Poor Baz. Every couple of weeks these attacking stat articles come out. Who the fuck is going to hire him as an assistant coach now or even as an attack coach? Potter has exposed him for the fraud he was and has effectively ended his coaching career
And to think if Potter was coach from Rd 1 we would be comfortably in the 8 this year.......fuck you Baz.
It's remarkable that we didn't need a change of personnel to achieve this turnaround. Coaches are always quick to blame the roster when a team goes on a losing streak. Even Bellamy commented a few weeks ago in the depths of Storms despair, that he didn't know whether or not he actually had the players to turn it around, and start winning again.
So couldn't Gould see from early in the season that the players weren't the problem, it was the way they were being coached.
After failing miserably last year, Barrett turned up this year with EXACTLY the same plan and coaching style that failed last year. Blind Freddy could see in the trial we lost to the Sharks 36-6 or something, that our attack still had no idea, and our defence wasn't working as a unit. Gould persisted in backing Barrett until the Board made the call that he must resign if he wants his full contract honoured.
I doubt the players attitude changed with the change in coach, other than to feel freedom and to be more confident. Yet their performances have improved weekly.
While I was a Shane Flanagan accolite to replace Barrett, I and I think the majority of Dogs supporters want the Club to appoint Potter as Head Coach for 2 to 3 years. The question now is when will this be done? Why go in another direction, confusing the players again?....what?...to be coached the Penrith way again?No Thanks.
