Rumour Bulldogs closing in on Cam Cirald

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dogzofwar said:
We’re fucked fellas
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just got to hope he isn't going to be a Baz... eventually you'll get one that's a very good coach. I'm just sick of hoping which is the biggest problem... I still think we need an experienced coach, but I'll be behind Ciraldo, at least at the start, if he's appointed.
 
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Bulldogs boss Phil Gould edging closer to securing Cameron Ciraldo as coach
The Bulldogs are edging closer to securing Cameron Ciraldo as their new coach after secret talks with football boss Phil Gould.

Brent Read and Michael Carayannis



Rugby league heavyweights Phil Gould and Tim Sheens will meet for a high-powered lunch on Thursday amid frenzied speculation that Penrith assistant Cameron Ciraldo is on the verge of joining the Bulldogs.
Rugby league has been rife with rumours for days that Gould has won the fight for Ciraldo, although it is understood his talks with the coveted coach have been so secretive even senior Bulldogs officials have been kept in the dark.

Sources close to the Bulldogs believe Ciraldo has warmed to the idea and talks are advanced to the point that he has been taken through their salary cap position and been given an outline of their recruitment plans.


There is a school of thought that he is waiting to inform the Panthers players of his plans before he makes the move official — they have been given time off and are due to return to the club on Thursday.

The Panthers insist they are unaware of any potential switch to the Bulldogs. They still have an offer on the table for Ciraldo to extend his stay as an assistant coach and remain optimistic he will sign on the dotted line.


No shortage of people in rugby league insist Ciraldo is Bulldogs-bound and if they are right, it would be a huge coup for Gould and Canterbury.

Ciraldo was also in the sights of the Wests Tigers and his decision to turn them down pre-empted the shock move by the club to appoint Sheens as coach as part of a succession plan that will eventually see Benji Marshall take charge of the joint venture.

Marshall is set to immediately escalate his involvement in the club by having a decisive say in the futures of Tigers stars Luke Brooks, Adam Doueihi and Jackson Hastings as he and Sheens prepare to sit down for contract talks with the trio over the next month.

Brooks, Doueihi and Hastings enter the final year of their existing deals on November 1 and any extension to those contracts would likely seep into Marshall’s first year in charge. It means Marshall will hold significant sway in discussions over whether to keep the players or cut them loose at the end of next year.

Revelations of Marshall’s increased involvement in contract talks come as he steps away from his media duties to focus on his coaching career, and Sheens prepares to have lunch with Gould.

The pair agreed to meet to discuss helping out a former teammate but the expectation is that there will be plenty of wheeling and dealing during their time together given the respective state of their rosters.

Canterbury have been linked with Hastings, Brooks and Doueihi in recent months but their plans to tinker with their roster have been slowed by their failure to secure a head coach for next season.

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