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CibbuanoDeadline for Laidley
June 21st 2008 00:25
NORTH MELBOURNE coach Dean Laidley will find out midway through 2009 if his time at the club is to be extended with a mutual clause in his contract demanding that a decision be made around round 11 next year.
The June deadline gives Laidley an opportunity to look for a senior position elsewhere if he and the Kangaroos decide to go their separate ways.
Laidley, who took the Kangaroos to a preliminary final last year admitted the next 21 or so games would decide if he continues in his job.
"It's in my contract that we'll know midway through next year, so it's not the end of next year, it's a lot closer than that and it's a mutual thing," he said.
"And the relationship since James (Brayshaw) has come in, we'll sit down like we do every week and see how it's going and for me, that's how it is."
Laidley said he wanted to remain as coach of North Melbourne.
"Of course I want to do it," he said - especially as the club is embarking on a redevelopment of its list and, on a bigger scale, a redevelopment of the football club.
"I'm contracted until the end of next year, but you know what, it might take a bit longer to get back to where we were last year and you know what, so what. If it's not me it will be whoever the next person is.
"This period now is not about Dean Laidley and his career and his future, it is about the footy club and going forward - because we know what we're setting up off the field, 34,000 members, and we need to make sure that's right.
"I certainly won't be the one to put myself in front of the footy club in regards to this because . . . we are setting ourselves to be here forever and have sustained success on and off the field."
A decision on Laidley's future won't be made on wins and losses, but on how well he develops the list so that the Kangaroos can enjoy sustained success.
"It's about re-setting the platform to the point we got to last year and that was a preliminary final," he said.
"But we are here to win Grand Finals.
"I look at it now and there's a lot of talent there that will play in our next premiership.
"When's that going to be? I don't know, I just think we need to look at having sustained success and giving ourselves the opportunity to do that."
The June deadline gives Laidley an opportunity to look for a senior position elsewhere if he and the Kangaroos decide to go their separate ways.
Laidley, who took the Kangaroos to a preliminary final last year admitted the next 21 or so games would decide if he continues in his job.
"It's in my contract that we'll know midway through next year, so it's not the end of next year, it's a lot closer than that and it's a mutual thing," he said.
"And the relationship since James (Brayshaw) has come in, we'll sit down like we do every week and see how it's going and for me, that's how it is."
Laidley said he wanted to remain as coach of North Melbourne.
"Of course I want to do it," he said - especially as the club is embarking on a redevelopment of its list and, on a bigger scale, a redevelopment of the football club.
"I'm contracted until the end of next year, but you know what, it might take a bit longer to get back to where we were last year and you know what, so what. If it's not me it will be whoever the next person is.
"This period now is not about Dean Laidley and his career and his future, it is about the footy club and going forward - because we know what we're setting up off the field, 34,000 members, and we need to make sure that's right.
"I certainly won't be the one to put myself in front of the footy club in regards to this because . . . we are setting ourselves to be here forever and have sustained success on and off the field."
A decision on Laidley's future won't be made on wins and losses, but on how well he develops the list so that the Kangaroos can enjoy sustained success.
"It's about re-setting the platform to the point we got to last year and that was a preliminary final," he said.
"But we are here to win Grand Finals.
"I look at it now and there's a lot of talent there that will play in our next premiership.
"When's that going to be? I don't know, I just think we need to look at having sustained success and giving ourselves the opportunity to do that."
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