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90%+ of the people on Twitter replying probably haven't even read the article. Stuff in the media like this is always going to come out when you have a top club (fading year after, going to affect the younger generation) with a bad roster struggling. The only way to make it stop is to improve on field performances.
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Twatter? Who posted it lol
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Shit, Buzz has put him up to write the article. Anything coming from that bunch of inbreds at the Telegraph/Australian is just not worth reading.
Stuff is happening at the club, cause some still expect instant success, but it ain't going to happen with the cattle we have. I suspect some want to overpay for some players as a sugar hit to show they are doing something, but Gus is saying no. Players will come, just at the right price, and some clubs will want to offload players, cause it always happens.
Stuff is happening at the club, cause some still expect instant success, but it ain't going to happen with the cattle we have. I suspect some want to overpay for some players as a sugar hit to show they are doing something, but Gus is saying no. Players will come, just at the right price, and some clubs will want to offload players, cause it always happens.
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NEWSFLASH!
Football fans upset at their team being rubbish!
Stayed tuned for updates....you heard it here first!
Football fans upset at their team being rubbish!
Stayed tuned for updates....you heard it here first!
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I just want to see if he's taken stuff off the Kennel.. If so, we should all start trolling.
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Without unlocking the pay wall, this is all it is
The Bulldogs are barking again. Not on the field, but most certainly off it. There are rumblings of discontent out of Belmore and we all know what that means …. and it isn’t good. The Bulldogs at their best are one of the most powerful clubs in the land. At their worst, they are one of the most dysfunctional, rife with internal politics and bickering.
So rehashed stuff that's been beaten to death already
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Probably is, we have had scumbag lazy "reporters" on here since 2003.
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Infighting among fan and board factions at the Bulldogs puts board at risk of overthrow
While the Bulldogs have been well known for their off-field dysfunction, harmony has decended in recent years. But are there rumblings of discontent out of Belmore once again?
Brent Read
July 7, 2023
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
The Bulldogs are barking again. Not on the field, but most certainly off it. There are rumblings of discontent out of Belmore and we all know what that means …. and it isn’t good.
The Bulldogs at their best are one of the most powerful clubs in the land. At their worst, they are one of the most dysfunctional, rife with internal politics and bickering.
In recent years, that has become a thing of the past but the natives are once again getting restless as the club lurches from one defeat to the next.
There are factions and fan groups beginning to count numbers with a view to overthrowing the board, leaving chair John Khoury and his collective facing the most crucial six months of their tenure.
They desperately need some good performances – and good news – to keep the wolves at bay or heads may roll when elections come around again in February.
Khoury has done a handy job since taking over as chair a couple of years ago. He rightly points to the appointment of Phil Gould as head of football, the signing of the coveted Cameron Ciraldo, the extension of a multimillion dollar sponsorship with the Laundy family and the improving results in lower grades.
All are ticks on his resume and suggest he has the club moving in the right direction. Yet Khoury is also smart enough to realise that football clubs are judged by their results on the field rather than off it.
It’s why the Wests Tigers find themselves under a similar microscope. Sure, they have a sparkly new $50 million Centre of Excellence but who cares if chief executive Justin Pascoe was able to lobby the government for money if they can’t win a football game.
The difference is that the Tigers board of directors and hierarchy are basically untouchable. The Bulldogs are ripe for the picking and they have been left vulnerable as the club’s revival goes much slower than most expected.
There were some, giddy with hubris after the signing of Ciraldo, who tipped them to push for the top eight this year. That belief bordered on madness. They were right to expect something other than a wooden spoon but the Bulldogs find themselves in the thick of that scrap after an embarrassing performance last weekend against Newcastle.
Gould fronted the media this week in an attempt to ease the burden on club and coach but behind the scenes, there is frustration growing as ‘Dogs supporters query where their once-great club has gone.
This column was contacted this week by a Bulldogs insider suggesting the troops were being rallied amid a push for change. Board elections are six months away. The clock is ticking.
The Bulldogs need to make headway in coming months or Khoury could face a challenge which would have a snowball effect for the club. There would be carnage. It is the last thing the Bulldogs need as they attempt to claw their way back up the ladder.
Results and recruitment will dictate how it all plays out. The frustration among Bulldogs fans no doubt grows as they watch former players Nick Meaney and Jeremy Marshall-King tear it up for Melbourne and the Dolphins.
So too Reimis Smith at the Storm and Marcelo Montoya for the Warriors. The Bulldogs have signed Stephen Crichton for next season, but they need more than the Penrith centre, who is expected to wear the No. 1 jersey for Canterbury.
So much more. There are crucial pieces of the puzzle that are missing. It’s why their recruitment has focused on a halfback and a middle forward. Toby Sexton has been signed but the jury is out on whether he is the answer.
Ben Hunt has been on their radar for some time but he looks more likely to return to Queensland. A class playmaker may be a bridge too far at the moment.
