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I think he cares more about himself than the club. That his ego is too great to admit when he's wrong and that he would double down on a bad decision at the risk of the club before admitting it was a bad decision.
I find it hard to believe the media knew more than Gus.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...l/news-story/ca568ffa231f33b5de3f6e519531dd5c
How Phil Gould and Shane Flanagan brokered Moylan, Maloney swap deal
How Phil Gould and Shane Flanagan brokered Moylan, Maloney swap deal
DAVID RICCIO, The Daily Telegraph
35 minutes ago
Subscriber only
FOR more than 12 months, Phil Gould and Shane Flanagan have exchanged more verbal hand grenades than handshakes.
Yet in the space of just two hours, the one-time sparring partners sat inside the Woollahra lounge room of their mutual manager, veteran agent Wayne Beavis, to orchestrate the richest player trade in NRL history.
Over chilled glasses of water on the final Monday in October, Gould and Flanagan met in the privacy of Beavis’ Eastern Suburbs home, pushing aside any animosity to end months of speculation and denials.
The outcome?
Former Penrith captain Matt Moylan moving from Penrith to Cronulla for the next four years and Test five-eighth James Maloney departing the Sharks for the Panthers, until 2020.
The combined value of the two contracts is estimated at just under $6 million.
BLOCKBUSTER: Kangaroos v All Blacks edges closer
New Shark signing Matt Moylan at Shark Park
Only a year ago, the prospect of the pair working with each other for a desired outcome, would’ve been considered impossible.
The Penrith general manager, who coincidentally lives in the same Caringbah suburb as the Sharks coach, left Flanagan “filthy” when he described Cronulla’s maiden premierships “soft”.
Flanagan returned serve on Easter Sunday this year, when after thumping the Panthers in front of their home fans 28-2, Cronulla players could be heard singing “Three Cheers for Gus.’’
“All of a sudden the Panthers get rissoled (from the 2016 finals) and it’s the weakest comp in the world,’’ Flanagan said at the time.
“I thought it was poor form.’’
The pair, surprisingly given they live just streets away and share a common passion for junior rugby league, have shared nothing more than a passing ‘g’day’ at local weekend footy matches, ever since.
Until a fortnight ago.
“I had my little say back and forth with Gus, but what people forget is I’ve known Gus since my time at the Roosters,’’ Flanagan said.
“I was the coach of the under-20s (in 2004) and he was the coaching director.
Shane Flanagan says a ‘man-to-man’ meeting helped him secure Matt Moylan. Picture: Brett Costello
“We’d say ‘hi’ when we pass each other, but we haven’t been in a situation like this before.
“And I’ve got to say, I really enjoyed the process because it was man-to-man, sitting around a table, working together to get it sorted in about two hours.
“There was no bad blood or anything, it was fine.
“I said to Gus, I’m happy to keep Jimmy (Maloney) for the next 12 months, but I also want him to get the longest and richest deal possible for the next three years,’’ Flanagan said.
“All I said about Matty (Moylan) was, if the Panthers were willing to release him, I would be willing to let Jimmy go to get that longer-term deal he has always wanted.
“Being younger and with some footy in front of him, the attraction of getting Matty is that if we were going to lose a quality player like Jimmy, we needed a quality player to come in and that’s what excited us about Matty coming to the Sharks.
“And so Gus said he would talk to Matty and Jimmy’s manager and so it (the deal) was done very quickly. The way it should be.’’
Wearing Sharks colours for the first time on Thursday, Moylan dodged media requests as he appeared for his first day of induction meetings.
In a press statement, Moylan said: “It’s a new chapter in my career and I’m looking forward to getting out here and playing some good footy.’’
Phil Gould met with Shane Flanagan to help broker the swap deal. Picture: Toby Zerna
Flanagan hinted also, that he could be preparing for another round of negotiations, this time related to Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce.
Pearce is yet to declare if he’ll remain at Bondi in 2018, ahead of the arrival of Storm ace Cooper Cronk.
Flanagan said the Sharks would wait for Pearce to determine his future before making any formal approach.
“A few of the players have contacted him because it’s a small world, rugby league and that’s just out of mates showing concern,’’ Flanagan said.
“Some days you here he’s going to move, some days you hear he’s going to stay, so
Sounds like neither player was going to work at their current club so lets work a trade.
How's your tinfoil hat working for you?
