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BLM01

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The Silverdale Phantom said:
Yes that was my first thought too. I might ask him to explain next “ hoops” open forum.

But he’s been tearing Mary apart all the same.

The selection of the blade may be wrong, but if it’s doing the job, it’s doing the job.

Marys been humiliated and defiled every day since what I call the judgment game.

Most of the public think he’s a muppet of the first order.

Even to be seen with him on a voluntarily basis is embarrassing.

But my call to arms was to keep the faith and not let the sporting media become distracted by something palatable.

Each bright and happy morning should bring with it as much pain and suffering to the Mary Elite as is possible.

No media coverage of his junket yet. Club comes second last and he’s abandoned everyone and headed off overseas having the time of his life. Then comes home with his souvenir footprints and rookies again crap.
He forgot the meaning of the season. The worst in living memory. He forgot it.
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I'll give you another furfy. He was told or recommended to go and find a way to improve!..another GUS recommendation.
You see most of the good coaches ATM have done that.of thing to improve and learn on what some of the best sporting franchises on the planet do and how they achieve success...it is funny and has to be NFL cause that is the way the NRL were heading under Greenbum.
Dragons just sent the wrong bloke over who just came back with more NFL one liners and footprints over the floor area.and in mouth.....and a large grog bill!
 
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BLM01 said:
I'll give you another furfy. He was told or recommended to go and find a way to improve!..another GUS recommendation.
You see most of the good coaches ATM have done that.of thing to improve and learn on what some of the best sporting franchises on the planet do and how they achieve success...it is funny and has to be NFL cause that is the way the NRL were heading under Greenbum.
Dragons just sent the wrong bloke over who just came back with more NFL one liners and footprints over the floor area.and in mouth.....and a large grog bill!
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He’s perpetually drunk on his own power!

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Coach Freddy ready to get Graham to pat his llamas.

No one said anything after the game because Mary would have used it against them at some point later. None of them want to be singled out or unduly noticed by McScrote.

The dogs are licking their fat ugly chops.

At least you won’t be dodging Molotov cocktails thrown at your car if you win. Been a good thing about co vid. Not having to see Bulldog fans at a game.
 
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A customer and I were talking about the merits of Peter Doust at lunchtime.

Two tigers fans blathering on about Dousty”s greatness compared to bj and the board.

Not that we know anything about the great man.
 
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  • 'Barrett clause' could save Dragons $300,000 if they sack McGregor
    Adrian Proszenko and Michael Chammas
    June 3, 2020 — 5.57pm
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    Paul McGregor has a Trent Barrett-style clause in his contract that could save St George Illawarra hundreds of thousands of dollars if they part company next year – although it remains to be seen whether the embattled coach will survive that long.

    McGregor is contracted until the end of next season but is under extreme pressure to retain his position. The Dragons were struggling financially even before the coronavirus crisis and are reluctant to pay out the remainder of his $700,000-a-year salary.

    However, there is a provision in McGregor’s contract that could make a payout slightly less painful for the club. The Herald can reveal that the parties can provide a six-month notice period should they wish to part company, a clause that can only be triggered in the final year of the deal. It effectively means that if the Dragons activate it on the earliest possible date of January 1, McGregor could be gone on June 30 and they wouldn’t have to pay him out beyond that date. Such a move could save the club about $300,000 at a time when every dollar counts.

    However, disgruntled fans are already baying for his blood with the side having notched just two wins from their past 13 games, both against wooden spooners Gold Coast. Another loss, to the lowly Bulldogs on Monday at Bankwest Stadium, will put further pressure on the club to sack him immediately and cut its losses.

    There is just one further game, against Cronulla, before a scheduled board meeting at which McGregor’s future will undoubtedly be the main topic of discussion.

    Barrett had a similar clause in his contract while at Manly, which he activated well before his tenure was scheduled to end. It created an ugly stand-off with the Sea Eagles, with the parties eventually coming to a settlement after months of adverse headlines.

