Board to meet on June 16th

[TruSaint]

if they want to get rid of mary its easy just pay him what he is worth,he wont be able to live on that sort of money.

lol,

They cant afford to pay his massive contract out, however the good news is they can't afford " not to ".

 

[Life's Good]

If they beat the Dogs ,Titans they will extend his contract ...... The whole Club is in hiding , not a sound from them ..... He should be gone whether we win the next 4 in a row .... He has over stayed , he can't coach its a fact .....

If we had a dollar for all the times we have quoted this sort of scenario since Bennett.....

 

[jak]

lol,

They cant afford to pay his massive contract out, however the good news is they can't afford " not to ".

sad but true

 

[Life's Good]

'Roster not the issue': McGregor has two weeks to save $750,000 job

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has just two games to avoid the axe as Dragons powerbrokers gear up for the club’s most significant meeting in years when the St George Illawarra board gathers on June 16.

The Herald can reveal the club is paying $750,000 a season for a coach whose only two wins in the last 15 games have come against the hapless Gold Coast Titans.



"When you say you have the squad you want, you need results. Unfortunately for Paul McGregor it hasn’t panned out that way. It looks like the players either don’t agree with the game plan or don’t like it.

"On Saturday it looked like it was the last round of the year. It’s the game that upset me the most since I retired. Yesterday was the hardest to watch since I left. They’ve had eight weeks off and played against a team they should have beaten. Even if they don’t win, they need to show something for themselves.

"There’s a lot of smart footballers in the team, and strong leaders in the team. But it looks like things have taken their toll. It has shone through that the Dragons jumped the gun by re-signing Mary when there was no pressure to do it."

The second-most under pressure man at the Dragons is Ben Hunt, after another underwhelming showing against the Warriors. While former Canterbury hooker Michael Ennis believes Hunt and the Dragons will benefit by moving him to the bench, Soward has called for a host of changes that revolve around Hunt’s move into the No.9 jersey.


"Ben Hunt has to start at nine this week, because you can’t have your $1.2 million player on the bench," Soward said.

"The way the game is going with the changes, Ben Hunt could be similar to Josh Hodgson. He has a good kicking game and knows how to manage his forwards. Cam McInnes is a fantastic player but as an attacking threat, Ben Hunt can provide them with more points. McInnes made 70 tackles on the weekend, which is incredible, but they need spark in attack.

"Hunt at hooker, where he’s played for Australia and played well, makes sure he’s always in the game and hasn’t got the chance to drift in and out if it’s not going well. Then you move McInnes to lock, shift James Graham up front with Paul Vaughan, move Tyson Frizell back to the right edge where he plays for NSW, play Tristan Sailor at fullback and bring Adam Clune into the halves alongside Corey Norman.

"Dragons fans are the most loyal fans I ever played for. As much as they bag you, they will support you to the hilt and stick by the team if they are making changes and blooding youngsters to improve the team. It makes it hard to support the team when they dish out what they did yesterday."

Some of the obvious names that will be linked to the job include former Dragons players such as Roosters assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon, former Manly coach Trent Barrett and ex-Newcastle coach Nathan Brown. But Soward believes it’s time the club looks externally.

"They need someone like Anthony Griffin," Soward said. "The Dragons have had success when they’ve brought guys from outside to look inside the club. Wayne Bennett did that."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ro...VQHuzAvj5-bzIHvJoKnx0YJEDtdjtBlNJkgUPyv7xBCog

The playing group isn’t the problem. This is ‘the team I (he) wanted. If the whole Millward pulling the strings(based on what Rothfield spoke about) is true then so what? McGregor could have walked saying he couldn’t work in the environment where his recruitment reach was stifled(echoes of Barrett at Manly). The reason he hasn’t walked is because he genuinely thinks he can coach. He‘s either incredibly deluded or a complete narcissist.

 

[TruSaint]

The playing group isn’t the problem. This is ‘the team I (he) wanted. If the whole Millward pulling the strings(based on what Rothfield spoke about) is true then so what? McGregor could have walked saying he couldn’t work in the environment where his recruitment reach was stifled(echoes of Barrett at Manly). The reason he hasn’t walked is because he genuinely thinks he can coach. He‘s either incredibly deluded or a complete narcissist.

