thebigredv
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I know a lot of the noise will be about the coach getting the flick (and I think we need an interim in the joint as soon as tonight) but the larger issue that needs exposure is the festering club, with an insanely out-of-touch management and culture. As evidenced by the fact that next to know one wants to join, and yet the fans keep getting told to wait for the juniors to develop and the contracts to be sorted.
A lot of what is wrong with the club predates Shane Flanagan. It's just a place to go now to have your career die. Fitzgibbon, Ryles, Hornby...they all knew it.
I said a couple of seasons ago our club will face struggles not folding and this feels very much like the start of it.
Flanagan's won a third of his games, and even he knows deep down that the team CAN'T win a game of rugby league in their current state. Don't be fooled otherwise. A response was needed v the Titans. That was a joke and then they rammed home how awful they are today in front of the fans. None of us are surprised really, are we?
I know no one wants to say it but joint ventures don't work, and once Bears and PNG are in, it will be evident that there are too many clubs...which is the reason we had to merge in the first place. Even in our most dire situation no one refers to the pride of the Dragons history anymore and the 'raise the red' campaign is a sign to me that the team with the famous big red vee feels like it is dying a painful death. Sure, the money might keep it afloat and maybe I am just being dramatic, but it already feels like they are on life support to me.
A lot of what is wrong with the club predates Shane Flanagan. It's just a place to go now to have your career die. Fitzgibbon, Ryles, Hornby...they all knew it.
I said a couple of seasons ago our club will face struggles not folding and this feels very much like the start of it.
Flanagan's won a third of his games, and even he knows deep down that the team CAN'T win a game of rugby league in their current state. Don't be fooled otherwise. A response was needed v the Titans. That was a joke and then they rammed home how awful they are today in front of the fans. None of us are surprised really, are we?
I know no one wants to say it but joint ventures don't work, and once Bears and PNG are in, it will be evident that there are too many clubs...which is the reason we had to merge in the first place. Even in our most dire situation no one refers to the pride of the Dragons history anymore and the 'raise the red' campaign is a sign to me that the team with the famous big red vee feels like it is dying a painful death. Sure, the money might keep it afloat and maybe I am just being dramatic, but it already feels like they are on life support to me.
