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James Hooper has revealed the awkward moment Trent Barrett had at a Port Macquarie pub as news of a crunch Bulldogs board meeting broke with the writing on the wall for his future.
Conjecture over whether Barrett stepped down or was sacked will continue to swirl, but it appears likely that he jumped before he was pushed.
“I spoke to a couple of blokes who were up at the Settler’s Inn at Port Macquarie yesterday and Baz was actually up on the NSW North Coast to attend Shane Millard’s old man’s funeral today,” Hooper said on NRL 360.
“They were at the pub yesterday and the news flashed up on Fox League that it was a breaking story that the Canterbury board had called an emergency general meeting and in all likelihood Baz had coached his last game.
“Trying to speak to other people around Canterbury Bankstown today I think that the drums had been beating for around a week now.
“But still that would have been quite unnerving for Baz to be standing there having a schooner at the pub and that news comes up.”
Braith Anasta believes that development puts to bed the notion that Barrett’s decision to step down was of his own making.
“It squashes the rumour too that he quit,” Anasta said.
“If he didn’t know that he was going to get the chop.”
However, Paul Kent revealed that Barrett had a number of meeting with Bulldogs boss Phil Gould over Magic Round in Brisbane where the finer details of his exit were discussed in private.
“I have been told he had several discussions with Gould in Brisbane after the loss over Magic Round before he returned to Port Macquarie where he was today,” Kent said.
“Certainly the discussions have been had. I don’t know if the discussions were about, mate you need to go, and work that out or mate, you are going and we will sort out what it looks like.
“It can take any form. We will get details at some point.”
However, Phil Rothfield believes Barrett will keep the details of his exit quiet as to not affect the terms of his payout, with the club reportedly forking out $500,000 for him to walk.
“I don’t think we will get Baz talking about it because it will put his money under threat,” Rothfield said.
Conjecture over whether Barrett stepped down or was sacked will continue to swirl, but it appears likely that he jumped before he was pushed.
“I spoke to a couple of blokes who were up at the Settler’s Inn at Port Macquarie yesterday and Baz was actually up on the NSW North Coast to attend Shane Millard’s old man’s funeral today,” Hooper said on NRL 360.
“They were at the pub yesterday and the news flashed up on Fox League that it was a breaking story that the Canterbury board had called an emergency general meeting and in all likelihood Baz had coached his last game.
“Trying to speak to other people around Canterbury Bankstown today I think that the drums had been beating for around a week now.
“But still that would have been quite unnerving for Baz to be standing there having a schooner at the pub and that news comes up.”
Braith Anasta believes that development puts to bed the notion that Barrett’s decision to step down was of his own making.
“It squashes the rumour too that he quit,” Anasta said.
“If he didn’t know that he was going to get the chop.”
However, Paul Kent revealed that Barrett had a number of meeting with Bulldogs boss Phil Gould over Magic Round in Brisbane where the finer details of his exit were discussed in private.
“I have been told he had several discussions with Gould in Brisbane after the loss over Magic Round before he returned to Port Macquarie where he was today,” Kent said.
“Certainly the discussions have been had. I don’t know if the discussions were about, mate you need to go, and work that out or mate, you are going and we will sort out what it looks like.
“It can take any form. We will get details at some point.”
However, Phil Rothfield believes Barrett will keep the details of his exit quiet as to not affect the terms of his payout, with the club reportedly forking out $500,000 for him to walk.
“I don’t think we will get Baz talking about it because it will put his money under threat,” Rothfield said.