    Red V officials are hoping it won't come to that and a dramatic turnaround begins against Canterbury after the side failed to score a single point against the Warriors. The Herald can reveal there is consideration being given to increasing the responsibility of assistant coach Shane Flanagan in preparing the side, if the move can be done within NRL rules.

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    Under-siege Dragons coach Paul McGregor.Credit:AAP

    Flanagan’s role at the Dragons came with a number of caveats, including fulfilling only a standard assistant’s role on a commensurate wage, after the NRL agreed to register him. The parameters of his employment haven’t yet changed and it remains to be seen whether the governing body would allow him to take up a head coaching position if one became available.

    Regardless, Flanagan may soon have a greater voice at training sessions and with game plans as the joint-venture outfit attempts to climb up the ladder.

    Dragons supporters have been peppering the club’s headquarters with their frustrations. New chief executive Ryan Webb has been responding personally to emails, with one fan forwarding the Herald a reply.

    “Please know the fans and members are being heard, and their position is one of many things that have to be considered at this time,” Webb wrote. “I will always put the club first in any discussions with the aim of getting the club back into a successful position both on and off the field.”

  • https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ba...00-if-they-sack-mcgregor-20200603-p54z7y.html
 
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getsmarty said:
  • 'Barrett clause' could save Dragons $300,000 if they sack McGregor
    Adrian Proszenko and Michael Chammas
    June 3, 2020 — 5.57pm
    • Send via Email
    Leave a comment

    Paul McGregor has a Trent Barrett-style clause in his contract that could save St George Illawarra hundreds of thousands of dollars if they part company next year – although it remains to be seen whether the embattled coach will survive that long.

    McGregor is contracted until the end of next season but is under extreme pressure to retain his position. The Dragons were struggling financially even before the coronavirus crisis and are reluctant to pay out the remainder of his $700,000-a-year salary.

    However, there is a provision in McGregor’s contract that could make a payout slightly less painful for the club. The Herald can reveal that the parties can provide a six-month notice period should they wish to part company, a clause that can only be triggered in the final year of the deal. It effectively means that if the Dragons activate it on the earliest possible date of January 1, McGregor could be gone on June 30 and they wouldn’t have to pay him out beyond that date. Such a move could save the club about $300,000 at a time when every dollar counts.

    However, disgruntled fans are already baying for his blood with the side having notched just two wins from their past 13 games, both against wooden spooners Gold Coast. Another loss, to the lowly Bulldogs on Monday at Bankwest Stadium, will put further pressure on the club to sack him immediately and cut its losses.

    There is just one further game, against Cronulla, before a scheduled board meeting at which McGregor’s future will undoubtedly be the main topic of discussion.

    Barrett had a similar clause in his contract while at Manly, which he activated well before his tenure was scheduled to end. It created an ugly stand-off with the Sea Eagles, with the parties eventually coming to a settlement after months of adverse headlines.

    Red V officials are hoping it won't come to that and a dramatic turnaround begins against Canterbury after the side failed to score a single point against the Warriors. The Herald can reveal there is consideration being given to increasing the responsibility of assistant coach Shane Flanagan in preparing the side, if the move can be done within NRL rules.

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    Under-siege Dragons coach Paul McGregor.Credit:AAP

    Flanagan’s role at the Dragons came with a number of caveats, including fulfilling only a standard assistant’s role on a commensurate wage, after the NRL agreed to register him. The parameters of his employment haven’t yet changed and it remains to be seen whether the governing body would allow him to take up a head coaching position if one became available.

    Regardless, Flanagan may soon have a greater voice at training sessions and with game plans as the joint-venture outfit attempts to climb up the ladder.

    Dragons supporters have been peppering the club’s headquarters with their frustrations. New chief executive Ryan Webb has been responding personally to emails, with one fan forwarding the Herald a reply.

    “Please know the fans and members are being heard, and their position is one of many things that have to be considered at this time,” Webb wrote. “I will always put the club first in any discussions with the aim of getting the club back into a successful position both on and off the field.”

