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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3188092, member: 1769"] Badel/Meyn reckon that Bellamy will reject our offer and stay with the Storm (while livings in QLD) [B]quotes from Paul Bunn:[/B] “I have known Craig for decades, I roomed with him during our years at the Broncos when he was an assistant to Wayne (Bennett),” said Storm recruitment chief Paul Bunn. “I honestly believe he will stay at the Storm. I would be shocked if Craig went to the Broncos. “I just know how much time and effort he has put into making the Storm the great club they are today and I can’t see him wanting Melbourne to be dismantled in any way if he coached elsewhere. “Melbourne will not let him go without a fight. The Broncos might be able to offer Craig money, but I feel he is motivated by other things. “The Storm have serious pulling power. The Broncos have failed to get him before so I’m confident the Storm will keep Craig again.” [B]quotes from Frank Ponissi:[/B] “I do (think he will stay with Melbourne), but at the same time I’ve shown him a level of respect and he doesn’t need me to chat about it,” he said. “He’s made it clear he will make a decision at the end of the year. In the off-season we will have a chat about it. “He has made it quite clear he will return to Queensland in a living capacity, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to work for the Melbourne Storm. In the role he would play he could be just as effective living away from Melbourne. “It is huge (that we keep him), especially in being a mentor of the next coach. The next coach of the Melbourne Storm will be someone who’s come from the Craig Bellamy stable and had little or no head coaching experience. “Craig’s ability to assist the head coach and staff will be crucial. You will not get a better mentor than Craig Bellamy. It’s enormous for us to keep him. “From a recruitment point of view, when you’ve got Craig involved in your club it’s going to be a lure. From a coaching and recruitment point of view I think it’s vital that we retain him.” [B]more from Bunn:[/B] “People have no idea how dedicated he is,” he said. “John Ribot and Chris Johns were at the Storm and they kept hearing stories about Craig and how driven and dedicated he was in his pursuit of success. They headhunted Craig because of all the positive feedback they were getting. “He never stopped working. It was insane. He would be writing notes on planes. He watched videos. He would spend hours and hours cutting up his vision in an era before we had the technology we have today and it was such a time-consuming process. “He prided himself on getting the boys ready every week with notes and game plans and advice and the boys loved him for it. “People see vision of him blowing up in the box, but people don’t see the way he handles players away from the cameras. “Ninety nine per cent of the time, Craig is actually a very calm bloke. He doesn’t spray them as much as people think.” [/QUOTE]

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