We are the Bulldogs FFS.
We have games to win in 2022.
We have fans who demand results, NOW, we have already put up with far too much for far too long.
We have sponsor/advertisers who have paid additional for the 2022 season on the basis that we will win more games and as a result be on prime time broadcasts more often.
The 2022 season is make or break for Barrett, poor results and his NRL coaching career is over. Same applies to pretty much the whole football staff.
Not so much for Gould, but everyone expects substantial improvements in 2022.
I don't see how giving up quality player/s for 2022 and not getting quality player/s in return for 2022 is a good idea. If Cotric and Thompson are attractive to other teams for 2022 then they will still be attractive to other teams for 2023. They are both off contract for 2024, so it's only 2023, one farkin year, that is affected. I just don't see why we should fark up 2022 just for 2023, especially when we have 12 months to fix 2023 anyway. Plus we still have 9 players off contract for 2023 so there is already scope without doing anything drastic.
Always a Bulldog