  • https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ba...00-if-they-sack-mcgregor-20200603-p54z7y.html
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@LINESPEED is going to do his nut over this.
Day 59, Webby responds...

In the meantime from yesteryear;

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And an lu favourite that wouldn’t be allowed today for fear of offending Flanno:

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You blokes need cheering up a bit.

What an awesome sign!

Just before co vid, young mate genius was seen smuggling this in under threat of arrest by Mary Police public relations gestapo that fakes it as ground security these days:

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WANE’S THE MAIN MAN TO MAKE THE DRAGONS GREAT AGAIN
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Paul McGregor is under massive fire and headed for the sack.

St George Illawarra were poor against the Warriors on the weekend and are yet to win a game this season. They have won just twice in their past 13 fixtures.

Last year they finished second-last and won just eight of 24 games. McGregor, a club legend, has been in charge at the Dragons since May 2014 with a 46% win percentage.

Since he took over they have yo-yoed, finishing 11th, eighth, eighth, ninth, seventh and 15th. It makes for uncomfortable reading.

The 52-year-old coach has unable to take them past just barely making the eight and get them into the top four, or a grand final. He’s had plenty of time, but it’s now time for a change.

Enter Shaun Wane.

Many in the NRL won’t know the pugnacious Englishman, but he is a perfect fit for the Red V.

At 55 he is experienced, successful and eager to prove himself in Australia. The current England national team coach, after taking over from Wayne Bennett, would be well-suited to the Dragons.

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He was a tough, uncompromising forward as a player in the 1980s and 1990s, and he is a tough, imposing figure as a coach. In eight years as head coach of Wigan Warriors, he won everything on hand in Super League.

Wane got Wigan to four grand finals, winning three of them. Under him the Warrriors reached two World Club Challenges and two Challenge Cup finals, wining one of each. His winning percentage as a coach is 68%.

As an assistant Wane learned under Michael Maguire and like ‘Madge’, Wane’s teams are gritty, determined, defensively strong and difficult to beat. Wane would instill that toughness and mentality into the Red V.

A workaholic, the former Great Britain international has been studying the NRL for years. He has always wanted to coach down under. He also knows Ian Millward, St George Illawarra’s recruitment well.

Hell, he may be even able to entice his friend John Bateman, who he coached at Wigan, to come to Wollongong. That would be some coup.

St George Illawarra have a talented roster. They have the raw materials in Cam McInnes, Paul Vaughan, James Graham, Corey Norman, Ben Hunt, Euan Aitken, Trent Merrin and the Sims brothers to be a semi-finals team.

But they need a new coach to take over. Dean Young and Mathew Head have never coached in first-grade. Trent Barrett failed at Manly. Shane Flanagan is suspended. Anthony Griffin was punted by Brisbane and Penrith.

Why not take a chance on a talented, hard-nosed Pom?

The last time an Australian club did that was the Newcastle Knights with Malcolm Reilly. That ended with the Knights winning the 1997 grand final, pulling off of the biggest shock results in rugby league history.

Maybe it’s time another Aussie team did.

https://everythingrugbyleague.com/wanes-the-main-man-to-make-the-dragons-great-again/
 
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The rumor of another club attempting to lure our Mary away sent our Dragon board of chimpanzees into panic-mode . Good Lawd ! A hastily arranged meeting took place , and they in their ultimate wisdom decided that the maestro was not going anywhere , of course now we discover that he was paid a Kings ransom to remain at the helm .

Hell , he had almost completed his 8 year plan and the reward of course was a premiership - guaranteed ! Our mob are no fools , not only does he present the Joint Venture with another piece of silverware , but they have the added bonus of free painting for the next 2 years .

And we wonder why other clubs are so envious of the Dragons ?
 
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The rumor of another club attempting to lure our Mary away sent our Dragon board of chimpanzees into panic-mode . Good Lawd ! A hastily arranged meeting took place , and they in their ultimate wisdom decided that the maestro was not going anywhere , of course now we discover that he was paid a Kings ransom to remain at the helm .

