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Manly star Kieran Foran says he will remain with the Sea Eagles for 2012 despite the likelihood of an early exit from the NRL club for Canterbury-bound coach Des Hasler.
There has been speculation the Bulldogs are circling five-eighth Foran, who has a clause in his contract allowing him to walk should Hasler leave Manly.
Hasler's time with the Sea Eagles appears to be over after the two-time premiership-winning coach was ordered to front the Sea Eagles board over alleged breaches of contract.
Those claims are thought to include alleged attempts to lure players and staff to the Bulldogs.
Foran, who is in Leeds preparing for New Zealand's Four Nations clash with England on Sunday, said he was committed to the NRL premiers for next year.
"I do have a (get-out) clause but I'm at Manly next year and I'll be there next year," Foran said.
"I haven't heard too much about it to be honest. Over here I miss out on most of the stuff that's going on back there."
Hasler, who last month agreed to a four-year deal to coach Canterbury from 2013, was issued with a breach notice for what Manly chairman Scott Penn described as "serious breaches of contract".
It came after a seven-hour meeting of board members at Manly Leagues Club on Wednesday night.
Hasler is still to respond to the notice but Sea Eagles officials believe the issue could be resolved as soon as Friday.
Premiership winning halfback Daly Cherry-Evans, who is a member of the Australian Four Nations squad in England, admits things have turned "ugly" at Manly.
"I've not had time to really hear what's been going on back home but it's fairly shocking news that Des isn't going to be around," Cherry-Evans said.
"It's turned ugly pretty quickly since the grand final but we have a pretty close group of boys at Manly.
"As a player I don't want to see any of the boys leaving, but at the end of the day, it's a business and they'll make their own decisions."
Cherry-Evans said he had no intention of leaving the club and was hopeful halves partner Foran would stick around too.
"I am under contract for two more (years) and there are no get-out clauses for me," Cherry-Evans said.
"He's (Foran) not the only one who has that clause and he'd be a massive loss and we don't want him going anywhere and hopefully he stays."
Several members of Hasler's backroom staff have announced they too are off to the Bulldogs, including recruitment guru Noel Cleal and assistant coach Kelly Egan.
Australia and Sea Eagles backrower Anthony Watmough insists the club will always be bigger than the coach and players will stay.
"At the end of the day Dessie can point us in the right direction but it's the boys that have that bond," Watmough said from the Australian team hotel in Manchester.
"And they'd have to look their mate in the eye and then say to them they're going to leave for a member of the coaching staff."
There has been speculation the Bulldogs are circling five-eighth Foran, who has a clause in his contract allowing him to walk should Hasler leave Manly.
Hasler's time with the Sea Eagles appears to be over after the two-time premiership-winning coach was ordered to front the Sea Eagles board over alleged breaches of contract.
Those claims are thought to include alleged attempts to lure players and staff to the Bulldogs.
Foran, who is in Leeds preparing for New Zealand's Four Nations clash with England on Sunday, said he was committed to the NRL premiers for next year.
"I do have a (get-out) clause but I'm at Manly next year and I'll be there next year," Foran said.
"I haven't heard too much about it to be honest. Over here I miss out on most of the stuff that's going on back there."
Hasler, who last month agreed to a four-year deal to coach Canterbury from 2013, was issued with a breach notice for what Manly chairman Scott Penn described as "serious breaches of contract".
It came after a seven-hour meeting of board members at Manly Leagues Club on Wednesday night.
Hasler is still to respond to the notice but Sea Eagles officials believe the issue could be resolved as soon as Friday.
Premiership winning halfback Daly Cherry-Evans, who is a member of the Australian Four Nations squad in England, admits things have turned "ugly" at Manly.
"I've not had time to really hear what's been going on back home but it's fairly shocking news that Des isn't going to be around," Cherry-Evans said.
"It's turned ugly pretty quickly since the grand final but we have a pretty close group of boys at Manly.
"As a player I don't want to see any of the boys leaving, but at the end of the day, it's a business and they'll make their own decisions."
Cherry-Evans said he had no intention of leaving the club and was hopeful halves partner Foran would stick around too.
"I am under contract for two more (years) and there are no get-out clauses for me," Cherry-Evans said.
"He's (Foran) not the only one who has that clause and he'd be a massive loss and we don't want him going anywhere and hopefully he stays."
Several members of Hasler's backroom staff have announced they too are off to the Bulldogs, including recruitment guru Noel Cleal and assistant coach Kelly Egan.
Australia and Sea Eagles backrower Anthony Watmough insists the club will always be bigger than the coach and players will stay.
"At the end of the day Dessie can point us in the right direction but it's the boys that have that bond," Watmough said from the Australian team hotel in Manchester.
"And they'd have to look their mate in the eye and then say to them they're going to leave for a member of the coaching staff."
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