Having received the news of his sacking from his big brother and Raiders chief executive Don on Tuesday, Furner spent Wednesday with two of his three children and wife Kellie, who fought a secret battle with breast cancer last year while Furner was fighting to save his job.

Furner admitted disappointment with the way his sacking was handled given the Raiders had been such ''a big part of my life''.

But he refused to blame the club's administration or the senior playing group that had seemingly turned against him.

The Raiders released a video on their website on Wednesday night, with senior players Terry Campese, David Shillington and Brett White denying a player revolt against Furner.

But Fairfax Media understands that agitated players had approached Raiders board members with major concerns about Furner's coaching.

Furner admitted his staunch support for troubled centre Blake Ferguson could have led to his downfall, but said he would stand by the decisions of his five-year tenure at the club.

He expressed his ambition to continue coaching, including assisting Tim Sheens at this year's World Cup with the Australian Kangaroos, but said his immediate focus would be on his family.

''I'm disappointed and you have a lot of mixed emotions, but I'm a lot clearer today,'' Furner said.

''I told my family this morning we've been through more. It's not a pinch on last year, so I need to look at the positives.''

Furner refused to point fingers when asked if player power had been behind his sacking.

He denied he was aware of long-standing discontent among his players. He did address them in the change room after Saturday's loss to the Bulldogs, after fans abused them on their way off the field. It prompted Furner to take the team to Mossy Point, on the NSW south coast on Tuesday, to escape the pressure and try to bond.

Furner was also aware that the players had planned to meet in camp to try and focus on a late-season finals charge.

But Furner left camp on Tuesday evening after his sacking, with Don Furner left to inform the players of the news.

''I said to the players after the [Bulldogs] game, we need to get things on track. I said is there anything we need to do, is there anything I can do better … there was nothing,'' Furner said.

Fairfax Media reported last month of player upheaval due to Furner's lenient treatment of players such as Ferguson and Josh Dugan.

Furner said he would stand by his decisions. ''I've always made decisions on what I thought was best for

the team at the time,'' Furner said. ''I've supported Fergo. Has it contributed? It could have, but I'm not going to point fingers.

''There's been many times where I talk about taking the coach's hat off and being there to support someone. Certainly with the group, Fergo's not the only one. I've had some good texts from current and past players, that's rewarding.''

Having progressed from ballboy to premiership-winning player and coach, Furner said his love of the club was unwavering.

Asked if he could ever work for the club again, in any capacity, Furner said: ''I'm not going to burn any bridges.

''I've been lucky I played with them, I've been lucky that I started my coaching career there, I'm not happy the way it was handled. I want to coach,'' Furner said.

''I feel like I've only started as a coach … I didn't get the results everyone would like and that's the nature of the business.''

Though shocked by his sacking, Furner said he was ''grateful'' to receive the bad news in person from his brother Don.

The Furner family has been an integral part of the club from its beginnings in 1982.

''He wanted to be the one to let me know and, gee, I was grateful for that,'' David Furner said.

''We haven't looked at it as being two brothers, we've looked at it as being two brothers trying to get the best out of the club.''

The Raiders may need to win their remaining three games to make the NRL finals, but Furner has backed the team to come back from three consecutive losses against Manly on Sunday.

''I've always believed in them … they know I support them. I still regard it as a great club … It's been a big part of my life. I want nothing more than success for the club.''