**Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs: A Crisis in Leadership and Culture**

[N4TE]

Scary thing is feels like this team is completely incapable of bouncing back from a performance like this. Players look cooked, coach and captain judging by the press conference are oblivious on how to fix it. We are also about to enter a brutal 3 week stretch. Things could get very ugly for the club.

No one wanted to tackle or get injured because they were thinking about their futures in Rugby League and where they could potentially get a good 3 or 4 years contract at. I’d do the same if no one else cared.

 

[James zac]

Im at the point where I tell myself it’s just a game but deep down I’m totally pissed off we deserve to get booted from the comp we really do

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Crisis club, specialists in failure.

 

[speedy2460]

The team is a shambles no doubt. The thing that is missing is we do not have anyone who can recognise talent, and that includes Gould.
Have a look at the players who were considered not good enough for the Bulldogs. They are killing it in First Grade with other teams.
Have a look at the recruits we signed. They are little better than average.

 

[bulldogsfan_88]

It will be October soon, summer nights, long sunny evenings and no Bulldogs

Can enjoy NHL, NFL, NBA and the premier league instead. NRL is dead now. Just don’t have the same interest as I used to. Much prefer American sports. Will always keep an eye on the dogs but that is about it

 

[Grunthos]

I will hold fire till at least 5-6 games into next season when we have a full and hopefully reasonably injury-free team.

 

[CQDog]

Scary thing is feels like this team is completely incapable of bouncing back from a performance like this. Players look cooked, coach and captain judging by the press conference are oblivious on how to fix it. We are also about to enter a brutal 3 week stretch. Things could get very ugly for the club.

Good. More booing and more boycotting from the fans that the NRL and the club will have to see in sadness. If the Belmore game sells out which it usually does but doubts now it could get ugly with the booing and banners and shit hopefully

 

[Dogs Of War]

I’m just sick of all the talk of it being a development process and the long plan result. It’s like these clowns don’t care about now at all. Yeah they wanna win games now but they aren’t acting like it. I’ve lost complete interest in watching game a now. I switched off yesterday before half time

Not much of a supporter then. Bad times make you enjoy the good times even more.

 

[Dogs Of War]

Good. More booing and more boycotting from the fans that the NRL and the club will have to see in sadness. If the Belmore game sells out which it usually does but doubts now it could get ugly with the booing and banners and shit hopefully

Whats the club going to do? Make people not get injured. Age those young boys so they feel they have 100 NRL games under there belts? There is no easy answer, it's just about plugging away and hopefully in the offseason we can get the fitness and power into our game.

 

[Berries]

Can enjoy NHL, NFL, NBA and the premier league instead. NRL is dead now. Just don’t have the same interest as I used to. Much prefer American sports. Will always keep an eye on the dogs but that is about it

American sports is rife with match fixing and players who don’t care. NBA players at the strip club etc. that’s just sport these days

 

[craigo]

Not much of a supporter then. Bad times make you enjoy the good times even more.

Will always support them but I’m not going to give up daily plans to watch them anymore like I used to when they are playing like shit and coach picking the same players and using same excuses every week.

 

[mattressback]

Falling on deaf ears as far as I can see.
After 70+ years as a fan, I couldn't be bothered to piss on them if they were on fire.

I'd be happy to see the club kicked out of the comp, so I can sleep at night not worrying about how bad next weekend will be.

Hang in there Chris. Like a good 422 class, we'll be back.

 

[Dannyboi88]

I never thought I'd say it but I'd rather see the club fold NOW and remember the good times than see us keep getting thrashed each and every week. I can't take this for year after year any longer. I remember a time before Desball when I'd watched every single game. These days I find something better to do with my day, I later check the scores and then if we won or go close I watch the replay. I actually get more enjoyment out of watching other teams play because there's no pressure - no anger. The result doesn't bother me.

The so called "real fans" who keep going on about to be a real fan you have to take all the bad with the good probably like watching the Saw movies and any other movie involving torture. I'm a bit over that type of shit.

Would you chose to keep watching bad movies if you know they're gonna be bad ? At least you might get a laugh out of some but I don't find the Dogs playing shit funny either.

Agree too many people are happy with just losing now it’s unacceptable. I don’t watch many of any of our games anymore yesterday being an exception and was horrified. It’s a sad realisation when you an many of us alike have to watch other teams play to enjoy a footy game it’s the same rubbish excuse for way to long something’s gotta change or it’s gonna be a shit fight for a lot longer

 

[GoTheDoggies]

We have to go all in for either Shane Flanagan or Holbrook.

 

[CQDog]

Can enjoy NHL, NFL, NBA and the premier league instead. NRL is dead now. Just don’t have the same interest as I used to. Much prefer American sports. Will always keep an eye on the dogs but that is about it

Those teams make me happy. Used to be the opposite where Dogs would and the rest sucked but roles have reversed thankgod

 

[TalDog]

A lot of us underestimated the loss of Jackson... He at least made try saving tackles and was a quiet leader.

I’m happy for him
He deserves better

 

[TalDog]

If sexton looks the goods throw 1.2 at Haas and Tino

 

[The DoggFather]

We have to go all in for either Shane Flanagan or Holbrook.

To late for Flanno bro

 

[Chris Harding]

Hang in there Chris. Like a good 422 class, we'll be back.

I'd prefer we were indestructible, like a good Re4/4II - into their fourth 20 year overhaul - like me.