Graham Annesley assures the Gold Coast Titans are financially safe New Titans CEO Graham Annesley. GRAHAM Annesley's presence at the Titans as chief executive speaks volumes about what he thinks of the financial future of the Gold Coast NRL club. A month into his term as chief executive, Annesley has denied reports that some of their best players have not been paid their marquee payments and insists the Titans do not owe any money to the NRL. All of our commitments will be met. There's no question of that," Annesley told The Courier-Mail. Everyone is comfortable. I don't have players banging on my door saying, 'Are we going to be paid or not?' We meet our player commitments and our staff commitments on a monthly basis. It's like most football clubs. This club has to be very careful about its financial management. Annesley, a former NRL chief operating officer, resigned as NSW Sports and Recreation Minister in August to take charge of the Titans. Last March, the NRL looked briefly at whether the Titans needed to be permitted to fold and replaced as the competiton's Gold Coast entity when accountants told the ARL Commission the Gold Coast club owed $25 million and that the debt was not confined to the organisation's property arm. Annesley would not be drawn on plans for the makeup of the Titans board or a time frame for a board of directors to be publicly identified. In June, The Courier-Mail revealed that under a new structure that according to ASIC records Darryl Kelly, via his separate company Bruttund Investments, paid $3.25 million for a 31.8 per cent stake in the Titans. Fellow investor Anshuman Magazine owns 29.2 per cent of the club, while Michael Searle (39 per cent) remains the largest shareholder. Annesley said that before he accepted the Titans job he had asked questions to assure himself of the Titans" financial position. I wouldn't have come here if I thought there was any question mark over their future. I come here because I see a lot of potential, with fantastic culture and a great venue," Annesley said. I went through a fairly detailed process with them over a couple of meetings. They have had some difficulties and I wanted to make sure the worst of that was behind them, and I believe it is."" And what about the NRL?, The Courier-Mail asked. "Historically, it's not for me to talk about what happened," Annesley said. What I can tell you is that we don't owe the NRL any money as we sit here, there is no debt to the NRL. My job is about making sure we run a sustainable business that allows us to provide the resources to the football team which provides the best chance of success. Annesley points to the employment of former Cowboys head coach Neil Henry as senior assistant to John Cartwright for next season as evidence of investment in the football operation.