Rumour Barrett is walking on thin ice

[Malla]

Barrett is gone

 

[bricktamland]

Glad it’s happening he is a cancer atm.. plot twist .. Barrett second year as coach is a movie called the rebuild… but the twist ending is it’s actually the opposite . Should be called the un- doing

 

[bricktamland]

Who will be the caretaker coach

Mick potter or furner

 

[Dogna88]

Mick potter or furner

Furner needs to go with Baz

 

[D.O.W.]

There's something I implore the Bulldogs community to understand about Phil Gould as both a person in the media and a decision maker. What he says in public is in stark opposition to what he actually believes and will do. We've seen it quite literally on hundreds of occasions since his time at the Panthers. He publicly backed Griffin and next thing you know he's axed brutally in public. You see, Gus has a short patience. He knew Griffin was not the coach to lead them to a premiership. He knew he had core deficiencies that are just now being exposed at the Dragons. And he wont use his position in the media as a professional to publicly criticise his employees in the football department, or friends for that matter. Gus couldn't care less for friendships. He knows this is a performance based business and there's only so long you can blame 'Patience' and 'Learning' as the issues of your footy club. He knows what this team is capable of and he knows it will be bolstered next year, but he also knows Barrett isn't the man to lead a club he knows so well to its next premiership.

On a side note, in the podcast Matt Thompson said Hastings matured. Gus said, hang on a minute, how bout the coaches he was dealt a hand by at in Manly. That alone demonstrates that Gus does not trust Barrett and he knows too well whats coming.

Go Bulldogs

Gus sacked Griffin when the Panthers were in the top 4 from memory - brutal!! Imagine what he’s thinking of Baz running stone motherless last???

 

[the12thman]

Gus sacked Griffin when the Panthers were in the top 4 from memory - brutal!! Imagine what he’s thinking of Baz running stone motherless last???

This is 100% true. Baz is embarrassing Gus at the moment and making him look bad.

Gus has a very healthy ego and he won't cop this crap.

Baz is done, it's only a matter of when Gus publically announces it

 

[B-Train]

Baz has left Gus with no option. I'm sure Gus would rather fire him over the offseason but these performances are unacceptable. 4 wins and 27 losses is pathetic and can't be tolerated any longer. What's insane is that so many fans have defended Baz's record and coaching even until now.

 

[surfdog]

roosters, raiders then knights coming up, be surprised if we can even stay close let alone win these. Assume the coach will be gone at 1-10

 

[Doggy71]

Barrett is one of those great footy brains that can't coach e.g Jason Taylor.

Agree mate,I've spoken to a few in the know and they all said Barrett is very intelligent and has a great footy brain. He might be guilty of overcomplicating game plans etc that the players find hard to follow. All the good coaches seem to simplify player roles,not complicate them.

 

[Como Dog]

He knew the public outcry it would cause if he sacked Barrett immediately. He signed all the new recruits. He was willing to give him 12 weeks but it hasn't worked out. Now its time to move on.

Yep he's good at reading the room and knows most if not everyone now feels this way even if Gus knew earlier and this is the time to act.

 

[dogzofwar]

13% win rate enough said

 

[Como Dog]

Barrett is one of those great footy brains that can't coach e.g Jason Taylor.

Exactly right, I listened to him and thought he operates at a high intelligence level of football. Got what he was saying but thought to myself how would all of the team understand and then execute this. You need some exceptionally good and smart players which he probably had at Penrith to carry out the game plan he wanted. We don't have those players right now. Probably why Barrett was successful at Penrith as Ivan was then able to break it down to a simpler level for the rest of the team.

 

[Menteek]

Yep this is what I think is going to happen. Gould last night was in the dressing room saying “ok coach is rubbish but what you guys dished out there is even more embarrassing” . Gus would of sat with baz saying look mate you’ve tried but we cannot finish 2022 as last for the second time, would probably be the first time in history two spoons in a row.

 

[Doge]

Not sure. Heard an outlandish claim that Gus might be the caretaker coach but I doubt it considering how old he is. I'm sure he has a plan in place.

Now I know you are bullshitting

 

[craigo]

Barrett will be gone in the next few weeks, per sources at the club. Gus is already looking at replacements for 2023 and beyond. A meeting will be held on Tuesday to decide his future / time frame before sacking. He's a dead man walking unfortunately.

Hope we don’t have to wait till next year for the coach. Bring in flanno now

 

[Dogmonster]

I think the ice cracked and he is using a snorkel.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Barrett will be gone in the next few weeks, per sources at the club. Gus is already looking at replacements for 2023 and beyond. A meeting will be held on Tuesday to decide his future / time frame before sacking. He's a dead man walking unfortunately.

Flanno baby bring it on

 

[grunta]

The decision to remove Barrett as head coach has already been made, any time frame they give him now is only lip service.

Is this what you think mate? Or have you actually heard this from a bulldogs source?

 

[grunta]

Barrett is gone

How sure are you brother? You hear this from your usual source? Or just a hunch?

 

[Roger the alien]

Is this what you think mate? Or have you actually heard this from a bulldogs source?

Heard.