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Coyne had an appointment earlier on , whether or not it was the C.E.O position I cannot recall - whichever position it was I am sure that he left due to being disappointed by the lack of support he received from from the board .
So if we go back to see when we had the best years these past two and almost a half decades ago we know that it was in 2009-2011 when we had Bennett and the guy to get him was Doust who only wanted him for 3 years. Doust was the CEO at that time and somehow I sense that because of his long standing at the club and with his father also involved over many years at the club, Doust had possibly all the say on league matters for the Joint Venture Club. I think the Board at that time, whoever were the Directors then, just let Doust run his own race.
WB had stated that he wanted 5 years, but the club wasn't willing to offer it.
I'm not sure if this is true or not as I have no inside knowledge. The story at the time was that Bennett wanted a 5 year contract. Doust wouldn't do it and they settled on 3 years. After the 2010 premiership Doust offered an extension (2 or 3 years I think) but by then Bennett didn't want to stay and was off to the privately Tinkler owned Newcastle Knights. Bennett was quoted as saying that he thought private ownership of clubs was the way of the future. As we know, Tinkler fell in a heap in 2014.
Lets ask Doust again about what regrets he may have !!!Peter Doust defends Wayne Bennett contract decision
ST George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust insists he has few regrets about turning down Wayne Bennett's original...www.illawarramercury.com.au
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I suppose that Nathan Tinkler fella was waving plenty of bucks and Bennett loves those green ones.Ok, sorry all I stand corrected. Doust really screwed up big time, lucky he is no longer CEO.
It is weird he did not re-sign with Saints for a further couple of years as Bennett has stated that Doust was one of the best CEO's he worked with.
Bennett reveals why Doust was 'one of the best' he's worked with
Wayne Bennett wouldn't have signed as coach of the Dragons in 2009 if he'd caught sight of the club's then underwhelming training facility first, but what happened next is one reason why he's hailed outgoing club CEO Peter Doust as one of the best administrators he's worked with.
He was only consulting because he had his own business interestsCoyne had an appointment earlier on , whether or not it was the C.E.O position I cannot recall - whichever position it was I am sure that he left due to being disappointed by the lack of support he received from from the board .
I doubt very much that he would be interested in a second posting at the Dragons .
I never realized that , that being the case then John Moz’s idea does have merit .
Yes that is definitely my recollection, Doust said something to the effect that dragons do not sign coaches on for longer than 3 years, FFS what a dope
What Doust did was music to Mr Tinklers ears, the rest is history, what a f$#king idiot.
The current one is here till April
Mr Coyne was CEO at EML (Workers comp claims management provider for iCare) for a decade. He's still a director there. I know nothing of his performance as a CEO, although he did lead EML through a period of rapid growth.
The point is don't sack your CEO(at least don't announce it to the world) unless you have already arranged his replacement, amateurish imbeciles
