CARLTON’S new CEO Cain Liddle is happy to continue coach Brendon Bolton’s unique rolling contract.

Bolton is the only coach in the AFL without a locked-in contract after Liddle’s predecessor Steven Trigg implemented on his appointment in 2015.

Liddle took over from Trigg last month but has not spoken to Bolton about his future, content to back the 38-year-old to lead the Blues back to success.

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The Blues have finished 14th and 16th in Bolton’s two years but have shown significant improvement with one of the AFL’s most exciting batch of youngsters.

“I think those sorts of decisions are situational to some extent,” Liddle told Sportsday radio.

“I can see why that decision would have been made under the circumstances.

“Brendon and I haven’t really spoken about it ... what we need to remember is that Brendon is the only coach in the League that doesn’t have an expiry date.

“We think he’s a great coach and he’s going to coach us a long time into the future. If there comes a time where we need to have a chat, then we certainly will but I think all parties are reasonably happy.”

However, Liddle wasn’t going to put expectations on Carlton’s future.

“I’d be hesitant to put any predictions on next year, but everyone expects to see a continued investment in our young players”

Football returned to Ikon Park last year with the Blues’ AFL Women’s team drawing huge crowds with a push to play low-drawing games at the boutique stadium.

However, Liddle didn’t see that happening any time in the near future.

“It is the spiritual home of Carlton. Our average crowd for AFL is around 40,000, which would not fit at Ikon Park. On that front, I don’t see any AFL games being played here in the future”