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Panthers assistant coach Trent Barrett will remain at the foot of the mountains for the rest of this season as Canterbury-Bankstown ramp up plans to get him to Belmore.
Barrett signed a two-year deal with the Panthers for this season and next year but has a get-out clause should an NRL head coaching position become available.
The Bulldogs want Barrett to come in and fix Canterbury-Bankstown’s diabolic attack where the club is averaging 10.4 points per game.
It’s a big call for Barrett, who had three seasons at Manly and took the Sea Eagles to a finals series in 2017 before falling out with club powerbrokers in 2018.
Barrett has since enjoyed 12 months away from the NRL and then returned at Penrith this season where he’s helped transform the Panthers attack.
The question Barrett needs to answer is does he want to walk into the political sh*t sandwich that is Canterbury-Bankstown right now?
The club is currently anchored to the bottom of the NRL in 16th place, has no major sponsor and is riddled with factionalism and infighting.
There has been speculation chair Lynne Anderson’s position is under threat with figures around the club angling to call an extraordinary general meeting.
But Fox Sports has been told now the club has made the key decision surrounding ex-coach Dean Pay’s future the threat to Anderson is expected to be put on hold.
There was an element of the Bulldogs board who wanted to show loyalty to Pay but patience eventually ran out after the club’s eighth loss in nine games against the Brisbane Broncos last Saturday.
Pay was understandably fuming after the club decided to go in a different direction for 2021 and decided to walk immediately.
The Bulldogs champion front rower broke the news to his players on Tuesday morning and then drove out the gates of Belmore.
Assistant coach Steve Antonelli immediately followed due to his loyalty to Pay, leaving Steve Georgallis in charge.
One positive for the Bulldogs is they are a powerful brand armed with a $3 million cheque book for next season to enter the player market.
There’s not much around at the moment but as is always the way in this day and age players on contract will be squeezed out of clubs at the end of this year.
Does Barrett wait until the end of this season to make a call on an NRL head coaching position given there are guaranteed to be other opportunities?
There could be as many as three other NRL coaching positions available given the uncertainty at North Queensland Cowboys, St George Illawarra and Cronulla.
Or does he back himself in his second coming as an NRL head coach to guide a complete basket case of a club away from the bottom of the ladder?
There’s a school of thought it can’t get any worse for Canterbury-Bankstown.
And if you’re the coach who steers them back towards the finals and a premiership then that rubberstamps your NRL credentials.
Barrett needs to make sure he gets this decision right.
The smart money says he will sign a three-year deal to be the new Canterbury-Bankstown coach in the coming days.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/47c071b3ce71f7154fd01acb14bd9ae8
Barrett signed a two-year deal with the Panthers for this season and next year but has a get-out clause should an NRL head coaching position become available.
The Bulldogs want Barrett to come in and fix Canterbury-Bankstown’s diabolic attack where the club is averaging 10.4 points per game.
It’s a big call for Barrett, who had three seasons at Manly and took the Sea Eagles to a finals series in 2017 before falling out with club powerbrokers in 2018.
Barrett has since enjoyed 12 months away from the NRL and then returned at Penrith this season where he’s helped transform the Panthers attack.
The question Barrett needs to answer is does he want to walk into the political sh*t sandwich that is Canterbury-Bankstown right now?
The club is currently anchored to the bottom of the NRL in 16th place, has no major sponsor and is riddled with factionalism and infighting.
There has been speculation chair Lynne Anderson’s position is under threat with figures around the club angling to call an extraordinary general meeting.
But Fox Sports has been told now the club has made the key decision surrounding ex-coach Dean Pay’s future the threat to Anderson is expected to be put on hold.
There was an element of the Bulldogs board who wanted to show loyalty to Pay but patience eventually ran out after the club’s eighth loss in nine games against the Brisbane Broncos last Saturday.
Pay was understandably fuming after the club decided to go in a different direction for 2021 and decided to walk immediately.
The Bulldogs champion front rower broke the news to his players on Tuesday morning and then drove out the gates of Belmore.
Assistant coach Steve Antonelli immediately followed due to his loyalty to Pay, leaving Steve Georgallis in charge.
One positive for the Bulldogs is they are a powerful brand armed with a $3 million cheque book for next season to enter the player market.
There’s not much around at the moment but as is always the way in this day and age players on contract will be squeezed out of clubs at the end of this year.
Does Barrett wait until the end of this season to make a call on an NRL head coaching position given there are guaranteed to be other opportunities?
There could be as many as three other NRL coaching positions available given the uncertainty at North Queensland Cowboys, St George Illawarra and Cronulla.
Or does he back himself in his second coming as an NRL head coach to guide a complete basket case of a club away from the bottom of the ladder?
There’s a school of thought it can’t get any worse for Canterbury-Bankstown.
And if you’re the coach who steers them back towards the finals and a premiership then that rubberstamps your NRL credentials.
Barrett needs to make sure he gets this decision right.
The smart money says he will sign a three-year deal to be the new Canterbury-Bankstown coach in the coming days.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/47c071b3ce71f7154fd01acb14bd9ae8
