Fear and Loathing at Belmore - From the Couch: Round 15,2018

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Fear and Loathing at Belmore:
Des Hasler, Ray Dib and Raelene Castle should never work in Rugby League again. They should all consider themselves lucky they are not in jail though, in Castle’s case, she is suffering a fate far worse than prison: rugby union. Their wilful mismanagement of Canterbury’s salary cap and roster situation has done so much damage to the club that the Bulldogs have no real alternative but to grit their teeth, swallow their pride and endure a Newcastle-like complete rebuild. The Bulldogs can look inside the chest but they won’t anything … the club has been plundered by Dib’s thirst for politics, Hasler’s desire for total control and Castle’s sheer and utter incompetence. From backended deals that will see someone as ordinary as Greg Eastwood paid $800,000 a year to the seven-figure deal to bring in a “star” half who can hardly walk, to six years of pathway neglect and no player development, the trio have looted and torched a proud club. Let’s not talk about monies given to Tony Williams and opportunities to denied to Damien Cook.

The Bulldogs have not historically been a two-bit operation. For so long, they have been one of the best managed organisations in the premiership. Peter Moore is arguably the greatest administrator in Rugby League history. They will now have to endure three and maybe four seasons anchored in the bottom four. They will start short-priced favourites for the wooden spoon next year. They will be paying probably 6-8 players to play at other clubs, maybe the best 6-8 players. It is the only way to rebuild now.

The appetite for such a rebuild was there for all to see on Saturday at Belmore when less than 7000 fans turned up. The Bulldogs were favoured but turned in their worst performance of the year.

The club is back in the right hands. If any team will have the patience of rebuild it is Lynne and Chris Anderson. They have backed coach Dean Pay and CEO Andrew Hill. All are realists. They know the predicament they have entered. It Is just unfortunate that it took such horrific circumstances to give the levers of power at the club back to good people.

Nick Tedeschi on June 17, 2018
 

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It’s certainly going to take time, that is very evident and speaks for itself !!
 

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Why isn't dean pay being scutinised like all the players?
Reeks of corruption
 

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Why isn't dean pay being scutinised like all the players?
Reeks of corruption
Because no matter how good a coach maybe, you just can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear, he has honest players who give their all each week but not one of them has the talent of a Mortimer or Lamb etc.
 

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Of course Nicks going to kiss arse...

His sister plays fullback for Bulldogs in Womans Premiership.

She'd get demoted if he truthfully slaughtered us.
 

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Why isn't dean pay being scutinised like all the players?
Reeks of corruption
Protected species. The bloke is fucking incompetent, the sooner he's gone the better.
 

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He is a dogs supporter and member for memory.
 

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Whos contracts are the bulldogs paying for next year? Kasiano and Graham's contracts ends this year

Now that mbye is gone plus 400k and possible woods leaving and foran retiring. There should be money to sign some players
 

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Why isn't dean pay being scutinised like all the players?
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What exactly do you expect from him? Miracles? There are a few that constantly bag him, but to be honest he has ingerited a rabble and sadly its just going to take time. For this reason he deserves to be given a fair hearing until things improve.
 

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as bad a situation it is.. We could still offer more... we haven't changed anything from last year, especially 5th tackle options
 

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as bad a situation it is.. We could still offer more... we haven't changed anything from last year, especially 5th tackle options
We could offer more but let's be honest, as a work place the dogs would be a shite fight right now. Our best (arguable) players being shown the door, no talent, no real signings, no salary cap, a team use to losing, brand new coach and admin and we pay players (their mates) to play for other teams and beat us even further into the dirt. Yeah they are excuses but they are real and we are humans, shite affects us even when we say it shouldn't. I reckon the dogs have the biggest rebuild in RL history in front of us, this isn't just we can't attract players type thing...this is across the board and a complete rebuild in every facet of what we do. Just my thoughts.
 

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6 - 8 players being paid to play elsewhere next season. This cant be right. Graham and Kasiano's contacts finish the end of this season. Who does this leave Brenko Lee, Abby? I thought they were this year only but could be wrong. We wont be able to move Foran, and Woods might be too expensive for anybody to take. 6- 8 I think is exaggerating things. If anyone has any factual information please post.
 

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as bad a situation it is.. We could still offer more... we haven't changed anything from last year, especially 5th tackle options
Fifth tackle options come from your halves. Did you see Frawley and JMK's dud kicks on the weekend.
Is that Dean Pay kicking it out on the full? Is that Dean Pay kicking the ball dead? These guys have been playing footy all their lives, it's not Dean's fault these guys are spastics.
Do you think Brent Sherwin was taught by Folkes how to kick?
Kicking on the 5th should come naturally to these idiots.
If our kicking game was on point we would of won a few more games and be in the running for the top eight.

Hey Frawley...want to be a good kicker, do what Andrew Johns and Cooper Cronk used to do, practice kicking in your own time, extras....wanna be the best at something, keep doing it over and over until you master it...just ask the top halves what they used to do. Imagine how many extra points we would of scored had our kicking been on point.
 
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