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Message: [QUOTE="Organix, post: 3292302, member: 8187"] Wayne is human and fallible like anyone else. Despite his stoic appearance, he has emotions and can fall victim to their influence, just like everybody else. There was a short segment on NRL360 where Ikin mentioned the bad blood, but also said "(Kevvie) needs to be supported so that he feels...that he can do it (coach) his way, and not Wayne's". Wayne is a powerful dude, who knows how to wield that power. Bennett is used to getting his way and this is part of the reason why when he leaves things start to fall apart. There is a power vacuum; a system that has lost its dictator. He is an excellent coach, but his methods are not entirely conducive to success following his abdication. For example, Newcastle, for which he must shoulder some of the blame. For example, St George, who declined following Wayne leaving. For example, Brisbane both times he left. For example, Rabbitohs, who did not allow Wayne Bennett to take as much control of the club as he usually does. The issue is that Wayne takes a club by the scruff of the neck and people fall in line. He gets his way and because there is structure and leadership it works. This falls apart when the management system, which was made less relevant during this time then inherits a system wherein they have to suddenly resume responsibilities that were previously being withheld from them. One great real world anecdote that I can think of is when I was working with a Libyan woman. I was talking to her as her home had recently been bombed and she was desperately worried about her family back in Libya. She told me then that she much preferred her country under Gaddafi, because although he was a dictator (particularly to our western sensibilities and persuasions), he brought stability to Libya and the time after that, the so-called "liberation", has been in essence a time of severe instability, unrest and general unhappiness for its people. Now, those are her opinions and I don't know what life is like in Libya first-hand, but neither do I know what life is like at the Broncos. However, if there is an essential power-vacuum and there are people there in power who have essentially been riding the coattails of power for however long, then yes, one may expect confusion, poor management and disharmony in the club. At the end of it all I don't blame Wayne for the situation. He is who he is and if I am right about this, then the club made that decision before and maybe now they are reluctant to do it again. Kinda like how Napoleon got exiled one time, came back to a heroes welcome, had some success but ultimately ended up facing Waterloo and being exiled a second time for good. [/QUOTE]

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