Brown’s here to stay

COACH Nathan Brown won’t be sacked even if the Newcastle Knights fail to make the top eight this season.

This stipulation has been written into Brown’s performance-based contract, which has no time frame.

Brown has entered into a mutual agreement with the club’s owner, the Wests Group, that the two parties will only part ways if he fails to meet a number of performance indicators in his coaching deal.

For example, if the Knights don’t improve with their strengthened roster and finish in the bottom few teams, then Brown will most likely move on.