Extend the coaches contract

without being hysterical and hyperbolic, but after 9 round should we not extend BA tenure for another 5 years.

this guys has amazing emotional intelligence (for example, why worry about politics when i cannot do anything about it, even if it means I do not have a job) this is one level headed in control dude.

he appears to be a people person and a fantastic people manager. the sort of guy you want to take a bullet for.

i have not been this happy about our team since Smithy days (yes, whilst 2009 was unbelievable and I love watching the last 11 games of that season, over and over again it was still very flukey and Haynesy had a 1 in a 100 year type of season) this year, the boys are having a crack and appear to have adopted a win or nothing attitude. surely this has come about from BA. they are playing with passion.

perhaps a 10 year extension is on the cards and to dangle the carrot, we should give him the chairmanship for life as well.

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  • Never more than a 3 year extension at a time. If things go pear shaped you don't want to be paying out a 5 year contract. Just ask the Wests Tigers.
  • Not sure about that. Remember in 2001, Parra resigned Brian Smith on a 5 year deal and by 2003 during a poor season Parra fans wanted him gone. A lot can happen in 5 years.
  • Funnily enough, after the roosters game people were calling for his sack
    • Ballsack!
  • Extend it at some point throughout the existing contract, never more than 3 years into the future.
    • Couldn't agree more.I even tend to think max 2 yr contract.Ricky Stuart is a perfect e.g of this and more recently I cant believe the Warriors signed McFadden for 3 yrs after 2 games.What happens if they miss the finals this yr and next and decide to sack him.They have to pay 2 yrs

  • How many years do w Have him for?
  • Unfortunately coaches, like political parties in power, have a defined life. With political parties its about 10 years where they become stale, with coaches its much shorter, usually 5 years. Jack Gibson I think only ever coached for 3 years as obviously he thought that was when you started loosing influence & same with Wayne Bennett with St George & Newcastle recently.

    • Gibson stated that if you spent longer than 3 years at a club you became part of the woodwork and the club would be unable to move on. Just ask Brisbane. They haven't been the same since Bennett left.

    • Bennett also served 21 years at the Bronx - sort of blows a hole in that argument.

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