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Phil Gould has revealed the “raw” and emotional phone call he had with Trent Barrett prior to his resignation on Sunday night.
The Bulldogs general manager of football only weeks ago put his full support behind Barrett stating Channel 9’s 100% Footy: “Trent Barrett will be the coach of the Bulldogs long after I’m gone – long after I’m gone.”
But after Barrett quit his post on Monday following a poor performance against the Knights and an emergency club meeting, Gould told to the media Barrett felt like he “didn’t have the solutions” needed to turn the club around.
“It was Trent’s decision. I certainly wasn’t going to sack him. It’s sad it’s come to this,” Gould said on Monday.
“I think the performances and pressure, he got the feeling he didn’t have the solutions for what was going wrong.
“When a coach loses his job like this, or is forced to feel he has to resign, we all feel like we have failed.”
Gould revealed he and Barrett had a lengthy conversation in which Barrett was “raw” about his feelings about his job.
“That’s how he felt at the time. He made the decision on Sunday night. It was a rollercoaster through Saturday and Sunday. Late last night after I had finished the commentary on Nine, we had a long discussion, it was a very difficult discussion, it was pretty raw, he poured his heart out a bit, and he put his heart into this job,” Gould said.
sad the way it has ended. Hopefully he finds a bit of respite now and a bit of peace.
“He wanted to end the speculation and any pressure on the board to make a decision, so he took it upon himself (to resign).”
Barrett lasted only 18 months of his three-year deal at the Canterbury Bankstown club, but Gould backed him for bigger and better things.
“He’s as good a young coach I’ve seen coming through the system, he’s just been in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Gould said.
“He’s taken on big jobs because he backs himself and he’s very confident in his own ability. He works extremely hard - he’s the most hard-working young coach I’ve seen.
“He put his heart and soul into it, he gave his best, but he said, ‘I can’t see a way clear now, and I don’t want the club to suffer’, so he made the decision himself.”
Now, Gould has the job of bringing in an interim head coach, revealing he will internally appoint someone to take over the role by Wednesday.
The Bulldogs released a statement on Monday thanking Barrett for his efforts as head coach, which included recruiting a number of big names including Matt Burton, Josh Addo-Carr, Viliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney.
“We would sincerely like to thank Trent for all of his hard work and effort over the past 18 months in what has been a very difficult time for the Club,” the statement read.
The Bulldogs general manager of football only weeks ago put his full support behind Barrett stating Channel 9’s 100% Footy: “Trent Barrett will be the coach of the Bulldogs long after I’m gone – long after I’m gone.”
But after Barrett quit his post on Monday following a poor performance against the Knights and an emergency club meeting, Gould told to the media Barrett felt like he “didn’t have the solutions” needed to turn the club around.
“It was Trent’s decision. I certainly wasn’t going to sack him. It’s sad it’s come to this,” Gould said on Monday.
“I think the performances and pressure, he got the feeling he didn’t have the solutions for what was going wrong.
“When a coach loses his job like this, or is forced to feel he has to resign, we all feel like we have failed.”
Gould revealed he and Barrett had a lengthy conversation in which Barrett was “raw” about his feelings about his job.
“That’s how he felt at the time. He made the decision on Sunday night. It was a rollercoaster through Saturday and Sunday. Late last night after I had finished the commentary on Nine, we had a long discussion, it was a very difficult discussion, it was pretty raw, he poured his heart out a bit, and he put his heart into this job,” Gould said.
sad the way it has ended. Hopefully he finds a bit of respite now and a bit of peace.
“He wanted to end the speculation and any pressure on the board to make a decision, so he took it upon himself (to resign).”
Barrett lasted only 18 months of his three-year deal at the Canterbury Bankstown club, but Gould backed him for bigger and better things.
“He’s as good a young coach I’ve seen coming through the system, he’s just been in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Gould said.
“He’s taken on big jobs because he backs himself and he’s very confident in his own ability. He works extremely hard - he’s the most hard-working young coach I’ve seen.
“He put his heart and soul into it, he gave his best, but he said, ‘I can’t see a way clear now, and I don’t want the club to suffer’, so he made the decision himself.”
Now, Gould has the job of bringing in an interim head coach, revealing he will internally appoint someone to take over the role by Wednesday.
The Bulldogs released a statement on Monday thanking Barrett for his efforts as head coach, which included recruiting a number of big names including Matt Burton, Josh Addo-Carr, Viliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney.
“We would sincerely like to thank Trent for all of his hard work and effort over the past 18 months in what has been a very difficult time for the Club,” the statement read.
