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The NRL’s most accomplished coach won a premiership with the Dragons in 2010, and a poor start to the season has heaped pressure on current mentor Paul McGregor, who has held the reins for six seasons for minimal success.
However, speaking on Fox League on Wednesday night, Flanagan said he couldn’t see the Dragons considering a coaching change now in the middle of the coronavirus shutdown.
“I’d be very surprised. The club is 100 per cent behind Paul McGregor, he’s doing a really good job. We didn’t get off to a great start but who knows what the rest of the season holds,” he said.
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“The club is really united and working really hard from top to bottom and I’d be really surprised if that was on the club’s agenda, especially at the moment.
“We’re all working hard and he’s working harder than everyone else and to think that they’re going to have a coach change in this period of time is way off the mark.”
Although Bennett is contracted until the end of 2021, the Rabbitohs have named his successor in Jason Demetriou, meaning his time at the club will come to an end next season.
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The 70-year-old has not ruled out retirement, but has previously spoken of his desire to continue coaching at an NRL level.
Meanwhile, the Dragons will lose representative star Tyson Frizell to Newcastle next season and Flanagan said the club will struggle to find a replacement.
“The trouble with at the moment, we’re in a holding pattern,” he said.
Wayne Bennett’s tenure with the. Even Flanno is saying Mary is doing a great job ..... Sickening in saying that Flanno knows that if Bennett does come he is no chance of coaching , so by saying Mary is doing a good job ( don't know how ) he is a chance of taking over ....
Yeah
But I think Flanno’ll walk into a coaching job anywhere, whenever he wants
- no problem
Working with our Board would be the other elephant in the room for any coach
- so their stupidity is the other great disincentive for elite players or coaches considering coming to our Club.
But Bennett marginalised the fuc/kwits
- & when Doust tried to reassert authority they lost him & the next decade ( & counting)
FMD Morons
The blueprint for a title is staring you in the snouts