Gould vs Cleary

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

According to reports they have gone to war with Cleary telling Gould to butt out of the coaching side lol.

About time.

 

[Class of 96]

Fatty just said to Gould your 5 year plan is now into its 35th year! Gould gave a smirk then looked downright filthy lol.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Fatty just said to Gould your 5 year plan is now into its 35th year! Gould gave a smirk then looked downright filthy lol.

Which is ok if you divide 35 by cat years. Or is it dog years?

 

[HoldenV8]

Which is ok if you divide 35 by cat years. Or is it dog years?

Its still 7 in dog years lol

 

[maxta]

I reckon Penrith is 1 side that will go on a winning run and finish Top 6.
Still enjoying the Gould war and think it will continue and is probably even more intense than media are running with.....as much as Gould knows in relation to winning footy games, finds a way of unsettling coaches under his watchful eye.

 

[MadMarcus]

Gould’s comments on how he is “mates” with Cleary are about as believable as when he said they had no plans to sack Griffin... or when he said Trent Barrett is the next SuperCoach...

 

[Class of 96]

Don’t think Fatty will be on Gould’s Christmas card list. They were really direct questions. What do you actually do at the club?, what is your role?, do you still have a job?, does Ivan ask you for advice? He did the job of a proper investigative reporter. Gould looked very squirmish and you get the feeling he may not be involved for much longer which would be a shame as this has Barnum and Bailey written all over it.

 

[ricardo]

I read somewhere Ivan's win loss is hovering around 47% and he wasn't actually that good?

 

[HappilyManly]

Gould’s comments on how he is “mates” with Cleary are about as believable as when he said they had no plans to sack Griffin... or when he said Trent Barrett is the next SuperCoach...

Karma

Gus sold us 'Wunderkind Baz' and now his CEO brought back another Coach that he did not rate

 

[HappilyManly]

Don’t think Fatty will be on Gould’s Christmas card list. They were really direct questions. What do you actually do at the club?, what is your role?, do you still have a job?, does Ivan ask you for advice? He did the job of a proper investigative reporter. Gould looked very squirmish and you get the feeling he may not be involved for much longer which would be a shame as this has Barnum and Bailey written all over it.

The only upside for the game would be for Gus to replace Turdburger

 

[lsz]

It could be true, but the first paragraph of the story is as follows

“An investigative report from NRL.com has revealed Phil Gould’s “secret” play to bring Wayne Bennett to the foot of the mountains.”

Does anyone really believe nrl.com is out there doing investigative reporting?

It is an amazing piece of work considering the source - not sure what good it would do for the game

 

[47MVEagle]

Well the old saying goes "pride comes before a fall" & Gould has been using the media to manipulate everyone to do his bidding so I can only say I'm happy to see it finally come back full circle & bite him on the backside.

It certainly puts a different context on his comments last year about not standing in the way of father & son (Ivan & Nathan) working together at the same club - if he was after Bennett all along, was that his way of saying he wouldn't be held over a barrel by the Clearys?

Funny to discover he was undermined by his CEO on that matter.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

The Gould League.

Some good bird (or maybe cat) watching going on here.

 

[The Who]

Tyrone Philips has just quit the panfars immediately, well after his mid range dui

So, how does this impact the salary cap and having to have 30 players in the top squad?
Does the NRL allow the 'Riff to recruit another player?
What happens to Philips' remaining salary in relation to the Cap?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Tyrone Philips has just quit the panfars immediately, well after his mid range dui

Looks like they Cleary-Gould partnership is holding it together out west.

I haven’t got a clould regarding what’s going on out there.

Look for Ivan to end up as an assistant to Des in coming seasons.😉

 

[HappilyManly]

So, how does this impact the salary cap and having to have 30 players in the top squad?
Does the NRL allow the 'Riff to recruit another player?
What happens to Philips' remaining salary in relation to the Cap?

NRL would be glad that he's gone.
'Mental health...' Would cover the spin.

Teams have till June 30 to fill their roster. They just needed 29 for round 1 qualification

 

[HoldenV8]

I read somewhere Ivan's win loss is hovering around 47% and he wasn't actually that good?

Ivan Cleary has coached 298 first grade games for 140 wins, 155 losses and 3 draws (47%). He started coaching in 2006 and his teams have made the Finals 5 times in 12 seasons (he didn't coach in 2016 after he was sacked by Penrith) in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 (GF) and 2014.

Like I've said, I think he's overrated as a coach.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Teams have till June 30 to fill their roster. They just needed 29 for round 1 qualification

So having just 28 for round 4 is ok?

By rights they should be required to add or upgrade someone to be 29 compliant or forfeit... or would it be ok to only have a squad of 25 for round 6 because 4 of your players have moved on?

More bullsh!t NRL governance. Pathetic.

If it were Manly they would jump all over us.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

The only upside for the game would be for Gus to replace Turdburger

On the basis of what’s apparently unfolding out there, be careful what you wish for HM.🙂

We know that rugby league’s history is littered with characters like Gould, who appear to have a vision and the know how to take the game forward. Only to fall flat on their faces.

 

[HappilyManly]

On the basis of what’s apparently unfolding out there, be careful what you wish for HM.🙂

We know that rugby league’s history is littered with characters like Gould, who appear to have a vision and the know how to take the game forward. Only to fall flat on their faces.

At least Gus knows the game from both sides of the field.

The vision of Greenturd is all about a production of an event and not just a game that can be enjoyed at a local field or in a billion dollar concrete stadium 😎