News Bulldogs battle: Why Canterbury need to move on from 86 years of tradition

[albatross]

If we'd managed recruitment and retention well, instead of pathetically, over the last 6 years the factions would still be there but we wouldn't be talking about them. We need people who know about business success on the board, but we mostly need to manage our roster properly and get good players.

We've had cap issues, but other clubs are always picking up (often unwanted or unknown) mid-range or even cheap players who come really good. The players we pick up like that are pretty much plodders and stay that way when they join us. Some of it's probably coaching, but our spotters have had bad eyes lately.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Max loses credibility when he says repeatedly that Eels and Dogs situations are exactly the same. They aren't. There are some similarities, and the point about having a board with a good mix of skills is exactly correct. But the conflation in reasoning is mind boggling.

No way as a Dogs fan I'd want to be in the position the Eels are. They lack heart, resilience, and are about to get bundled out, with no excuses given their roster and the very friendly fixture list they got this season. Interesting timing given the legitimately huge news that Jennings has tested positive.

 

[obe]

The Bulldogs won many comps being the family club, so I don't think being a family club is the issue.
The issue is we need a strong leader who has charisma that when he talks everybody listens.

You can't have too many business people on the board because as much as Rugby League is a business, is different kind of business.

Sometimes trying to be all business could lead to losing one's soul.

And I don't think you can refuse somebody on the board because they are ex-players because some ex-players are quiet smart.

And also I don't think we can compare our situation with parrammatta because despite all our problems we haven't the soon yet during these difficult times.

There are many clubs out there with stable boards who are not doing much better than the Bulldogs.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Of course it makes sense to get the board right, a good balance of skills and having everyone working together is vital. But in a sport like this part of that balance is having those members of the board and throughout the whole organisation who have been there and done that on the field.

 

[SweetFA]

Some sense but the slimy Eels were way worse off than the Dogs are - when the LGA has to step in - you’ve obviously got zero governance - I don’t see the Dogs as ever having been that bad. Factions are clearly a problem yes and some independence and balance is probably not a bad idea but unsurprisingly the Terrorgraph has turned it into something it’s not. Thanks for sharing anyway.

It’s a nothing,impertinent News Ltd article, it’s Max Donnelly calling in a favour for past “inside info” & and having Riccio spruiking on his behalf for a gig out of Belmore.

 

[TwinTurbo]

David Riccio is a farkwit, he plainly has no idea that the Bulldogs Leagues Club and Football Club are actually different entities. We are not remotely the same as Parramatta, for a starter their Leagues Club Board controls their football activities AND more importantly they committed crimes against the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act Act hence why Max Donnelly (who is absolutely not a farkwit) was appointed. We have committed no crimes AND (unlike Parramatta) our Leagues Club does not control our football activities.

By committing crimes their Board opened the door for the L&GNSW to step in and appoint someone to clean up their act for them. We have no issues and comply with the Act and even if Liquor & Gaming NSW did step in it would make no difference whatsoever to the Football Club which has no dealings under their jurisdiction anyway.

The whole article is based on a false premiss, the fact is our football operations and leagues club are separate legal entities. That's how the great man set it up and he did so for a number of very good reasons, the GLAA being just one of them.

To be direct, YOU ARE AN IDIOT RICCIO, next time before you write such BS how about doing some farking research and read the constitutions of the Bulldogs Leagues Club and the Bulldogs Football Club, then you won't make such stupid mistakes.

Go Dogs

 

[Alan79]

The last thing I would want is to allow bankers and business people to take total control of our club. Allowing these types to take over would no doubt leave them wanting to take their financial bonuses regardless of if it's been a profitable year. Plenty of good businesses in the world have been bought to bankruptcy because they get boards in place that only look at their ability to take huge bonuses out of companies even when it means that the business might go broke.

Never allow pigs to dictate how much they're fed. Even if we don't have the smartest business people in charge, at least having some love for the club would ideally mean they're not going to prioritise personal profit over a healthy club long term.

 

[flamebouyant]

Anyone give enough fucks to read anything from the telucrap?

PS nothing against the OP.

The entire article actually makes complete sense, believe it or not!!

 

[Ant2611]

I know I'm the Lebanese constitution there's a rule where it has to be 50% Muslim and 50% Lebanese Maronite or something along those lines.

Perhaps we can do something similar?

you are getting tiresome

 

[Ant2611]

No. Both equal evils. Ideally both teams will get banned

bring back the draw

 

[TwinTurbo]

The entire article actually makes complete sense, believe it or not!!

It actually makes no sense at all, because its basic preposition is that the business (the Leagues Club) runs football operations. Which is not the the case for us.

Go Dogs

 

[Caveman]

Just because we dug ourselves into a hole and made some poor decisions over the last few years, it doesn't mean we should ditch our core values.

You evaluate your mistakes made in light of your core values and learn from those mistakes.

Having such a high view of the family as a unit is imperative to a football club when done right.

When families are looked after, the players that come from those families have one less thing to worry about, allowing them to focus on what they are paid to do.

When families are looked after, sponsors are more comfortable with their alliance, as happy families generally go hand in hand with less discretion on and off the field.

You don't ditch something as imperative as family for the sake of digging yourself out of a hole, a hole that was probably dug because we forgot about our values 8n the first place.

 

[youoboys]

Bulldogs fan here: I believe the directors should be business people and non bulldogs ex players . Dogs still need that DNA and history . But not from the board.

 

[dogzofwar]

Anyone give enough fucks to read anything from the telucrap?

PS nothing against the OP.

Yea fucking over it won’t read any more paper articles Unless their signing announcements.

 

[KLil]

David Riccio fingers his arsehole whilst he reads his articles, that is exactly why he talks shit.

 

[magdog]

Family club, Entertainers, Dogs of War ....blah blah blah

New era , just start winning again FFS!

 

[The DoggFather]

The entire article actually makes complete sense, believe it or not!!

I'm shocked my bro lol

 

[Scoooby]

I’ve moved on..

Bring on 2021.!!!

 

[Kurrupt78]

Every club that thrived before the NRL era has lost its soul in some what. Not only Dogs. It’s all business driven now and unfortunately we’re fallen behind. Hence all this family club thing doesn’t work anymore.

 

[D- voice]

The juggernaut of the National RORTS League led by News Ltd to control our club continues...
I have always believed in the need for a strong and loyal governing body supported by an independent and qualified business people, the two should not be confused and must complement each other.
Are family values bad now ?
Hell no !!!
We should preserve those values as a one united family club and BUT...Not the Royal (..............) family club !
Power to our family...The Supporters The members The fans
BE WARNED BE AWARE if we introduce TOTAL corporate control of our club we don't only risk losing our values our club and team we will lose our identity by amalgamation or relocation !!!