RODNEY Eade insists he has no issues with Collingwood's push for compensation, despite the Pies' quest delaying his official announcement as Gold Coast coach.
The Magpies have demanded adequate compensation from the Suns for losing their former football director to the Suns.
The club has no issue with Eade taking on the new position but has indicated it is not prepared to release him from his contract with Collingwood until the Suns provide financial compensation.
Gold Coast chairman John Witheriff and Collingwood president Eddie McGuire are believed to have spoken on Wednesday, but no conclusion has yet been reached.
Eade said he was confident a deal would be struck between the two clubs by the end of the week.
"Ed's got his agenda and what he wants to talk about and that's fine," Eade told Channel Seven on Wednesday.
"He's a very passionate Collingwood man. I must admit I have a pretty good relationship with him, so hopefully it gets done in the next couple of days."
The former Western Bulldogs and Sydney coach had previously denied he wanted another senior coaching role, but admitted when the Suns approached him, his passion for coaching started to burn again.
"It happened pretty quickly from last Friday," Eade said.
"I suppose it lit the embers again of the coaching bug. It's probably always been there, it's just been suppressed a bit but with the embers it's now become a raging inferno."
In his 314 games as senior coach at the Bulldogs and Swans, Eade never experienced the ultimate success, and it's the pursuit of a premiership that appealed to the 56-year-old when he weighed up whether or not to accept the top job at the Suns.
"I suppose selfishly you see it that way," Eade said.
"But certainly I was impressed with the presentation from the club as far as their culture and what they've set in place already.
"Obviously one thing is potential on the list and the talent they've got but that's only one element of it, there's a lot of hard work to do."
