Wayne Bennett followed his stinging attack on Brisbane boss Bruno Cullen at a business luncheon with "a bit of a laugh" with the very man he had just criticised.

Speaking at a business lunch in Brisbane on Friday, Bennett reportedly claimed Maroons legend Allan Langer was not a good leader, and suggested Cullen "did not get it" when it came to creating a good working environment.

Just moments after the damning appraisal, Bennett walked into his boss's office. "I was in the office at about the 2.30pm mark, maybe a bit later, when Wayne walked in," Cullen told The Sun-Herald yesterday.

"He normally comes in in training gear but he was all dressed up, with a nice white shirt on and tie …

"He sat down and we spoke for an hour, if not more, about different things because he's not far from going [to St George Illawarra].

"We talked about a whole range of things, had a bit of a laugh and then he got out and left.

"An hour later, I got a call from a newspaper [informing him of Bennett's comments]. I couldn't believe it. I thought, 'Gee, that's sad'.

"Why would you do it, in the first instance, and then why would you come and talk to me for an hour afterwards?"

Cullen's main concern was that the club could suffer financially. "It was reported he spoke to over 500 certified practising accountants - that would suggest to me he's talking to a broad section of representatives of the Brisbane business community," Cullen said. "For the Broncos, a major source of our income comes from sponsorships and corporate sales."

Cullen admitted his relationship with Bennett had cooled in recent times, but maintained they had "never had a blue".

Asked yesterday if he felt comfortable chatting to Cullen so soon after criticising him, Bennett replied: "I've got no comment."

Cullen said Bennett's claims of an unhappy Broncos working environment were wide of the mark. "I don't want to lower myself to that sort of commentary," he said. "I spent all morning getting phone calls, emails and faxes from staff, ex-staff and ex-players, all supporting us."

Langer brushed off Bennett's claim that he was not a true leader because he liked to be popular and "surrounded by people".

"I'm not worried about it, it's one of those things," Langer said. "At the end of the day, he's got his opinion, it's not a worry."