Boss says Bennett, Tinkler 'staying put' He's not going to let these guys down. Wayne is extremely loyal": Newcastle chief executive Matt Gidley on coach Wayne Bennett. Newcastle chief executive Matt Gidley has moved to allay fears coach Wayne Bennett and embattled owner Nathan Tinkler will not be at the club next season. Speculation has been rife that Bennett could be tempted to walk away with two years of his four-year deal with Newcastle remaining to join his former club Brisbane, or North Queensland. Despite the Cowboys speaking to several coaching candidates in the past week, including Kevin Walters, Paul Green and Broncos assistant Kristian Woolf, Bennett was again being linked, on Tuesday, to a possible move to Townsville. His son-in-law Ben Ikin is on the North Queensland board and Bennett agreed, in 2011, to join the club but its directors could not agree and he joined the Knights. Broncos coach Anthony Griffin is contracted until the end of 2015 but is under enormous pressure to retain his job after his side failed to finish in the top eight. "I've spoken to him [Bennett] about that - he's not going anywhere," Gidley said. We've put a lot of work in to get some of these players here ... He's not going to let these guys down. Wayne is extremely loyal. I don't laugh at [the speculation] or buy into it. Whenever there's instability at the Broncos, Wayne's name will be mentioned as a possible solution. He built the place there and had wonderful success there. I understand that. But I think he's excited about what we're trying to do here. Bennett has shut down his public appearances since last Saturday night's shock semi-final win over defending premiers Melbourne, which set up a grand final qualifier against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium this Saturday night. He is expected to address the media on Wednesday. In a firm indication the Knights didn't expect to be playing football at this time of year, the 63-year-old was supposed to launch the autobiography of former Broncos protege Wendell Sailor in Sydney on Wednesday morning but had to cancel because of a training session. He previously denied he would be aborting his four-year contract. Gidley also scoffed at reports that Bennett would receive a $1 million bonus for winning the grand final and that it would inflict serious financial pain on Tinkler, whose debt-fuelled empire has been in freefall since he lured Bennett from St George Illawarra. "I laughed at that one," he said. I thought I should go and look at my contract and see what sort of bonuses I've got in there ... I don't think anyone is looking at bonuses. Tinkler's financial security has left ardent Knights fans fearing what the future might hold for their club on the eve of its greatest achievement since the mining magnate took control. Last week, the 37-year-old dropped off the BRW Young Rich List with his personal wealth falling below the cut-off mark of $18 million. Asked if Singapore-based Tinkler - who is expected to attend the preliminary final - would stay at the club long term, Gidley said: "Absolutely. He's firmly committed to the club. He loves what it does for the city. He plans to be at the game. He's copped a lot of flak and undeservedly. We've had a lot of good things happen in this club's history but to have his backing to take ownership and finally allow us to build a club we all dreamed of, then recruit Wayne Bennett - if someone said that 15 [years] ago, you would not believe it.