Kyle Flanagan Mid-Week Press Conference | Round 10 v Raiders

[Trafford10]

In all seriousness I guess a lot of the rumours were true, I forgot who it was but they mentioned he way not be here much longer?..

Who Flanagan?

 

[The DoggFather]

You sure your not making up excuses in case you turn into a Bulldogs player.

If not me, I'll lend them a couple of big boys in Under 9s lol

 

[Flanagun]

Maybe it was him, but either way it was not a good idea.



Flanagan was always going to be a stop gap measure for us while we waited for Walker to develop, Kyle would have known that as that's why we only signed him for two years. The fact Walker has developed faster than expected is why we let Kyle go a year early.

Not arguing it was a mistake.

I don’t care what their reasoning was. Signing a kid of that age and then cutting him loose after one year is just a shit go. That type of move is going to rattle any kid’s confidence and you could tell by the way he spoke about it after signing with us that he really struggled with it and came to our club with a lot of baggage as a result. If they wanted a stop gap, sign a veteran, not a young kid whose game needs developing when you’re not willing to show enough patience with them. They’ve also had Lam in their system for a few years now. There was just no need to do what they did to Kyle. Even when he was there last year he was in and out of the side. Personally I just think Robinson expected him to develop faster than he did and as soon as he lost Ostiense, he discarded the kid as if he were a piece of garbage.

If you’re going to call out our club for kit acting in Kyle’s best interests, at least be honest enough with yourself to admit what the roosters did to him did a lot more damage.

 

[The DoggFather]

I really don’t think anyone in our club could see his breakdown coming through the press conference.
The pressure must have been building inside then just melted at that point in time.
Not thrown under the bus by any means, staff will assist along with the parents.

Could be a case that the club thought he doesn't give a fuck?

That could be justified thinking going off his "performances".

 

[Gene Krupa]

If not me, I'll lend them a couple of big boys in Under 9s lol

Even the girls would be acceptable, some of them can be a bit biggish.

 

[Rockdog]

Flanno can definitely do it. His emotion shows he really cares. He will come back from this. I think Baz should peel back some structure and get him to play what he sees. If I’m Baz I’d be putting him straight back into the fire this week, at least for half a game and tell him to just go out there and play footy.

 

[The DoggFather]

Even the girls would be acceptable, some of them can be a bit biggish.

Bro, there is a girl in Wenty U9-4s and I swear she is only in 4s because she is a girl.

Solid, fast, footwork and fkn smart.

 

[CaptainJackson]

Personally I just think Robinson expected him to develop faster than he did and as soon as he lost Ostiense, he discarded the kid as if he were a piece of garbage.

Welcome to the world of professional sports

 

[Gene Krupa]

Bro, there is a girl in Wenty U9-4s and I swear she is only in 4s because she is a girl.

Solid, fast, footwork and fkn smart.

Sign her up.

 

[Gene Krupa]

he discarded the kid as if he were a piece of garbage.

Maybe because he was.

 

[The DoggFather]

Sign her up.

I tried to get her in my team but we are capped at 12 players...

 

[Moedogg]

I reckon he insisted on fronting the media rather than look weak if he didn't turn up as usual. Bennett would never have let that happen, he is very protective of his players. Learning curve for Barrett as a young coach.

 

[Gene Krupa]

I tried to get her in my team but we are capped at 12 players...

Tell them your club has to have female players. Use the diversity word. If that fails, threaten them with Clementin Ford. lol

 

[ash160]

People are making to big a deal of this. Yeah he got a bit emotional when talking about his dads support that’s fine, who wouldn’t. The pressure is on all number 7s in the game...it’s part of the job and also fronting up to the media. He showed some real class and bravery fronting up.

He’s a good kid and he wants to do well, I hope things turn around for him but we all know carrying this side to a win is not going to be easy

 

[no1bulldog]

he's just not made for the NRL, I know i might sound harsh but the way he's been playing and his current emmotional state he's just not up to it...not everyone is thats why its an elite competition

 

[Rockdog]

Come on Flanno, dust yourself off mate and get back to work. Work harder then you ever have before and the rewards will come.

 

[Matthew G]

Like I mentioned before, we know he plays behind a bunch of cats, but what's his excuse in the red zone where he buckles? Or good clearing kicks? Or guiding the duds around?

When you play behind a bunch of cats, you dont get as many opportunities to make plays so when you do get an opportunity you feel you have to make it count, hes putting way too much pressure on himself to score off every set, he just needs to work on getting repeat sets and building pressure

 

[Juicydog]

Do you honestly fucking think that professional sports organisations don't have those support mechanisms set up in this day and age?????

FFS you people are fucking drama queens and this is coming from probably the most "PC" person on the forum.

You have had in for him from the moment he was signed.

You have an obvious agenda against the kid....

 

[Shire Dog]

Could be a case that the club thought he doesn't give a fuck?

That could be justified thinking going off his "performances".

I agree his performances have been well below par along with the majority of our team,
Club knows he does give a fuck , the kid is in the very early stages of a three year contract unlike some others who are on pretty good coin and doing sweet FA on game day.
That bunch who have zero interest in staying at season end.

 

[Flanagun]

Maybe because he was.

He’s not garbage. If he was so hopeless why did the roosters sign him in the first place? He had some decent games for the roosters and was great for us in round one. I think he came out in round one determined to prove a point, but after the anger wore off a bit, our form and his treatment by the roosters started to rapidly erode his confidence. He has holes in his game and areas he needs to work on, but he has talent and he’s still very young. Some playmakers mature faster than others. Some of you really need to chill a bit and stop being so savage. Getting hooked like that in front of his old man must have really hurt. I feel for him.