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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2642788, member: 1899"] Well, let's knock one of those statements on the head. I never said he took over them, he didn't coach each and every single Newcastle team but apart of the work he did at the Knights was to bring their local juniors up to speed. That was widely reported at the time, that one of the reasons why Tinkler brought Bennett in was because he was prepared to help introduce those teams the structure they needed to go the whole way. He hired the Cowboys NYC assistant coach Mick Crawley wto take charge of the Knights NYC side during Bennett's tenure. He brought through a number of their players as reports came out that Bennett would call them personally and offer them a contract. It isn't a coincidence that the Knights won the U/16s. Not a coincidence that they've managed to develop more Australian Schoolboys. And certainly not one that they managed to finish with a minor premiership, especially when they were such a poor side for such a long long time. Bennett should take full responsibility for the senior squad, in fact, he already does, the man said so himself so I don't know why people try to defend that. However, he also deserves some share of the credit for the junior development in which he played a role in and to say he only brought duds and has-beens to the club isn't true. [/QUOTE]

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