Oh yes he’ll be there alright!!
Unless he gets paid out.
Hey Mark
I know you are speaking tongue in cheek but there is zero chance he will coach us or be anywhere near the joint next year.
I am no advocate of Penn but for anyone to seriously think he will allow Barrett to coach or be around the joint until June then replace him mid season is ludicrous.
Whether they decide to not go to court and pay him out in full or keep paying his salary till June 30 it will cost them exactly the same amount of coin or a few K more to have Cartwong coach and Barrett to drink piss at Harbord Diggers till June 30.
This idea that if you keep paying him his salary and don’t rescind the contract he has to be head coach or be around the joint is total and utter rubbish.In every workplace guys get tossed or demoted all the time and still get the pay they are contracted for for the period of their contract if there is no breach. Happens in my game all the time.I paid a senior contracted guy his salary for 9 months in 2016 and wouldn’t let him within 10 miles of the office.Couldnt sack him under terms of contract but didn’t want him around.
Blokes like my employee or Trent just want the cash they think they are owed, not an expensive ****fight in court or to hang around a place they are not wanted while being paid. Real world, not fantasy land.
Trent just wants his cash just as we all would and is doing his best to get it. No problem with that at all.If Penn decides to pay him monthly instead of lump sum he tells Barrett this and tells him he isn’t required to turn up and to stay away. What’s Barrett going to do? Sue for specific performance of the contract to get keys to the gym and entry into the dressing room on game day lol. This is the real world , not a Seinfeld episode.If they take a different tack and tell him to stay away and we will sort it out in court due to a perceived breach on Trent’s part then same result; no Trent around the joint.
Cartwong is already contracted and has zero chance of being head coach anywhere else so he will do it for his current contract plus a few k sweetener at best.His alternatives aren’t exactly great..If he goes well he can be upgraded later. Carty knows this is would be a totally unexpected chance at resurrecting his career and grab it. He won’t be negotiating real hard.
Throw in the fact that Penn would hardly embarrass himself after carving Trent up in the press and the riot among members and fans if Barrett stays then it is s gold plated certainty we have seen the last of Barrett whether he receives his money or not.
Neither Cartwong or Barrett will palatable to members and fans and I think tomorrow may hopefully address this. It’s either Carty or a new guy. Barrett is not in the picture.
..... If it is, he should only get a one year deal. He has been at the club already, so if he can't get results straight away, he should be gone.
