Editing Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (section)

===2010===
The start of the 2010 season saw Cronulla return confident of turning around recent disappointing results, however on-field performance remained poor. After the board developed a plan to refinance debt and a long-term financial strategy, Richard Fisk resigned in June 2010 due to his failure to find common ground with Chairman [[Damian Irvine|Irvine]] and his Board and a failure by Fisk to refresh the commercial area of the club. The club's head coach, [[Ricky Stuart]], also tendered his resignation and was replaced towards the back end of the season by his then-assistant coach Shane Flanagan.

Promising wing/centre [[Blake Ferguson (rugby league)|Blake Ferguson]] was criticised for comments about wanting to leave the club in order to achieve success. On Tuesday, 20 July Ricky Stuart left the Sharks for the rest of the season after admitting he could get no more out of the players and had "lost" them. Chairman [[Damian Irvine|Irvine]] opted to give a chance to Assistant NSW and Cronulla coach [[Shane Flanagan]]. After departing, Stuart also cited a fractured relationship with Chairman [[Damian Irvine]] as a reason for his departure despite the club making positive strides off-field under his guidance and commitment and Irvine making funds available to back Stuart in the player market as he wished.