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It’s smart long term strategy from Gus.
Barrett signed Flano, talked him up to the moon and then treated him like garbage without accepting any responsibility for his total lack of development (or regression if we want to be perfectly honest about it.) You can all rip on Flanagan as much as you like, but the reality is Barrett decided to sign him, spoke very highly about his talent snd failed to bring it out.
To let Flano go after treating him like that would be a terrible look for the club. It’s not how professional clubs should operate and Gus is aware of this.
By giving Flano a run now, Gus is trying to help the kid rediscover his confidence, hoping he will show considerable improvement over the preseason. If he doesn’t, he’ll be playing reggies for long enough that we can at Keats say we gave him every opportunity to be successful here. By this point, if we do need to move him on, we will be able to do it more quietly in a way that ring damage the club’s reputation.
Gus is a smart man. He knows cutting Flanagan loose now would be a terrible look for the club. As bad as he looks right now, giving him a little more time is best for both the player and the club’s long term image.
Barrett has been here for less than a year and has already created all sorts of problems for Gus. Gus is dealing with them in the best way possible, keeping our long term image and the welfare of our posters in mind. That’s the way to do it.
Barrett signed Flano, talked him up to the moon and then treated him like garbage without accepting any responsibility for his total lack of development (or regression if we want to be perfectly honest about it.) You can all rip on Flanagan as much as you like, but the reality is Barrett decided to sign him, spoke very highly about his talent snd failed to bring it out.
To let Flano go after treating him like that would be a terrible look for the club. It’s not how professional clubs should operate and Gus is aware of this.
By giving Flano a run now, Gus is trying to help the kid rediscover his confidence, hoping he will show considerable improvement over the preseason. If he doesn’t, he’ll be playing reggies for long enough that we can at Keats say we gave him every opportunity to be successful here. By this point, if we do need to move him on, we will be able to do it more quietly in a way that ring damage the club’s reputation.
Gus is a smart man. He knows cutting Flanagan loose now would be a terrible look for the club. As bad as he looks right now, giving him a little more time is best for both the player and the club’s long term image.
Barrett has been here for less than a year and has already created all sorts of problems for Gus. Gus is dealing with them in the best way possible, keeping our long term image and the welfare of our posters in mind. That’s the way to do it.