News Canterbury Bulldogs coach Dean Pay facing axe ahead of St George Illawarra Dragons clash

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Assistant for what? Not good
Word going around, Pay will see out the year but will not be the head coach next year. The club will try and sweeten it by offering Pay an assistant role in order to keep him at the club.
 

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Word going around, Pay will see out the year but will not be the head coach next year. The club will try and sweeten it by offering Pay an assistant role in order to keep him at the club.
Word is the people running the club are fucking idiots and have no clue when it comes to NRL level decisions.
 

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That'll be the "real" start to a re-build and first step.
For sure Wen there are too many players trying to learn unfamiliar roles at once. Therefore they have no idea as a whole.
 

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Even with limited resources how many times has he chopped and changed our spine. After 3 years you should have at least settled on the combinations within the players you have. You sign Wakeham on a new deal yet go with cogger and lewis is this groundhog day. I know Foran being injured doesnt help but put your faith in a 7 stick with it!!!! If you resign Wakeham pick and stick. Smith aint no centre and Toomoga is a great front rower now all of a sudden hes a back rower??
 

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I was watching NRL Tonight from last night and they were talking about the pressure on Pay and in the background was him walking around the dressing sheds talking to the players as they stretched/warmed up. One of them had his earphones in listening to music on his phone while another was tapping away on his phone while stretching. I doubt that would be tolerated at the Roosters.
All mobile phones are banned from dressing rooms by the NRL.
 

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Word going around, Pay will see out the year but will not be the head coach next year. The club will try and sweeten it by offering Pay an assistant role in order to keep him at the club.
It’s a crime if he sees out the season
 

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An assistant coaching role. Andrew Hill didn’t go to the UK last year just to get Thompson put it that way.
Imagine still keeping Pay at the club after nothnot re-signing him as head coach, absolute fucking shambles.
 

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Word going around, Pay will see out the year but will not be the head coach next year. The club will try and sweeten it by offering Pay an assistant role in order to keep him at the club.

OK, let's pretend that this is legit. Why would the club want him to stick around in assistant capacity, and why would he even want to stay?
 

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OK, let's pretend that this is legit. Why would the club want him to stick around in assistant capacity, and why would he even want to stay?
It’s all about saving face. Anderson came in pushing about regaining the family club brand. Sacking Pay altogether would diminish their word. Dropping him while having him stay in some other capacity would be seen as a win win scenario.
 

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It’s all about saving face. Anderson came in pushing about regaining the family club brand. Sacking Pay altogether would diminish their word. Dropping him while having him stay in some other capacity would be seen as a win win scenario.

Wow,

That's just sad
 

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I like what this is leading to. Spill the beans mate......
An assistant coaching role. Andrew Hill didn’t go to the UK last year just to get Thompson put it that way.
 

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I like what this is leading to. Spill the beans mate......
The club is looking at the Raiders success with multiple English imports as a good model to move forward. There could be more English players sought after in the near future, & surprisingly I’ve heard the name of Simon Woolford as a possible target for head coach.
Whether it happens, who knows...
 
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