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Embattled Bulldogs coach Dean Pay has made his case to continue at Canterbury beyond this season as the club's board ponder his future.
The NRL rumour mill has been in full force this week, with some reports suggesting Pay could learn his fate as soon as next week.
The Bulldogs coach has been tight-lipped at each of his pre-game press conferences when asked about his future.
But before a critical clash against the Broncos on Saturday, Pay opened up a little more when asked if he is the man to drag Canterbury out of the competition's cellar.
"We’ve worked really hard over the last two or three years to get ourselves in a position where we can start to move forward now. And of course, I want to keep coaching here," Pay said.
"But my job is to make sure whatever player we do bring in here a better player and that way, we will make ourselves a better team and a better club. Of course we want to keep progressing and keep moving forward."
The only way Pay will move forward with the club is if he can conjure some wins from what is an admittedly inferior roster.
The off-contract coach believes all matches are important but a win against Brisbane - who are currently underperforming more than any other team in the NRL - are simply games Canterbury cannot afford to lose.
"I think (all games are) crucial. I haven’t spoken to the board about whether they’re making a decision or not but that’s out of my control. I’m just concentrating on our game tomorrow," Pay said.
"We put 65 minutes of good footy in against Souths last week and if a couple things go our way, we might have got a result. But at the end of the day, we weren’t good enough.
"We want to keep building our game of footy with what we’ve got. Hopefully we can put some longer periods of decent footy together and really challenge the Broncos."
One player who is certain to help Pay's cause is Luke Thompson.
The former St Helens star was labelled the best prop in the Super League by many pundits - including current Titans coach Justin Holbrook - and will make his debut in the blue and white against Brisbane.
"I want him to bring what he brings and we want him to be his own person," Pay said.
"Obviously he’s a quality player that has played representative footy and played in some big games over in the Super League. He brings a fair bit of experience with him as well.
"He’s only a young guy but he has a fair bit of experience in bigger games. We’re all excited and we’re looking forward to him getting out there and playing with the boys."
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-...e-s-the-man-for-dogs-job-20200710-p55awd.html
The NRL rumour mill has been in full force this week, with some reports suggesting Pay could learn his fate as soon as next week.
The Bulldogs coach has been tight-lipped at each of his pre-game press conferences when asked about his future.
But before a critical clash against the Broncos on Saturday, Pay opened up a little more when asked if he is the man to drag Canterbury out of the competition's cellar.
"We’ve worked really hard over the last two or three years to get ourselves in a position where we can start to move forward now. And of course, I want to keep coaching here," Pay said.
"But my job is to make sure whatever player we do bring in here a better player and that way, we will make ourselves a better team and a better club. Of course we want to keep progressing and keep moving forward."
The only way Pay will move forward with the club is if he can conjure some wins from what is an admittedly inferior roster.
The off-contract coach believes all matches are important but a win against Brisbane - who are currently underperforming more than any other team in the NRL - are simply games Canterbury cannot afford to lose.
"I think (all games are) crucial. I haven’t spoken to the board about whether they’re making a decision or not but that’s out of my control. I’m just concentrating on our game tomorrow," Pay said.
"We put 65 minutes of good footy in against Souths last week and if a couple things go our way, we might have got a result. But at the end of the day, we weren’t good enough.
"We want to keep building our game of footy with what we’ve got. Hopefully we can put some longer periods of decent footy together and really challenge the Broncos."
One player who is certain to help Pay's cause is Luke Thompson.
The former St Helens star was labelled the best prop in the Super League by many pundits - including current Titans coach Justin Holbrook - and will make his debut in the blue and white against Brisbane.
"I want him to bring what he brings and we want him to be his own person," Pay said.
"Obviously he’s a quality player that has played representative footy and played in some big games over in the Super League. He brings a fair bit of experience with him as well.
"He’s only a young guy but he has a fair bit of experience in bigger games. We’re all excited and we’re looking forward to him getting out there and playing with the boys."
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-...e-s-the-man-for-dogs-job-20200710-p55awd.html
