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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3292601, member: 1899"] From their perspective Bennett runs these teams into the ground by signing these ridiculous contracts and then gets out of dodge before he has to handle the fallout. It started in 2006 when he agreed to join the Sydney Roosters right as the Broncos were dealing with their slump. However just as the Broncos started playing well the media 'leaked' the story and left the Roosters in a lurch. Bennett got to enjoy premiership success and all the accolades but the Broncos were still in a vulnerable position. So when he quit in 2008 after all the dramas surrounding Petero and some of the 2006 premiership winning side it made sections of the media sceptical. Then at the Dragons he wins them the premiership but he didn't make a lot of decisions that were in their best interests long term and he ends up poaching a lot of their players to go to Newcastle. Price inherited what was meant to be one of the best squads in the competition, but it was mostly made up of players on inflated contracts which had grown stale. He arrives at Newcastle and after a slow start he puts the team in the too hard category and starts recruiting a bunch of former Dragons players and legends who are easy to coach. His idea of future proofing the club is signing discards like Dane Gagai and Joseph Leilua who have bad characteristics but it doesn't matter in the short term because he can do something with them. Everything goes wrong and for once Bennett has to accept responsibility for his actions but instead of honoring the final year of his contract, he sacks himself and gets another coach released so he can come into the Broncos right as they're coming good. Then it's a similar deal at the Broncos where he enjoys some success and brings in some shady characters in the name of short term success. It's clear something is rotten at the club in 2018 but he makes it work just enough to qualify for the finals (only to get annihilated by the Dragons of all teams) and then the club completely bottoms out when he leaves. That's just one perspective and it ignores a few factors. However there's always two sides to a story and that's the cons against Bennett. [/QUOTE]

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