Phil Gould ≠ Nostradamus
'ex' Barrett's Bulldogs
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Twent can do it!!!
Dogs now outright last.
Someone on the kennel with this classic:
"I reckon that's why Browney slapped him across the face...Baz told him he wanted to be an NRL coach."
Trivia fact - that "slap" game was the last game Manly won in the 'Gong (2003). It's about time that stat was changed!
"I reckon that's why Browney slapped him across the face...Baz told him he wanted to be an NRL coach."
Trivia fact - that "slap" game was the last game Manly won in the 'Gong (2003). It's about time that stat was changed!
BARRETT BATTLES TO AVOID ALL-TIME LOW
Trent Barrett is staring down the barrel of equalling the worst coaching record in Canterbury’s proud rugby league history.
In the countdown to next Saturday’s clash with the Sydney Roosters, Fox Sports Stats show Barrett is on the brink of entering unwanted territory not seen in 87 long years.
Barrett’s record at the Dogs currently stands at 4 wins in 31 matches, for a winning strike rate of 12.9 per cent.
That will drop to 12.5 per cent with another loss to the Roosters, potentially equalling the previous worst record set by Ed Courtney way back in 1935.
Courtney lost 14 of 16 games that season including a record 87-7 defeat to the Roosters.
It’s worth noting Dean Pay had a 33.3 per cent winning record before he was unceremoniously punted to make way for Barrett.
Trent Barrett is staring down the barrel of equalling the worst coaching record in Canterbury’s proud rugby league history.
In the countdown to next Saturday’s clash with the Sydney Roosters, Fox Sports Stats show Barrett is on the brink of entering unwanted territory not seen in 87 long years.
Barrett’s record at the Dogs currently stands at 4 wins in 31 matches, for a winning strike rate of 12.9 per cent.
That will drop to 12.5 per cent with another loss to the Roosters, potentially equalling the previous worst record set by Ed Courtney way back in 1935.
Courtney lost 14 of 16 games that season including a record 87-7 defeat to the Roosters.
It’s worth noting Dean Pay had a 33.3 per cent winning record before he was unceremoniously punted to make way for Barrett.
Every loss, one step closer!!
Can’t be long now ( if he’s not lynched by fans first ).
Can’t be long now ( if he’s not lynched by fans first ).
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Gould doing what Gould does. He knew after 2014 when he took the reigning premier Panthers U/20's to 9th place that Barrett couldn't coach.
You don't think he wanted Manly to keep him for longer??
It's hard to yell at your drinking buddies, so it's good to have someone do it for you.
Jeez, if I’m Trenty I’d be having a security detail with me at all times.I'll just put this here hahaha
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One of the few times I wholeheartedly agree with Gus. As @HoldenV8 said, Covid is here for the long haul. And it is imperative that the NRL have a plan B, wether it’s loaning players, forfeits (to be played mid week? Whatever, we can’t just sit on our arses with our fingers crossed).Gould seeking Warriors, Titans loan players as COVID contingency
Gould seeking Warriors, Titans loan players as COVID contingency
Phil Gould has asked the NRL for permission to approach the Warriors and Titans for a standby player should COVID-19 further ravage his Bulldogs squad.www.smh.com.au
Canterbury supremo Phil Gould has asked the NRL for permission to approach the Warriors and Titans for a standby player should COVID-19 further ravage his undermanned squad.
Gould confirmed that four players - Jake Averillo, Brent Naden, Ava Seumanufagai and Reece Hoffman - have been ruled out after providing positive PCR tests. However, their ability to replace them has been compromised after the virus ran through the club, with Creedence Toia, Josh Stuckey and Ryan Gray among those to also test positive.
Gould was adamant the game against the Broncos would go ahead as planned at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night despite the club also dealing with a heavy injury toll that includes Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Matt Doorey, Braidon Burns, Jack Hetherington, Paul Alamoti and Chris Patola.
However, with the side only being able to fill 19 of the requisite 24 players for the encounter, the former premiership-winning coach spoke to the NRL about reinforcements should more players be scratched.
“The issue is, and I raised it with the league this morning … what if we get five or six more?” Gould said on Wide World of Sports’ Six Tackles with Gus podcast.
“What do we do? We might be the first, this might be the big test.
“What I said was: ‘Is there any chance, either from Titans or Warriors who are in the area - we can’t ask the Broncos because we’re playing the Broncos - but certainly from [the] Titans or Warriors, whether or not they could provide a loan player, who could stay at a different hotel, on standby just in case we need it?
“That’s an extreme case but, at the same token, the game is on Channel Nine. It’s our big game at 8pm. You would hate to get in there and not have the numbers to fill the squads.
“Hopefully that doesn’t happen, but you’ve got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, as they say.”
Due to the injury and COVID setbacks, Gould has requested that the club’s lower-grade game against Mounties be postponed until Monday. However, there were no thoughts of delaying the NRL fixture.
“No, it’s not an option, we will be there to play,” he said.
“There will be some kids there very excited about getting an opportunity and probably some others on the bench hoping someone catches it, so they get a run … hopefully we get through the next couple of days without more positives.”
Gould himself recently had COVID and said he was still feeling the effects.
“I’m still having breathing difficulties now and I’ve still got a cough,” he said. “I test myself twice a day and I still test negative, but I don’t feel well with it.
“It’s in our club at the moment, and we have to protect the other teams we’re playing against and protect everyone else in the organisation. We’ve got to keep everyone isolated, and we have to travel isolated and stay isolated. We’ll see if we can get this game on for the fans on Friday night.
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