It comes as Wide World of Sports<\/a>\u2019 The Mole reported that the Holman Barnes Group, who have overseen the departure of several board members and club CEO Shane Richardson <\/a>have identified Arthur as a future coach to replace Marshall. <\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Watch The Ashes 2025\/26 LIVE and ad-break free during play with FOX CRICKET on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n Marshall is contracted for the next three years, but will need to make finals next season to guarantee his future at the club; yet the boardroom saga has placed uncertainty around his own short and long-term future. <\/p>\n Arthur is currently coaching Leeds in the Super League, but has made no secret of his desire to return for another crack at the NRL and has been linked with the Perth Bears in the past. <\/p>\n Marshall is the last remaining high profile off-field figure at the club after the Holman Barnes Group sacked four independent directors, including chairman Barry O\u2019Farrell, as well as CEO Richardson.<\/p>\n However, if Marshall is moved on or quits, the seven stars have told the club\u2019s football staff that they would then look to explore opportunities at rival clubs. <\/p>\n The seven stars could reportedly look at heading to the Perth Bears as a package deal for their inaugural season in 2027. <\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n NOV 1 LIVE: Dragons\u2019 shock new $5m raid for star; Bulldogs enforcer inks extension<\/a><\/p>\n COWBOYS STATE OF PLAY: Blowtorch on star as spine headaches pressure Payten <\/a> \u2018WHY I HAD CLAUSES\u2019: Tigers\u2019 infighting could cost them three best juniors and Luai<\/a><\/p>\n Benji Marshall could trigger a Tigers player exodus.Source: Supplied Source Known<\/p>\n The players could command equal or even bigger pay packets at the Bears, who are struggling to attract marquee stars, and avoid fan backlash due to the boardroom saga that has enraged Tigers supporters. <\/p>\n Luai and Bula have clauses allowing them to leave the club after the 2026 season, with the latter firming to follow close mate Lachlan Galvin and switch to the Bulldogs in 2027.<\/p>\n Marshall is reportedly safe from the axe for now, but given recent events he is no certainty to be the club\u2019s coach long-term and he could even decide it is not worth the headache.<\/p>\n Tigers CEO Shane Richardson resigns | 02:05<\/p>\n The Tigers finished 13th last season after three straight wooden spoons, but if their roster is gutted with a seven player exodus, it will be devastating for the momentum of the club\u2019s rebuild. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Richardson\u2019s replacement is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n Ex-Manly boss Tony Mestrov a potential interim replacement, as is recently promoted Wests Tigers general manager of football, Shaun Mielekamp, who was formerly a CEO at A-League football club Central Coast Mariners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven Wests Tigers have reportedly threatened to quit if Benji Marshall is sacked or quits as head coach…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[181252,9421,51854,184149,82632,17343,188013,188101,763,5330,43,181251,4582,4617,150380,44,50264,188100,188098,188099,51349,14869,41,39,42,40,4515,4566],"class_list":{"0":"post-338154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-barry-ofarrell","9":"tag-benji-marshall","10":"tag-board-members","11":"tag-boardroom-saga","12":"tag-broncos-v","13":"tag-daily-telegraph","14":"tag-enforcer-inks-extension","15":"tag-ex-eels-coach","16":"tag-fox-league","17":"tag-head-coach","18":"tag-headlines","19":"tag-holman-barnes-group","20":"tag-jarome-luai","21":"tag-lachlan-galvin","22":"tag-marquee-stars","23":"tag-news","24":"tag-player-exodus","25":"tag-secret-approach","26":"tag-shaen-richardson","27":"tag-spine-headaches","28":"tag-state-of-play","29":"tag-super-league","30":"tag-top-news","31":"tag-top-stories","32":"tag-topnews","33":"tag-topstories","34":"tag-wests-tigers","35":"tag-wide-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765088290_713_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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