He's deluded, but he reports to a spineless board.
The board must accept the blame here. Do it, pay him out and move on. Mary will not fall on his sword.

 

[hazzbeen]

He's deluded, but he reports to a spineless board.
The board must accept the blame here. Do it, pay him out and move on. Mary will not fall on his sword.

Exactly , they are all best mates looking after each other .... Why is G Young still around the coaching another that needs to go ....

 

[Life's Good]

He's deluded, but he reports to a spineless board.
The board must accept the blame here. Do it, pay him out and move on. Mary will not fall on his sword.

I’m hoping that the muppet not taking a pay cut is a sign he’s making hay while the sun shines because the ride will be over. I know that’s not really the case but there’s no law against hope I guess.

 

[Life's Good]

Exactly , they are all best mates looking after each other .... Why is G Young still around the coaching another that needs to go ....

He gets to mentor his son. What a nice story that would be(insert sarcasm emoji).

 

[TruSaint]

I’m hoping that the muppet not taking a pay cut is a sign he’s making hay while the sun shines because the ride will be over. I know that’s not really the case but there’s no law against hope I guess.

You may be right.
I hadn't considered that.

 

[LINESPEED]

The Board is also stupid as well as incompetent.If they made the decision earlier some of these incredible details such as 750k a year ( if true then it really is a rort and should be investigated ) would not have been revealed. A board can be as bad as this and survive as long as the football side is performing but our side hasn't really since 2011 but these faceless men keep hiding. They must be held accountable.

I wish some reporter can just go up to Andrew Gordon "current affair " style and ask two or three hard questions. Why? Why? Why ? He more than any other director ( as he controls 50% of the club personally ) needs to be seen as responsible and if he does not want to talk then perhaps the St.George directors can force him, as they also will ( should ) be under the pump.

Thanks DP for mentioning Andrew Gordon.

Why more posters are not laying into him as the prime culprit in Waterboy’s retention I do not know

Talk of team selections, possible recruitment, player positions, strategies and ‘coach’ etc are all well & good,

but secondary IMO
to convincing/shaming Gordon as Chairman & coach’s buddy

that his 7year support of McFail must end immediately
- for the multitude of reasons already posted.

Call a Board meeting this week Andrew

and show some judgment

write out a cheque for the shamefully overpaid imposter

....& stop the fuc/king haemorrhaging now

 

[Como Connection]

On this, time for the Gold Coast experiment to end.
From Crushers, Seagulls, Chargers, Titans, its been a failure.
Isnt there somewhere else in QLD they could play out of that is more football centric?
Great place to visit, love it, but it aint working.

Crushers were not a Gold Coast team and you forgot the Gladiators.
CC

 

[muzby]

Crushers were not a Gold Coast team and you forgot the Gladiators.
CC

And the original 1988 incarnation:

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

You may be right.
I hadn't considered that.

Probably well aware he will be paid out soon and doesn't want to make it easier to do by lowering the price to a manageable level, such is his love for the club.

 

[SaintElroy]

Not to be pedantic but he'll get much more than 6 years if he's convicted

Not to be pedantic but he'll get much more than 6 years if he's convicted

mary will be coaching for the next 20 the way things are going

 

[BLM01]

Surely not.....we need to improve, not be at the shit same level of incompetence

Gullible....

 

[BLM01]

And apparently they’re baulking at the payout figure. Reports in the Herald say he’s on 750k a year, more than Hasler & McGuire.
How & Why if true.

Geez Mary has got a good manager...performs miracles!

 

[Steel Saints]

Do the Dragons have the coin to pay him out? They didnt have much money before Covid, and they will have even less during Covid.

If the Dragons want to bring in an old boy, what about Matthew Head?

 

[ChocOConnor]

As I stated in another thread st George leagues have plenty of cash and can afford to pay out dipshit and not bat an eyelid

 

[blue bags]

i can see another 1 year extension contract , till 2024 , cause of corona seasons

 

[getsmarty]

Fook me, I didnt know he was on 750k.

Wow.

yep...unbelievable...