News ‘Worst thing that happened’: Dogs’ Flanagan problem laid bare amid legend’s Burton fear

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I think I can speak for almost everyone in the Kennal when I say,
"Well, Darrrrr..!"
 
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Dogsville said:
why can everyone see the problem but they don't drop him. Different if we beat the warriors, it would have taken the pressure off Flanagan. He cant lead the team, experiment is over. he has failed. Sure some keep saying we don't have anyone else. Flanagan doesn't offer anything , his kicks in general play are average, he does not take the line on, he cant lead the team. Someone else should be given a chance a it wont make any difference we will continue to struggle with him there. Last game if he doesn't play better time to go.
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Different if we beat the warriors. Only a blatant shepherd cost us the win. So we were robbed. Put the warriors game in the win column and move on. No more pressure on Flanagan.
Again, at great cost, the Club pays a Manager of Football and a Coach. I back whatever THEY choose to do knowing full well, any decision they make is NOT as a supporter, but as an administrator who is PAID to make the right call to benefit the Club.
Stop the noise.
So in Gould and Ciraldo we trust.
 
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When does this guys contract finish. It feels like he's been here forever. Just goooooo bro
 
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Cappuccino said:
SACK DJDEEP


6 flannos this week
3 kiraz last week
what will tomorrow bring?
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O don't know people.complain about this tbh. I'd rather have a new article posted separately so that I don't have to read 10 pages to come accross it. Chances are I wouldn't ever read it because it is hidden inside of a thread I have lost interest in. So tell me, why does it upset you so much?
 
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senshidog said:
They keep making excuses for him but the bottom line is he just isn't good enough.

His career has been flattered by playing alongside (mostly) decent experienced halves players - with the exception of a few games alongside Drew Hutchinson at Roosters.

Flanno isn't an organiser, he's a ball runner. Same to a degree with KO. Difference however is (despite his young age) KO can read a defensive line and play eyes up footy really well, which makes him hard to defend against. His decision making is decent too.

Being able to play as a structured player (the excuse given here), just means he's a failure as a half as he has no creativity of his own.

The best he looked since signing with us was a few weeks ago when he roamed both sides of the field like Burton was.

Dogs need to put a line in the sand and tell him he's got till (for example) Round 7 to show something, or it's time to move on.

We can't afford to burn this season pissing about with halves options.

Heck I'd even promote Rajab this year alongside Burton, and have Flanno / Reynolds working alongside KO in NSW Cup. Then again don't want to stifle KO by putting Flanno alongside him.

Shame we can't see if someone like Dragons or Tigers are interested in him and do a mid season player swap with them.
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I doubt that any NRL or SL that would give us a paddle pop as a swap for him.
 
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‘I don’t want to be critical of Flanagan’ Anasta replied. ‘I think he has the ability I just haven’t seen it yet’. (Edited for clarity).

Thanks for the scoop Braith. He’s in his third season at Belmore and none of us have seen it yet with the odd exception of being in the right place at the right time to finish a couple of tries he didn’t create.

I don’t think he’ll get dropped any time soon with no-one to replace him but if that eventually happens or when he’s not re-signed at years end will you then say he’s been treated unfairly??
 
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flamebouyant said:
O don't know people.complain about this tbh. I'd rather have a new article posted separately so that I don't have to read 10 pages to come accross it. Chances are I wouldn't ever read it because it is hidden inside of a thread I have lost interest in. So tell me, why does it upset you so much?
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Yeh the problem is he consistently posts articles which are exact rehashes with the same quotes.
I agree with u on that when the topic has diverged or changed it should have a new thread. But when it's the same quotes from the same people on the same show with the same hyperbole it's quite a drag
Last week or the week before he posted the game day thead, then 2 separate threads for game day previews.

The decent SMH/ fox / 9 articles obviously no one has issues with, and we haven't even started on all the garbage roar articles/forum posts lol
 
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TwinTurbo said:
Everyone can see the problem but the coaching staff don't drop him because the available replacements are worse overall. Worse for the team who have trained all season with him and worse for the replacement player who isn't ready to play at NRL level for 80 minutes, every week, week in week out.

Always a Bulldog
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Just a suggestion. Could it work to bring in KO or Rajab off the bench (instead of Reynolds) in NRL for a few games to ease one of them in, to see how he transitions into team structures off the bench in H2? Worth a shot I think
 
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jake6 said:
Most halves would struggle behind our pack atm. Flanno is plain shit but wouldn’t look as bad if our forwards were winning the ruck
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Real halfback makes the forwards job easier by directing them into spaces not brick-wall deffences...
Our Flanno can't do it, he is too predictable !!!
 
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D- voice said:
Real halfback makes the forwards job easier by directing them into spaces not brick-wall deffences...
Our Flanno can't do it, he is too predictable !!!
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Edge forwards yes. Middles no. Middles make the yardage and good ones win the play the ball, which would allow the hooker to distribute to the halves with alot more time and space than what they are getting.
 
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The top comment for this article on reddit is Burton slander, Bulldog fans in shambles.
 
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jake6 said:
Edge forwards yes. Middles no. Middles make the yardage and good ones win the play the ball, which would allow the hooker to distribute to the halves with alot more time and space than what they are getting.
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All forwards/players must run at the weakest spots in defence, it is the coache's job to establish where that is and the halfback's job to direct the props especially into those spots, no matter how big or strong the props are they simply can't sustain barging into the opposition's forwards, they'll just keep on getting bashed...
There are times when you have to and that is when they are coming off their line !
 
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