able to use Tinkler's private jet to either visit his family or have them come down from Brisbane to visit.
The other factor is that Bennett is impressed by people like Tinkler, whom he sees as someone with the ability to get things done, and is prepared to put his money, faith and passion into the game, similar to people like Paul ''Porky'' Morgan, one of the four original owners of the Broncos, and ad man John Singleton.
The Herald revealed last Monday that Bennett had given Tinkler's involvement with the Knights a resounding stamp of approval. He said at the time: ''They're movers and shakers, they're businessmen, they don't come from a background like most of our people [in the game] come from. His [Tinkler's] reach is in the working class, but obviously he's out there now and he deals with some of the biggest dealers in the country and the world, making deals and selling coalmines … they know how to get a deal done.
''They know how to negotiate, they know how to build something … All those things are good.''
Officials from Newcastle and Souths were tight-lipped yesterday