Payne Haas is understood to be their top target when it comes to the middle of the field and he would be a trophy signing. He won’t come cheap if he arrives at November 1 yet to sign an extension with Brisbane, but the Bulldogs will have a swing if he decides to trigger a multimillion dollar bidding war for his services.
Haas would be a statement. The sort of signing who may silence the noise that is coming out of Belmore. Supporters need to see something that gives them a sense of hope. The more they jeer their team and walk out of the stadium in disgust before full-time, the more tenuous it becomes for Khoury and his cohort.
A change at the top could mean changes further down the line. The ‘Dogs have big plans but they may be scuppered if Khoury can’t find a way to appease the masses.
While the Bulldogs have been well known for their off-field dysfunction, harmony has decended in recent years. But are there rumblings of discontent out of Belmore once again?
Brent Read
July 7, 2023
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
The Bulldogs are barking again. Not on the field, but most certainly off it. There are rumblings of discontent out of Belmore and we all know what that means …. and it isn’t good.
The Bulldogs at their best are one of the most powerful clubs in the land. At their worst, they are one of the most dysfunctional, rife with internal politics and bickering.
In recent years, that has become a thing of the past but the natives are once again getting restless as the club lurches from one defeat to the next.
There are factions and fan groups beginning to count numbers with a view to overthrowing the board, leaving chair John Khoury and his collective facing the most crucial six months of their tenure.
They desperately need some good performances – and good news – to keep the wolves at bay or heads may roll when elections come around again in February.
Khoury has done a handy job since taking over as chair a couple of years ago. He rightly points to the appointment of Phil Gould as head of football, the signing of the coveted Cameron Ciraldo, the extension of a multimillion dollar sponsorship with the Laundy family and the improving results in lower grades.
All are ticks on his resume and suggest he has the club moving in the right direction. Yet Khoury is also smart enough to realise that football clubs are judged by their results on the field rather than off it.
It’s why the Wests Tigers find themselves under a similar microscope. Sure, they have a sparkly new $50 million Centre of Excellence but who cares if chief executive Justin Pascoe was able to lobby the government for money if they can’t win a football game.
The difference is that the Tigers board of directors and hierarchy are basically untouchable. The Bulldogs are ripe for the picking and they have been left vulnerable as the club’s revival goes much slower than most expected.
There were some, giddy with hubris after the signing of Ciraldo, who tipped them to push for the top eight this year. That belief bordered on madness. They were right to expect something other than a wooden spoon but the Bulldogs find themselves in the thick of that scrap after an embarrassing performance last weekend against Newcastle.
Gould fronted the media this week in an attempt to ease the burden on club and coach but behind the scenes, there is frustration growing as ‘Dogs supporters query where their once-great club has gone.
This column was contacted this week by a Bulldogs insider suggesting the troops were being rallied amid a push for change. Board elections are six months away. The clock is ticking.
The Bulldogs need to make headway in coming months or Khoury could face a challenge which would have a snowball effect for the club. There would be carnage. It is the last thing the Bulldogs need as they attempt to claw their way back up the ladder.
Results and recruitment will dictate how it all plays out. The frustration among Bulldogs fans no doubt grows as they watch former players Nick Meaney and Jeremy Marshall-King tear it up for Melbourne and the Dolphins.
So too Reimis Smith at the Storm and Marcelo Montoya for the Warriors. The Bulldogs have signed Stephen Crichton for next season, but they need more than the Penrith centre, who is expected to wear the No. 1 jersey for Canterbury.
So much more. There are crucial pieces of the puzzle that are missing. It’s why their recruitment has focused on a halfback and a middle forward. Toby Sexton has been signed but the jury is out on whether he is the answer.
Ben Hunt has been on their radar for some time but he looks more likely to return to Queensland. A class playmaker may be a bridge too far at the moment.
Payne Haas is understood to be their top target when it comes to the middle of the field and he would be a trophy signing. He won’t come cheap if he arrives at November 1 yet to sign an extension with Brisbane, but the Bulldogs will have a swing if he decides to trigger a multimillion dollar bidding war for his services.
Haas would be a statement. The sort of signing who may silence the noise that is coming out of Belmore. Supporters need to see something that gives them a sense of hope. The more they jeer their team and walk out of the stadium in disgust before full-time, the more tenuous it becomes for Khoury and his cohort.
A change at the top could mean changes further down the line. The ‘Dogs have big plans but they may be scuppered if Khoury can’t find a way to appease the masses.
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I think JK is safe.
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If things don’t improve somewhat significantly between now and seasons end JK is gone. I guarantee you.
Rival factions are already making major moves. They smell blood in the water.
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I’m p1ssed off that old mate Brent Read left out Renouf Atoni off his list!
He’s now…Ummm…anyway, he should’ve been added to the long list
He’s now…Ummm…anyway, he should’ve been added to the long list
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If we get towled up by rabbitohs reserves.. it will be worse than last week even if it’s not the same scoreline… will he still be safe lol?
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Dunno it was on a Gould tweet I think
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And if it’s who is suspected the club will only go further backwards if they get anywhere near the boardroom.