Gold Coast Titans' plan to hire Neil Henry as an assistant hits snag UPDATE: THE Titans' plan to employ sacked Cowboys mentor Neil Henry as an assistant to foundation coach John Cartwright threatens to unravel due to financial constraints. As revealed by News Limited on Monday, Henry has been sounded out by the Titans to help Cartwright rebuild the Gold Coast as a premiership force in 2014. Interim Titans CEO Darryl Kelly declined to comment Monday night. But Gold Coast players are aware of the interest in Henry after he was contacted by a Titans staffer following his axing three weeks ago. It is understood the parties have held preliminary discussions, with the Titans football committee, over which Cartwright presides, currently reviewing their internal structures. Rather than jettison Cartwright and face a $1 million payout, the Titans believe they can get more bang for their buck by investing in a high-calibre coach like Henry to provide support. However, the Titans' hopes of formally securing Henry could be thwarted by a shortage of funds as the Coast slowly recover from the $25 million debt crisis that nearly sank the club last year. Henry is currently weighing up all options, but unless the Titans can find room in their budget to entice him, the club will miss out on one of the code's sharpest coaching minds. Kelly recently told News Limited the Titans needed to improve their coaching brigade in a prudent manner. North Queensland made it three straight for the first time this season, as they knocked off Gold Coast 22 to 10. The Titans' coaching set-up is in urgent need of reinvigoration, with assistants Steve Murphy and Trevor Gillmeister having joined the club in its foundation season in 2007. Henry said last Friday he had received approaches from two NRL rivals and was happy to work as an assistant next season.