at have been hosed down by both parties.McGregor said while he had no plans to drop the ex-New Zealand Test playmaker to reserve grade, he stopped sho

St George Illawarra NRL coach Paul McGregor has failed to guarantee under-fire playmaker Benji Marshalls future at the club.Off-contract at the end of this season and being battered from pillar to post after a string of poor performances, the 31-year-olds career is under a dark cloud.He is reported to have had a run-in with McGregor after being singled out this week in a video session - reports that have been hosed down by both parties.McGregor said while he had no plans to drop the ex-New Zealand Test playmaker to reserve grade, he stopped short of guaranteeing he would play out of Wollongong in 2017.Hed feel some frustration and some pressure because he is off-contract and he is a legend of the game. That hurts, McGregor said on Thursday.But as a club coach, Ive got to look at all (players) available for the future and whats out there and do the right thing by the club.The Dragons have made big plays for Luke Keary and Corey Norman as replacements for Marshall next season - missing out on both - and have been linked with out-of-favour Sydney Roosters playmaker Jackson Hastings.The Dragons are two wins outside the eight with four rounds remaining. McGregor, his players and senior management are under the microscope with the side staring down the barrel of six-straight losses going into Saturdays local derby with Cronulla.The relationship between McGregor and Marshall came into question this week when they were said to have been involved in a heated war of words however the coach downplayed the incident.Fullback Josh Dugan on Wednesday jumped to the defence of the hard-nosed coach, with McGregor refusing to change his tell-it-like-it-is style, even if he risked ruffling some feathers.Im not perfect but Im real, McGregor said.Man management is a big thing in sport.Last year, everybody is happy and, when youve got players not playing to their full potential, which they did last year, a coachs job is to create an environment to do that.And when that environment is not a winning environment, you get challenged in your certain circumstances and this is just one of those circumstances because thats the sort of person I am - thats the way I do things. 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One of the NRLs most suspended players - Greg Bird - knows he must be on his best behaviour if he wants to feature in a rare Gold Coast Titans finals campaign.But it wont stop Bird from trying to settle some old scores in the Titans NRL clash with leaders Cronulla on the Gold Coast on Monday night.Bird returns from a one week ban for a high tackle - a penalty that placed him outright fourth on the NRLs most suspended list with a grand total of 31 weeks on the sidelines.Already banned twice this year alone, Bird admitted he could not afford to spend more time suspended with seventh-placed Gold Coast trying to book their first finals campaign since 2010.I have to walk on eggshells a little, he said.But I will go out to play hard and tough.I try not to think about suspensions.Live by the sword, die by the sword.I like to play on a bit of emotion. If I get a bit fired up so be it.Certainly Bird wont be curbing his natural aggression against former club Sharks who are on a club record 15-game winning run.Bird will have Wade Graham in his sights after the Cronulla backrower squeezed him out of the NSW State of Origin team this year..ddddddddddddYouve got to give it to the young blokes when you can to show you have still go it, said Bird who was dropped for Origin III this year.Then theres NRL master niggler and Sharks No.9 Mick Ennis who announced this week he would retire at seasons end.I have played with Mick since we were 15 up at Newcastle - I know all his tricks, Bird laughed.But thats the thing with Mick, you know what is coming but it still drives you mad.Its a tactic he has used his whole career but hes not all talk - he has got some good skill.Bird was wary of Cronulla trying to send Ennis out a winner by snapping their premiership drought this year.But he is hopeful the Gold Coast make a statement of their own by bringing Cronullas record run to a shuddering halt on Monday night.Being his last season he will want to go out with a bang, Bird said of Ennis.But we have a chance to stop their run.We may not have the names or the experience but hopefully they bring their best to what will be our biggest game of the year. 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