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My money is on them somehow re-signing Pay. I don't think they have the balls to let him go. Even if he totally deserves to be..

If Cotric wants a five year deal then he can fuck right off. A five year deal for a winger/centre is absurd.
 

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Doesn't make sense waiting until next year for better off-contract coaches, since when do contracts mean anything?
 

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i think pays future straight up hinges on the broncos result. Yes, that simple.
 

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Next week looms as one of the most vital in Canterbury’s history as the club moves to sort out coach Dean Pay’s future and ramp up their pursuit of some marquee players for next season.

Next week looms as one of the most vital in Canterbury’s history.

A decision on coach Dean Pay’s future is expected to be made as early as next week as the Bulldogs look for some stability amid the ongoing uncertainty surrounding their head coach. Pay’s contract ends at the end of the year and with just one win to start the year the pressure is mounting even if their roster is inferior.

There is plenty of pressure building off the field too for the Bulldogs who are desperate to add some marquee players to their squad.


The club is also in discussions with a handful of companies regarding a major sponsor.

The Bulldogs are the only team without a front of jersey sponsor and want to have an outcome either way next week.

Canterbury are also hoping to get an answer from Canberra star Nick Cotric next week. Cotric’s team are pushing for a five-year deal to secure the 21-year-old.

The Bulldogs are also eyeing some potential castaways from the Broncos who may be forced to move some players on.

In some good news for the club, they have secured back-rower Raymond Faitala-Mariner for another two years.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...e/news-story/9035f948e8127f8fea09da3045611532
SoS Des Hasler
 

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Doesn't make sense waiting until next year for better off-contract coaches, since when do contracts mean anything?
If the board was worth their salt they would pull the same move we did with Des and sign the coach a year out and then negotiate a release on the last year.
 

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What if we give the Walker bro’s a chance?
Complete diff direction.
Why does it have to be both and not just one? as per 100% of other coaches in the entire history of NRL.
 

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Been hearing Between Anthony griffin and Shaun Wayne as head coach Michael ennis as assistant coach. Nick Citric is a done deal. Also Alex Johnston is done deal. Souths are offloading Gagai for JAC.
Harry grant is a done deal as tigers can’t match $500k from the bulldogs.
Also Lachlan Lewis is off to Melbourne a player swap with one of there forwards.
Foran is getting a 1 year extension on around 500k. Elliot is off to st George on $650k.
So what's happening with DWZ and Smith? Are they trying to offload one of them?
 

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Never wanted a post to be right more than that one Isaac
 

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We are a club with decent backing. Fuck sake pick who theywthey and go get him.
 

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What if we give the Walker bro’s a chance?
Complete diff direction.
Assistant coaches with Wane as head coach in 2021 should definitely change our boring style of play.

I would give them a year 2021 instead of Pay Any day then look at Fitzgibbon for 2022 if Wane is signed by Warriors.
 

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If the board was worth their salt they would pull the same move we did with Des and sign the coach a year out and then negotiate a release on the last year.
Sign a year out yes maybe but early release might rely on disgruntlement of said coach though - Des and Scott Penn had fallen out at the time, even before the Beagles won the comp in 2011. They didn’t speak for 7 years until Des was looking for a job after leaving Belmore. So you’ve gotta have some luck and timing as well as some ‘salt’.
 

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Sign a year out yes maybe but early release might rely on disgruntlement of said coach though - Des and Scott Penn had fallen out at the time, even before the Beagles won the comp in 2011. They didn’t speak for 7 years until Des was looking for a job after leaving Belmore. So you’ve gotta have some luck and timing as well as some ‘salt’.
True but signing a year early certainly adds some friction to things and increases the chances of getting released.
 

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Well he's playing a lot better then what he was before he got dropped last year. If you're going to give Pay shit for when players go backwards you have to give Pay credit when they improve. COntrACT YEaR.
Depends on your opinion of playing better,we scoring any more points on his side of the field?Are we conceding less points? What’s your idea of improvement?
 

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Depends on your opinion of playing better,we scoring any more points on his side of the field?Are we conceding less points? What’s your idea of improvement?
Coming 16th ...
 

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Which makes sense to me.
Holbrook and Fitzgibbon are both available in 2022 for example - not that Holbrook is setting the world on fire so far but early days. I hope it’s not Bennett nor Flanagan and don’t think Bellamy would come. Who else is available for ‘22 - I haven’t checked.
Joe the butcher at Woolworths could not do a worse job in 3 years it has taken Pay to take us from a poor side to an even poorer side
 

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Joe the butcher at Woolworths could not do a worse job in 3 years it has taken Pay to take us from a poor side to an even poorer side
I’d like to see @Nasheed given the chance to prove that anyone could do a job like Pay.
 
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