Rumours and Stuff

[the phantom menace]

If they want Wayne Bennett, they should tell no one except Wayne Bennett. Then go and sign him. Then tell the current bloke.

Which sadly is apparently what the board have failed to do, by issuing the statement that they met and decided not to respond to apparent interest from Wayne.

 

[Chipmunk]

Which sadly is apparently what the board have failed to do, by issuing the statement that they met and decided not to respond to apparent interest from Wayne.

Did they issue a Statement, or is this a Statement from the third party not actually associated with Wayne Bennett?

 

[TheRam]

Matto if switched on still offers a lot. Against Manly he was great.
Lane I am unsure whats going on but hasn't played well since the semi in Nth Qld. Maybe the humidity did him in and never recovered.

His new "no highs no lows" mantra. Means he plays flat just like the plod lover here likes it. Must be closest to his favourite player by now.

 

[lingard]

Can someone add a poll FFS?!
Wayne, Wallace, Cheika, Assistant from Melb etc.

I'm slowly beginning to lean toward Cheika.

 

[Zoso]

Struggling to find decent/comprehensive bios on the board but from what I can find they’re middle and senior corporate management types.
The type of people who act more as custodians of an existing thing, not entrepreneurial builders or enterprising risk takers. Same can be said of CEO.
Not to say they don’t want success and aren’t competitive in their own way (I wouldn’t know) but from my experience those types don’t have the same take no prisoners, win or die trying hunger, hard arse entrepreneur types have.

Both types have their place but I reckon if we had a win or die trying attitude and not a ‘I did my job and followed the process’ corporate type, we would have made an offer for Bennett.

All speculation on my part, I don’t have any little birds or insiders.

 

[eels_fan]

You have to wonder, if the board won’t move on BA for Wayne Bennett, arguably the greatest coach in the history of the game, then they are not going to move him on for anyone else.

BA will be our coach through to Round 27, 2025.

 

[the phantom menace]

Did they issue a Statement, or is this a Statement from the third party not actually associated with Wayne Bennett?

Well statement is maybe the wrong word, but in the Herald article the "sources with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely" seemed to share a lot of inside information of the Parra Board's meeting schedule and decision - info which a third party associated with Bennett would not likely have had (other than a "no thanks" or a "we'll get back to you about that sometime").

And we have form in leaking like a sieve at times.

 

[the phantom menace]

You have to wonder, if the board won’t move on BA for Wayne Bennett, arguably the greatest coach in the history of the game, then they are not going to move him on for anyone else.

BA will be our coach through to Round 27, 2025.

Unless we have the last round bye... and start the farewell Bali trip early.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I'm slowly beginning to lean toward Cheika.

The safe money would be on BA staying till October 2025 mate.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We need to put people in place that will do that. But they have to make themselves available to do so at Board level.

They’re a resource you can’t buy.

 

[Stagger eel]

If they want Wayne Bennett, they should tell no one except Wayne Bennett. Then go and sign him. Then tell the current bloke.

wow….

you make it sound like it’s as easy as making toast…

 

[the phantom menace]

They’re a resource you can’t buy.

Didn't you vote for the Board Member honorarium/reimbursement motion at the AGM?

 

[Chipmunk]

wow….

you make it sound like it’s as easy as making toast…

My point was that I wouldn't be mentioning it in the media...After all, Wayne's last few eventual gigs weren't really played out in the media (compared to the red herring gig)...which makes the Souths thing a bit strange (if it actually eventuates).

 

[Stagger eel]

what If the club publicly ( or privately) declared their interest to sign the old goat…do any of you seriously believe with another player vying for his signature that old Wayne isn’t going to drag it out for months?

it’s Wayne Bennett ffs….the master manipulator who’s been playing the media to his benefit all his coaching career! …

what if we had a massive crack and then in the 11th hour turns around signs with souths? ..then what?

do you think going through this drama won’t affect us more negatively if we missed out on him?

personally, I’m that the club has made the decision and avoid months of heartache and anguish and instability whilst he makes a decision.

 

[Stagger eel]

My point was that I wouldn't be mentioning it in the media...After all, Wayne's last few eventual gigs weren't really played out in the media (compared to the red herring gig)...which makes the Souths thing a bit strange (if it actually eventuates).

we wouldn’t be mentioning it to the media but rest assured they’ll have their grubby gingers in eve pie with that one.

 

[Zoso]

what If the club publicly ( or privately) declared their interest to sign the old goat…do any of you seriously believe with another player vying for his signature that old Wayne isn’t going to drag it out for months?

it’s Wayne Bennett ffs….the master manipulator who’s been playing the media to his benefit all his coaching career! …

what if we had a massive crack and then in the 11th hour turns around signs with souths? ..then what?

do you think going through this drama won’t affect us more negatively if we missed out on him?

personally, I’m that the club has made the decision and avoid months of heartache and anguish and instability whilst he makes a decision.

Yeah I can see that lose/lose scenario playing out.

 

[eels_fan]

do you think going through this drama won’t affect us more negatively if we missed out on him?

personally, I’m that the club has made the decision and avoid months of heartache and anguish and instability whilst he makes a decision.

More negative than we are now? We’re lucky Souths are an absolute rabble or we’d be last.

Wayne has to let Dolphins know within a month if he is staying on board with them, this won’t be dragged out as he won’t do the dirty on the club he has set up. Now we’ve pulled our hat out of the ring, he’ll be signed by souths within 2 weeks

 

[gaffer]

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not those two muppets

 

[Stagger eel]

More negative than we are now? We’re lucky Souths are an absolute rabble or we’d be last.

Wayne has to let Dolphins know within a month if he is staying on board with them, this won’t be dragged out as he won’t do the dirty on the club he has set up. Now we’ve pulled our hat out of the ring, he’ll be signed by souths within 2 weeks

well it would be dragged out if he still has to choose between both clubs..

 

[eels_fan]

well it would be dragged out if he still has to choose between both clubs..

So because we may have to wait 2 weeks for an answer, we should just say no and stick with BA.

okay.