In his last year at St Merge, Bennett reportedly had offers to stay at Kogarah or go home to the Donkeys (though Lachland Murdoch didn't get involved that time). Then along came Nathan Tinkler with a $1.4 million offer that blew away what the Dragons or Donkey's were offering and suddenly Bennett is the head coach of Newcastle.
Then at the start of this year, Tinkler's money train started derailing before morphing into a full blown train wreck. Bennett, not for the money according to the likes of Ben Ikin, rings his old mate Murdoch (after reportedly months of secret talks with the Donkeys despite his public claims that he won't go to a club with an already contracted coach) and low and behold, he's getting big money to return home.
Sure, he's not leaving Newcastle with a year left on his contract for the money......
But....in saying that I can't blame him for taking big money offers, after all he does want to make a decent (very good) living and provide for his family. Its just how he's gone about returning home and the position he's leaving his current club in that stinks.