The people going on about cash as compensation have no idea. This isn't a game about getting the most profitable team. It's a game to get the team that wins the most games. Cash unless it's in the form of extra TPA's to attract players is worthless.
There are deals done all the time for players. We got Farah and Mbye last year during the season. Mbye was a marquee player for the Dogs. He was probably their best player.
We need to make deals that suit us. It's a business. We should be more than happy to get rid of Cleary if it improves our squad. It's not a bad thing. It's a bargaining chip in our favour.
Totally agree. If we can gain something out of it then we should part ways. There are so many different ways you can look at the situation:
- If Ivan stays then his reputation is dragged further through the mud. Brooks has said that the players would struggle to find the motivation to play for him. It would potentially be a couple of bad seasons for WT but equally bad for IC
- we could relegate Ivan to assistant coach. Bring in someone above him but this is dangerous territory from a legal perspective. His contract im sure lists "head coach" as job description. Whether he'd accept that as a compromise (in exchange for him signing to join penrith from 2021) is another matter
- Penrith and Gus look really desperate right now. Social media "experts" are saying that Nathan is not worth all the trouble and that he's not that good a player. Gus needs to follow through on his rather desperate strategy because he's gone to all the effort of punting Griffin, disrupting the 2018 season etc
I think if Ivan refuses the extension then he should be prepared to accept being relegated to assistant coach. He's not acting in the best interests of his employer by agreeing to terms with another club while he has 2 years remaining on his WT deal. In a way, Ivan would be happy to be sacked now but WT know that he gets off lightly if that happens and the club surely loses a bargaining chip