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Mad Dogs
Canterbury top dog Phil Gould doesn’t normally respond to agenda-driven stories designed to cause him or his club grief, but the Kyle Flanagan yarn has him seeing red.
News Corp reported as fact last week that Flanagan was bound for Brookvale immediately, despite the player telling the club he knew nothing of it. There is no doubt Sea Eagles assistant Shane Flanagan would think he could bring the best out of his son at Manly, and any father would want to help their child through a rough spot, but no one from Flanagan’s camp contacted Gould. There are some at Canterbury who think the story was planted on game day to damage them.
“The unfortunate truth for those peddling that false story, is that his manager never raised the issue with me, his father never raised the issue with me, nor has anyone from the Manly club raised the issue with me,” Gould said.
“Kyle himself was totally confused as to why the media story appeared. Kyle’s manager agrees with our plan to assist Kyle to become a very good NRL hooker. I’ve always believed that’s his destiny. No one has asked me, or anyone else, for a release.
“No one has suggested a player trade. The Bulldogs’ interest here is to turn Kyle into the best player he can be and we feel that’s as a hooker.
“I feel for Kyle with the position he has been put in because of the stories that have been pushed. There is an agenda that runs deep and I don’t need to point it out. It’s childish and irresponsible.”
Mad Dogs
Canterbury top dog Phil Gould doesn’t normally respond to agenda-driven stories designed to cause him or his club grief, but the Kyle Flanagan yarn has him seeing red.
News Corp reported as fact last week that Flanagan was bound for Brookvale immediately, despite the player telling the club he knew nothing of it. There is no doubt Sea Eagles assistant Shane Flanagan would think he could bring the best out of his son at Manly, and any father would want to help their child through a rough spot, but no one from Flanagan’s camp contacted Gould. There are some at Canterbury who think the story was planted on game day to damage them.
“The unfortunate truth for those peddling that false story, is that his manager never raised the issue with me, his father never raised the issue with me, nor has anyone from the Manly club raised the issue with me,” Gould said.
“Kyle himself was totally confused as to why the media story appeared. Kyle’s manager agrees with our plan to assist Kyle to become a very good NRL hooker. I’ve always believed that’s his destiny. No one has asked me, or anyone else, for a release.
“No one has suggested a player trade. The Bulldogs’ interest here is to turn Kyle into the best player he can be and we feel that’s as a hooker.
“I feel for Kyle with the position he has been put in because of the stories that have been pushed. There is an agenda that runs deep and I don’t need to point it out. It’s childish and irresponsible.”
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