I honestly think that its plausible to consider that Pay may actually become a good long term coach when you consider the state of affairs he has begun his transition to fg coaching in.
When Pay was offered his first contract to coach the Bulldogs he had a brand new board and CEO, a bunch of overpaid duds, way too many backended contracts, and was operating under a salary cap that turned out to be way less then the previous board had expected. These are the facts. But let's continue with the "unknowns" if you will.
After getting rid of all of the duds, and unfortunately having to let our best forward go because he was acting like a pussywipped little bitch, he then went to market to find some "cheapies" that he hoped he could mould into regular first graders. These players were relative unknowns so Pay had to have faith that they could get the job done.
Pay was also a rookie coach under immense pressure after the majority of fans had turned on Hasler. So with this in mind, and the fact he has had a very young squad at his disposal, with some overpaid backended deals, along with the pressure of expectations from us fans, it hasn't been an easy task thus far.
We are not out of the woods yet, but it does look as though he has managed to keep the players mind on the job, and keep them together as a tight knit group. Our results are starting to improve, and despite our lack of form he was able to attract players such as CHN, DWZ and Stinson who are quality players. So given this is the case, these players must be seeing a lot more then we have been able to see.
With a few more good signings, and hopefully a better start to the year next year, we could be well on our way to being able to properly utilise our war chest for 2021. And who knows, Pay might even mould us into a legitimate contender.....