Paul Kent and Michael Carayannis, The Daily Telegraph
July 16, 2020 5:59pm
Canterbury will pay out former coach Dean Pay for the rest of his contract, despite Pay walking out with three months left on his contract, in a display of class from the club.
The club had been crippled with the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis and Pay’s decision to go early could easily have turned ugly if the club wanted to save its pennies.
The payout will not cost the Bulldogs a bomb like the payout to former coach Des Hasler, who was let go with a year to run on his contract as one of the game’s highest paid coaches.
Pay was moderately paid and it now appears almost certain assistant coach Steve Georgallis will remain in the job for the rest of the season before Trent Barrett arrives at Belmore next year.
The club is in the midst of an intense power battle that eased somewhat last month when Bulldogs football club chair Lynne Anderson held a peace summit with leagues club president George Coorey. Both have agreed to put down their weapons for the good of the club, but those close say it is an uneasy truce.
There is talk that numbers are being rallied to call an extraordinary general meeting with more than a year to run before the next board elections, although some close to the club don’t believe they will get the numbers to be successful.
Several jobs within the clubs are also vacant after highly regarded employees walked out.
July 16, 2020 5:59pm
Canterbury will pay out former coach Dean Pay for the rest of his contract, despite Pay walking out with three months left on his contract, in a display of class from the club.
The club had been crippled with the fallout from the COVID-19 crisis and Pay’s decision to go early could easily have turned ugly if the club wanted to save its pennies.
The payout will not cost the Bulldogs a bomb like the payout to former coach Des Hasler, who was let go with a year to run on his contract as one of the game’s highest paid coaches.
Pay was moderately paid and it now appears almost certain assistant coach Steve Georgallis will remain in the job for the rest of the season before Trent Barrett arrives at Belmore next year.
The club is in the midst of an intense power battle that eased somewhat last month when Bulldogs football club chair Lynne Anderson held a peace summit with leagues club president George Coorey. Both have agreed to put down their weapons for the good of the club, but those close say it is an uneasy truce.
There is talk that numbers are being rallied to call an extraordinary general meeting with more than a year to run before the next board elections, although some close to the club don’t believe they will get the numbers to be successful.
Several jobs within the clubs are also vacant after highly regarded employees walked out.