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Under-siege Canterbury coach Dean Pay has implored the Bulldogs board to come out and speak publicly about his future in order to ease ongoing speculation.
Pay is off contract this year and his job is the source of constant commentary in the rugby league rumour mill, especially given the team is in desperately bad form.
But the silence out of Belmore has been deafening as club executives and the board refuse to shed any light on the coaching position.
There’s been numerous reports Canterbury is chasing the likes of Craig Bellamy, Eddie Jones, and Wayne Bennett to take the reins and replace Pay at year’s end.
Following Saturday’s 26-8 loss to Brisbane, Pay was asked if he would like the club to come out and address his future.
“That’s up to them. It would be useful for everyone,” he said.
Pay agreed it would help ease pressure on himself and his embattled team, who are struggling to win a game.
Pay took over from axed Des Hasler two years ago but the team hasn’t improved under his watch.
“We can go out into the market and we can look to bolster our recruitment, and that’s what every club wants to do,” he said.
“There’s some kids in there already that are starting to get some games under their belt and they will be better players going forward.
“We’ve got some real positive signs coming soon.
“It’s very hard for everyone at the moment, but we will move forward and we will get better.”
The Bulldogs looked lost as they battled with Brisbane on Saturday to avoid last place on the NRL ladder.
Both sides are in dismal form but Brisbane ended up winning the game rather comfortably.
Pay admitted simple errors cruelled his side.
“Disappointing, it was.
“We came out, we started OK, then we got in a bit of an arm wrestle then Dal turned the ball over. We made too many errors, we defended four or five sets. They got a penalty and three or four six-to-goes.
“Same in the second half, we started OK, then they kicked the ball from halfway and score. If we’re going to compete we have to be better in that area.
“We built a little bit of momentum. The boys dug in, they fought really hard which they’ve been doing.
“We put a few sets together and we looked OK. But again we just shoot ourselves in the foot, not giving ourselves the opportunity to compete with other teams at the moment.”
Pay is off contract this year and his job is the source of constant commentary in the rugby league rumour mill, especially given the team is in desperately bad form.
But the silence out of Belmore has been deafening as club executives and the board refuse to shed any light on the coaching position.
There’s been numerous reports Canterbury is chasing the likes of Craig Bellamy, Eddie Jones, and Wayne Bennett to take the reins and replace Pay at year’s end.
Following Saturday’s 26-8 loss to Brisbane, Pay was asked if he would like the club to come out and address his future.
“That’s up to them. It would be useful for everyone,” he said.
Pay agreed it would help ease pressure on himself and his embattled team, who are struggling to win a game.
Pay took over from axed Des Hasler two years ago but the team hasn’t improved under his watch.
“We can go out into the market and we can look to bolster our recruitment, and that’s what every club wants to do,” he said.
“There’s some kids in there already that are starting to get some games under their belt and they will be better players going forward.
“We’ve got some real positive signs coming soon.
“It’s very hard for everyone at the moment, but we will move forward and we will get better.”
The Bulldogs looked lost as they battled with Brisbane on Saturday to avoid last place on the NRL ladder.
Both sides are in dismal form but Brisbane ended up winning the game rather comfortably.
Pay admitted simple errors cruelled his side.
“Disappointing, it was.
“We came out, we started OK, then we got in a bit of an arm wrestle then Dal turned the ball over. We made too many errors, we defended four or five sets. They got a penalty and three or four six-to-goes.
“Same in the second half, we started OK, then they kicked the ball from halfway and score. If we’re going to compete we have to be better in that area.
“We built a little bit of momentum. The boys dug in, they fought really hard which they’ve been doing.
“We put a few sets together and we looked OK. But again we just shoot ourselves in the foot, not giving ourselves the opportunity to compete with other teams at the moment.”