Been enjoying watching our gun RCG in the world cup? What a star
How Phil Gould and Shane Flanagan brokered Moylan, Maloney swap deal
DAVID RICCIO, The Daily Telegraph
35 minutes ago
Subscriber only
FOR more than 12 months, Phil Gould and Shane Flanagan have exchanged more verbal hand grenades than handshakes.
Yet in the space of just two hours, the one-time sparring partners sat inside the Woollahra lounge room of their mutual manager, veteran agent Wayne Beavis, to orchestrate the richest player trade in NRL history.
Over chilled glasses of water on the final Monday in October, Gould and Flanagan met in the privacy of Beavis’ Eastern Suburbs home, pushing aside any animosity to end months of speculation and denials.
The outcome?
Former Penrith captain Matt Moylan moving from Penrith to Cronulla for the next four years and Test five-eighth James Maloney departing the Sharks for the Panthers, until 2020.
The combined value of the two contracts is estimated at just under $6 million.
BLOCKBUSTER: Kangaroos v All Blacks edges closer
New Shark signing Matt Moylan at Shark Park
Only a year ago, the prospect of the pair working with each other for a desired outcome, would’ve been considered impossible.
The Penrith general manager, who coincidentally lives in the same Caringbah suburb as the Sharks coach, left Flanagan “filthy” when he described Cronulla’s maiden premierships “soft”.
Flanagan returned serve on Easter Sunday this year, when after thumping the Panthers in front of their home fans 28-2, Cronulla players could be heard singing “Three Cheers for Gus.’’
“All of a sudden the Panthers get rissoled (from the 2016 finals) and it’s the weakest comp in the world,’’ Flanagan said at the time.
“I thought it was poor form.’’
The pair, surprisingly given they live just streets away and share a common passion for junior rugby league, have shared nothing more than a passing ‘g’day’ at local weekend footy matches, ever since.
Until a fortnight ago.
“I had my little say back and forth with Gus, but what people forget is I’ve known Gus since my time at the Roosters,’’ Flanagan said.
“I was the coach of the under-20s (in 2004) and he was the coaching director.
Shane Flanagan says a ‘man-to-man’ meeting helped him secure Matt Moylan. Picture: Brett Costello
“We’d say ‘hi’ when we pass each other, but we haven’t been in a situation like this before.
“And I’ve got to say, I really enjoyed the process because it was man-to-man, sitting around a table, working together to get it sorted in about two hours.
“There was no bad blood or anything, it was fine.
“I said to Gus, I’m happy to keep Jimmy (Maloney) for the next 12 months, but I also want him to get the longest and richest deal possible for the next three years,’’ Flanagan said.
“All I said about Matty (Moylan) was, if the Panthers were willing to release him, I would be willing to let Jimmy go to get that longer-term deal he has always wanted.
“Being younger and with some footy in front of him, the attraction of getting Matty is that if we were going to lose a quality player like Jimmy, we needed a quality player to come in and that’s what excited us about Matty coming to the Sharks.
“And so Gus said he would talk to Matty and Jimmy’s manager and so it (the deal) was done very quickly. The way it should be.’’
Wearing Sharks colours for the first time on Thursday, Moylan dodged media requests as he appeared for his first day of induction meetings.
In a press statement, Moylan said: “It’s a new chapter in my career and I’m looking forward to getting out here and playing some good footy.’’
Phil Gould met with Shane Flanagan to help broker the swap deal. Picture: Toby Zerna
Flanagan hinted also, that he could be preparing for another round of negotiations, this time related to Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce.
Pearce is yet to declare if he’ll remain at Bondi in 2018, ahead of the arrival of Storm ace Cooper Cronk.
Flanagan said the Sharks would wait for Pearce to determine his future before making any formal approach.
“A few of the players have contacted him because it’s a small world, rugby league and that’s just out of mates showing concern,’’ Flanagan said.
“Some days you here he’s going to move, some days you hear he’s going to stay, so
The conspiracy that Gould just makes up lies as suits? Pretty well I suppose, I mean it has all the results going for it.
No I haven't been watching, has he been playing like the 20 games last season or the other 5?
An inspired selection, if you want a bloke to never stop running for you and looking the part without actually giving him the ball, he's your man.
As badly as the Storm players didnt want to pass it to non Storm players, he still had 13 runs for 127m gained.
He agrees that Gould lied.
