This just made me Laugh Out Loud literally.
The Flange having a go at the club and backing Morris?????
Where was he saying that when there was all the speculation about him coming back going on????
No where!
As if he wouldn't white ant Bomber the first chance he got, if was ever given a chance!
Just ask Sticky.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/7c882e995f261bf9806d00cc9b853f48
Premiership-winning Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has expressed his bemusement at Cronulla officials making moves to offload John Morris and replace him with Craig Fitzgibbon.
Flanagan weighed in on the Sharks’ coaching situation on Monday,
after Cronulla halfback Shaun Johnson implored club bosses to stick by the off-contract Morris on Fox League.
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“He hasn’t had any control over the roster,” Johnson said on the Matty Johns Show. “He’s been in a situation where our cap has been shot the last couple of years and he’s made do with what he’s got.”
Morris made the finals the first two years of his maiden head coaching job.
Johnson surprised by Morris axing
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And Flanagan – the man he replaced – says he can’t understand why the Sharks are so reluctant to keep a hold of him.
“For me it’s a bit disappointing,” he told
Triple M.
“Look at this coaching, the Sharks aren’t going that bad.
“They played OK in the first half against the Roosters and they got run down in the second half.
Former Cronulla Sharks coach Shane FlanaganSource: News Corp Australia
“But a coach could hardly be blamed for that performance, the players probably need to have a good look at themselves. He’s got the team in the eight the last two years.
“For me, being a Sharks fans and I live in the area, I think he’s done a reasonable job, yeah they haven’t been in the top four and I know that’s what the club pride themselves on but there’s been some difficult circumstances.
“There’s been some good players out of form or injured over that period.
“You’ve got to get a bit of luck and to be honest, I feel a bit sorry for John Morris because the club hasn’t told us why they’re getting rid of him.
“They keep trotting out the excuse that they want to be a top-four club and John can’t attract the players to the club hat they need to. I don’t cop that. I want to know why they are going to get rid of him.”
Sharks coach John Morris talks in a post match press conferenceSource: Getty Images
Fitzgibbon would likely take charge at the end of this season when his contract as an assistant at the Roosters expires.
He will have to preside over the futures of 14 off-contract players, with Flangan saying he will under pressure to make the right decisions and deliver on the lofty expectations of the club’s board.
“I think sometimes a change is needed but I can’t get my head around why they’re getting rid of John Morris to be honest,” Flanagan added.
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“I know a lot of people say his hand has been tied behind his back, but he’s got a fair football team.
Craig Fitzgibbon is tipped to take charge at the SharksSource: News Corp Australia
“They might not have won semi-finals, for me I keep coming back to that point – why are they going to get rid of him?
“I just don’t understand. If they are going with Craig Fitzgibbon, they’re going in with another coach who has been around a bit and understands what needs to be done at NRL level but he hasn’t been a first-grade coach.
Sharks press conference
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“Once you’re in that seat, everything changes and you need to get results straight away.
“If the Sharks say they want to be a top-four side and attract players to the club, then he’s going to be in the spotlight straight away.”
