Rumours and Stuff

[Soren Lorenson]

Thank you Gary. That paints Gus in a very favourable light. Likely to be a very accurate portrayal of how it panned out.

 

[84 Baby]

Ffs Gary we wanted a full transcript

 

[Gronk]

He wanted Hook to stay for the whole season.

He had been working with Hook to give him the help he needs but Hook is 'old school' and wanted to manage everything himself

The rest of the exec (including the Chairman) wanted to hook Hook earlier in the season.

A review was conducted which reflected poorly on Hook. Despite this Gus still wanted to wait until the end of the season. He had been looking at options if they were to fire Hook but didn't have anything concrete lined up.

Unbeknownst to Gus, the Chairman (who is mates with Ivan Cleary) had a discussion with Ivan and raised the prosepect of Cleary returning 'in the future' (i.e. Not next year, but maybe when Cleary's contract with the Tigs expires). Cleary said he would raise it with the Tigers Board.

Gus then explained to the Chairman that this isn't fair on Hook and will place extra pressure on him and was then instructed to terminate his services.

Now that I have written it out there are a couple of things that Gus has said that might be stretching the truth.

Ok you go talk to him, but I know nothing about it.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Griffin to Parra. BA head of football. Get it done Bernie.

 

[jk13]

Haha smacked ass head getting roasted on Fox, f**king lies upon lies

 

[Gronk]

Griffin to Parra. BA head of football. Get it done Bernie.

No. Call an ambulance you need help. 000

 

[jk13]

Haha Gus is toxic

 

[Gary Gutful]

Griffin pulling no punches. Basically just a breakdown in coaching philosophies between Gus and Griffin.

Gus probably bullshitting about the degree to which he was behind punting Griffin.

Griffin probably bullshittng about the degree to which he had the support of the players.

Both raise some good points though and it is a shame for the Panthers that they couldn’t work together as they are both smart merkins.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

No. Call an ambulance you need help. 000

They're all heading to Penrith. Sounds like Gus has been throwing everyone under a bus.

 

[hineyrulz]

Griffin is useless. I’m shocked Gus hired him on the first place.

Brisbane players couldn’t wait to see the back of him.

 

[Twizzle]

If Gus wants him back, why did he sack him ffs ?

 

[jk13]

I know hook ain’t perfect but I put his side far more in the truth space than the toxic bee sting

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

They're all heading to Penrith. Sounds like Gus has been throwing everyone under a bus.

The GusBus.

 

[Gary Gutful]

This should be a lesson to those of us who think BA needs a good GM of Football.

Unless you have two ego free people that can work collaboratively then it will never work.

A GM Football role, if not scoped properly can be ‘all care, no responsibility’.

 

[strider]

Griffin handled that very well

From where im sitting ...
- Gus is a control freak
- there is obviously differences between 2 strong willed dudes
- Gus is desperate to keep Nathan
- Nathan is keen to play under his dad n vice versa
- getting Ivan is Gus' easiest way to solve that
- getting rid of Griffin now is easier than risking a successful end to the season and having to ditch him

 

[Gazzamatta]

No. Call an ambulance you need help. 000

Why not? I heard he interviews great.

 

[strider]

This should be a lesson to those of us who think BA needs a good GM of Football.

Unless you have two ego free people that can work collaboratively then it will never work.

A GM Football role, if not scoped properly can be ‘all care, no responsibility’.

Yeah .... though i reckon this is an extreme case .... Gus is no normal GM of Football - he controls the joint .... most GMs are employees on the same footing as the coach

 

[Gronk]

Griffin handled that very well

From where im sitting ...
- Gus is a control freak
- there is obviously differences between 2 strong willed dudes
- Gus is desperate to keep Nathan
- Nathan is keen to play under his dad n vice versa
- getting Ivan is Gus' easiest way to solve that
- getting rid of Griffin now is easier than risking a successful end to the season and having to ditch him

Agree. In November Nathan can sign with another club. Gus and the board had to move swifty and this is the plan they hatched.

 

[El Diablo]

No. Call an ambulance you need help. 000

nuthugger is mad

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. Having fired the coach once already, the GM who can't help meddling gets him back because he wants to keep a star player who is the coach's son?!
Edit: Oh, and the coach is already under contract for another couple of years at another club.