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Dean Pay to step down as Bulldogs Head Coach
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Tue 14 Jul 2020, 09:55 AM
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The decision was reached after a meeting between Dean and the club following Saturday's loss to the Broncos.
Bulldogs Chief Executive Andrew Hill thanked Pay for his contribution over the past three seasons:
"These situations are always tough, particularly when they involve someone who has been part of the Bulldogs family for a long time. The fact is though that the Club and Dean have decided that we needed to move in a different direction to take the team forward and Dean was in agreement that now was the right time for both parties to part ways.
We did not rush into this decision and have taken our time to look at what was best for the club in regard to success moving forward.
I'd like to thank Dean for his contribution over the past three years and all the hard work and passion he has given to the club.
Dean Pay expressed his thanks to the club for the opportunity to coach back at Belmore :
"I'd like to thank the Bulldogs for the opportunity to be the Head Coach at a club that has always meant so much to me.
Steve Georgallis will act as interim Head Coach until an appointment is made.
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https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/bdbdd4a98f5e55ae3db0bafe3a08e277
Dean Pay is set to quit the clubSource: Getty Images
Dean Pay has quit as Bulldogs coach with the team stranded in bottom place on the NRL ladder, according to reports.
Pay’s fate was set to be decided at a phone hook-up today and it looks as though last weekend’s loss to the Broncos was his last in charge.
Channel Nine claim that Pay, who has won just one game this season, has walked rather than be pushed.
It is expected that the club will make an official announcement on Tuesday.
Barrett’s spell at Manly was not short of controversy, but it was the view of the NRL360 panel that he would have learned from his mistakes.
“He’s running Penrith’s attack,” The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent explained.
“Last year Penrith couldn't score and Barrett’s turned up this year and just reinvigorated their attack.
“I tell you my concern, there’s no doubt he knows his footy but the concern is that when he didn't have the infrastructure around him at manly and I don't know if he’s really going to get it at Canterbury.
Aiden Tolman of the Bulldogs and his team mates look dejected after conceding a trySource: Getty Images
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“The issue won’t be his football coaching. Des (Hasler – current Manly coach) has the ability to coach the minutiae of the playing structure and all that but also handle all the salary cap and all the personalities and tells the CEO how they’re going to do things.
“There’s no doubt that Barrett will have learned from his experience at Manly and then having had the year away.”
Fox League’s chief reporter James Hooper made that point that Barrett, unlike Pay, would have a full salary cap to spend.
“He’s got a $3m chequebook to go into the market, but he has also got factionalism left right and centre,” Hooper said.
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The decision was reached after a meeting between Dean and the club following Saturday's loss to the Broncos.
Bulldogs Chief Executive Andrew Hill thanked Pay for his contribution over the past three seasons:
"These situations are always tough, particularly when they involve someone who has been part of the Bulldogs family for a long time. The fact is though that the Club and Dean have decided that we needed to move in a different direction to take the team forward and Dean was in agreement that now was the right time for both parties to part ways.
We did not rush into this decision and have taken our time to look at what was best for the club in regard to success moving forward.
I'd like to thank Dean for his contribution over the past three years and all the hard work and passion he has given to the club.
Dean Pay expressed his thanks to the club for the opportunity to coach back at Belmore :
"I'd like to thank the Bulldogs for the opportunity to be the Head Coach at a club that has always meant so much to me.
Steve Georgallis will act as interim Head Coach until an appointment is made.
....
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/bdbdd4a98f5e55ae3db0bafe3a08e277
Dean Pay is set to quit the clubSource: Getty Images
Dean Pay has quit as Bulldogs coach with the team stranded in bottom place on the NRL ladder, according to reports.
Pay’s fate was set to be decided at a phone hook-up today and it looks as though last weekend’s loss to the Broncos was his last in charge.
Channel Nine claim that Pay, who has won just one game this season, has walked rather than be pushed.
It is expected that the club will make an official announcement on Tuesday.
Barrett’s spell at Manly was not short of controversy, but it was the view of the NRL360 panel that he would have learned from his mistakes.
“He’s running Penrith’s attack,” The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent explained.
“Last year Penrith couldn't score and Barrett’s turned up this year and just reinvigorated their attack.
“I tell you my concern, there’s no doubt he knows his footy but the concern is that when he didn't have the infrastructure around him at manly and I don't know if he’s really going to get it at Canterbury.
Aiden Tolman of the Bulldogs and his team mates look dejected after conceding a trySource: Getty Images
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“The issue won’t be his football coaching. Des (Hasler – current Manly coach) has the ability to coach the minutiae of the playing structure and all that but also handle all the salary cap and all the personalities and tells the CEO how they’re going to do things.
“There’s no doubt that Barrett will have learned from his experience at Manly and then having had the year away.”
Fox League’s chief reporter James Hooper made that point that Barrett, unlike Pay, would have a full salary cap to spend.
“He’s got a $3m chequebook to go into the market, but he has also got factionalism left right and centre,” Hooper said.
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