Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter says he is comfortable with his position at the club despite speculation he could be shown the door just one season into his tenure.
The Tigers' third loss in a row has led to rumblings at the club that Potter will not be coach of the club next year, with suggestions that club powerbrokers had been eyeing off replacements. Trent Barrett's name has been mentioned by club officials, while Matt Parish and David Kidwell are others believed to have some support.
Potter said on Wednesday night he was ''comfortable with what I've been doing, and what we're doing''. ''I know the results haven't been what we want them to be, and there are various reasons for that,'' he said. ''I haven't heard these whispers but we're sitting down at the lower end of the ladder, and that sort of speculation happens, doesn't it?''
Tigers officials had previously flagged a review of the coaching structure for next season but until recently it was not believed the head coach's role was at stake.
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That said, any decision around Potter, who was signed on a two-year deal, is complicated by the fact that his predecessor, Tim Sheens, is still being paid by the Tigers. Asked about Potter's future, chief executive Grant Mayer said: **''Mick Potter has got a contract for 2014.''**
It is believed Potter had raised any concerns with players during a training session several weeks ago, having heard rumours of discontent. But he was adamant that club officials had not raised the prospect of his position being under threat.
''Everyone's disappointed with losing our last three games,'' Potter said. ''But no one's come to me and said anything that's untoward or hinting at anything.
''I'm there for another year. That's for you guys to sniff around for stories. Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong. It's out of my control.''
The Tigers' third loss in a row has led to rumblings at the club that Potter will not be coach of the club next year, with suggestions that club powerbrokers had been eyeing off replacements. Trent Barrett's name has been mentioned by club officials, while Matt Parish and David Kidwell are others believed to have some support.
Potter said on Wednesday night he was ''comfortable with what I've been doing, and what we're doing''. ''I know the results haven't been what we want them to be, and there are various reasons for that,'' he said. ''I haven't heard these whispers but we're sitting down at the lower end of the ladder, and that sort of speculation happens, doesn't it?''
Tigers officials had previously flagged a review of the coaching structure for next season but until recently it was not believed the head coach's role was at stake.
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That said, any decision around Potter, who was signed on a two-year deal, is complicated by the fact that his predecessor, Tim Sheens, is still being paid by the Tigers. Asked about Potter's future, chief executive Grant Mayer said: **''Mick Potter has got a contract for 2014.''**
It is believed Potter had raised any concerns with players during a training session several weeks ago, having heard rumours of discontent. But he was adamant that club officials had not raised the prospect of his position being under threat.
''Everyone's disappointed with losing our last three games,'' Potter said. ''But no one's come to me and said anything that's untoward or hinting at anything.
''I'm there for another year. That's for you guys to sniff around for stories. Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong. It's out of my control.''
