NEIL Henry has reportedly launched legal action against Gold Coast.

Senior Daily Telegraph reporter Phil Rothfield revealed Henry has engaged a legal team to pursue the Titans over money owed to him.

Henry was sacked from his position as coach of the club when he still had a year remaining on his contract.

Rothfield says the Titans attempted to send him packing without any of that contract being paid out, which would have been worth around $400,000.

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“Neil Henry is embroiled in a legal dispute, like Des Hasler at Canterbury,” Rothfield said.

“The Titans, when they sacked him, did not want to pay him anything even though he’s under contract for next year.

“Lawyers for both parties are trying to solve it. The difficult position is the NRL owns the Titans, so Neil Henry’s legal battle is actually against the NRL who are trying to sell the club.

“I believe the NRL has lifted their offer from zero to about a hundred (thousand dollars).”

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Sacked Titans coach Neil Henry. Source: News Corp Australia

The news comes as Roosters coach Trent Robinson pushes his case for a coaches union within the game to protect his peers.

Henry is among four coaches to be let go this year, joining Jason Taylor, Michael Maguire, and Des Hasler.

NRL 360 co-host Paul Kent revealed some disturbing news about South Sydney’s handling of the Maguire axing a fortnight ago.

“Everyone is applauding South Sydney for the way they handled Michael Maguire ... it was disgraceful what they did to Michael Maguire,” Kent said.

“They called him in, they said you’re sacked effective immediately. He was not even allowed to walk across the road and say goodbye to his players.

“The even bigger sin ... Michael Maguire, who was having people around to his house and all the rest of it, had no idea they were white anting him”

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TITANS SOUND OUT DALEY

Gold Coast will reportedly fly down to Sydney this week to interview Laurie Daley about the vacant Titans coaching job.

The Daily Telegraph’s senior NRL reporter Phil Rothfield told NRL 360 Titans hierarchy have contacted Daley about the role as they hunt for a replacement for sacked Neil Henry.

“I don’t know if he’s the number one choice ... Laurie hasn’t applied. They’re going to the trouble of not flying him to the Gold Coast, they’re flying down to Sydney to interview him,” Rothfield said.

“There’s risk in whatever they do. They need immediate success.

“What they like about Laurie is his marketability.

NRL 360 co-host and senior News Corp reporter Paul Kent revealed the Titans had shortlisted Daley and Kevin Walters as their preferred options to coach the club.

“I’ve been told similar information, that Kevvie was number one — he’s unlikely to take it — Laurie is number two, and they are first and second with daylight third,” Kent said.

But Ben Ikin has his doubts over Daley’s credentials.

Daley won just one series in five attempts as coach of the NSW Blues, and is inexperienced at NRL level when it comes to coaching.

“He coaches three games a year ... I don’t know how that prepares you for the cut and thrust of an NRL season,” Ikins said.

JT’S BIG FUTURE REVEAL

North Queensland superstar Johnathan Thurston has ruled out ever being a head NRL coach.

Thurston has sat in the coaches box with Paul Green to watch first hand what it takes to run an NRL team with the walkie talkie.

And he told NRL.com he doesn’t fancy sitting in Green’s chair.

“No chance,” he said of a possible NRL coaching gig.

“You’ve got to be a special breed of person to become a head coach.

“I ride the rollercoaster like the fans do.”

FLANNO BACKS BUNKER INVOLVEMENT

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has backed the level of involvement of the NRL’s bunker but doesn’t want it to have a great impact on the game.

Barely a week after teeing off on the game’s officials in an almighty spray, the Sharks coach says he is content with the bunker’s job.

“I think we’re pretty close to the right involvement of the bunker at the moment,” Flanagan told NRL 360.

“I don’t want it to get involved in knock on decisions, or decisions in the run of play that we need to give the referees and the touchies the opportunity to make those decisions quickly.

“Where we are with tryscoring situations we sent it to the bunker, possession in goal ... I think we’re pretty close to getting it right.

“I don’t want any more of the bunker, I think we’ve just got it right.”

NRL LIFTS BAN ON 20s BETTING

The NRL has temporarily lifted a ban on betting in the Holden Cup competition so wagers can be placed on the grand final between Manly and Parramatta.

Betting on the junior competition was banned by the governing body in a crackdown on betting around the game as a whole this year.

Fairfax Media reports betting on this weekend’s decider will be allowed, but will be closely monitored.