Substance in the rebuttal
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How noble of you to set the rules of engagement
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Up until 5 seasons ago, the Bulldogs seemed in control of their corporate governance. Along came a person by the name of Castle.
We know the rest of the story and there's no point in repeating it, but the truth is we are still paying the price of that mis-management until the end of this season.
You may be aware that same person this past week was pushed out of Rugby Australia in the same position for a similar poor performance over a similar tenure. Wonder how long it's going to take RA to crawl back from the dungeon just as it's taken the Bulldogs 2.5 years so far with more work to do.
OK, so for 'changes' you address the coaching staff. You seem to have overlooked my comment in my previous post:
and how the coaching staff prepare them and if changes are needed there also, which I think is premature at this stage.
If you thought that was a reference to Pay only like many of the calls on here 'Sack Pay!' - you were wrong.
But what did you expect in the year since the Farrar exit when we were still shackled until the end of 2020?
What exactly was Price going to achieve in the 8 months he's been GM of Football with the restrictions the club was still under? I'll tell you exactly what he's been focussed on - junior development - another key factor of successful clubs that was allowed to rot under the previous management of the Three Amigos.
So you say he's been a disappointment because what - you haven't seen big names sign with us so far? What's the measurement?
Why would you go making wholesale changes to the football department now when that was only done 12 months ago without considering the broader plan for 2021 and beyond - which none of us know the details of yet?
As for alleged 'poor relationship with player managers' - that's because the club won't allow said managers to set the agenda?
I say bravo to that - greedy players and managers should be shown that the clubs will not be trampled on because your primma donna client thinks he's worth $1m a season - case in point L. Mitchell.
Perhaps the Rona will reset some expectations of the age of entitlement.
'We are yet to see anything positive out of our Northern NSW Partnership' - there's two - so which one, Greater Northern (Northern Inland NSW) or North Coast (Forster to Grafton)? They were announced in September 2018 and April 2019 respectively.
And you expect exactly what in 18 and 12 months, again when those partnerships are all about pathways and feeding juniors into our system.
And I'm afraid the latter of those partnerships was just damaged by 2 selfish former employees and their antics - 'oh, but it was legal sex!'. That's going to take time to rebuild too. Imagine the mothers of young boys in the region who might be thinking 'I don't want my son associated with that club'.
Anyway, it's clear we disagree and you believe my position has 'no substance' so we can leave it there. I'm looking forward to what we hear from the club between July and September of this year and how things start to shape up for and within 2021. Until then, I see no reason to hit the panic button.
But you're entitled to your views and if you're a voting member, you'll be able to have your say on the matter in February 2022 if you don't agree with the direction. For more clarity, you might like to talk to a board member in the mean time as well.