Hell , he had almost completed his 8 year plan and the reward of course was a premiership - guaranteed ! Our mob are no fools , not only does he present the Joint Venture with another piece of silverware , but they have the added bonus of free painting for the next 2 years .

And we wonder why other clubs are so envious of the Dragons ?
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It is the stuff of comedy isn’t it?

You couldn’t write a more hilarious script.

And Millwards secret SGI recruitment intelligence agency speaks to someone’s best friends wife’s cousin from the USA that says

“ the eels are going to make an offer for Mary”

and then in the background is overheard saying

“ Can I have my $20 now please?”

But this last bit is ignored ( like no wmd).

And millward wakes up bj and screams:

“ Go go go Bj! sign Mary 2 seasons at 800 now!” Fek the board, we will tell them after!”

And Mary is expecting the call. He’s been waiting for it and took bj off “ ignore”

It is something out of “ get smart” it is Kaos at its best.

it is sadly, St George Illawarra.

This is supposed to be who you are.

They are f**king kidding.

Marys conniving agent is worth every cent. Saw your club coming! Ffs.

If it isn’t clean, the whole sick snow job was probably handled for less than a couple of thousand.

They deserve to their asses sued into the next world.

I don’t think the board are criminal but they seem to be a lazy, negligent and incompetent lot. Andrew can’t read either. How hes made more than $5 an hour is beyond me. You wouldn’t pay him 50 cents to wait in a dole queue for you. He’d stuff that one up.

You have the worst management In sporting history.

You gotta fight to to the last breath now or you deserve what you get. If you’re a member, you take off some time tomorrow and you give Webby what for. And write it like it’s your last email. You tell him youre sending him your membership stuff in an urn. And you furfil your promise. You don’t let him weasel, You bloody dominate him and cut off his chance to bullshit you. You tell him not to bother to reply because you’ve had a bloody gutful.

Get on the forums, radios etc and belt into them like there’s no tomorrow , because at the moment, for you blokes, sadly, there isn’t.

Youve only got one rugby league life, make it count.

Then you can tell the grandkids, when the club fails next year, that you almost died on your feet trying to save it.
 
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Gareth67 said:
The rumor of another club attempting to lure our Mary away sent our Dragon board of chimpanzees into panic-mode . Good Lawd ! A hastily arranged meeting took place , and they in their ultimate wisdom decided that the maestro was not going anywhere , of course now we discover that he was paid a Kings ransom to remain at the helm .

Hell , he had almost completed his 8 year plan and the reward of course was a premiership - guaranteed ! Our mob are no fools , not only does he present the Joint Venture with another piece of silverware , but they have the added bonus of free painting for the next 2 years .

And we wonder why other clubs are so envious of the Dragons ?
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The rumor was started in the wet market of the chimpanzees board room as a ruse so they could extend their beloved mary, and all be gorillas in the midst, whilst taking the easy lira on offer
 
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I call b@llshit on that Report that another club were going to sign McGregor. I flat out refuse to believe that.
Unless it was the Dapto Canaries
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Yeah, quite funny considering the day they re-signed McGregor was the day I (and I'm sure I wasn't alone) decided to stop handing over any of my hard-earned to the club. I gathered all the merchandise I had that had the "St George Illawarra" brand and threw it in a charity bin.

A previous review found he couldn't handle coaching and recruitment at the same time.

But, yeah, some other club was falling over themselves to sign him.
 
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https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/06/...ul-mcgregor-could-include-contract-extension/

It appears Paul McGregor’s days at the Dragons are numbered, with the club rumoured to be compiling a unique severance package that includes a payout and a contract extension.

Speculation over the coach’s job has intensified after St George Illawarra’s disastrous loss to the Warriors, much like it has intensified any other time he has registered a loss, parked his car on a wonky angle or coached St George Illawarra.

Insiders believe that should his services be terminated, the club will table a settlement deal consisting of a payout and an extension, as per club policy.

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This will mean McGregor will be asked to pack up his desk and depart the club immediately as soon as he sees out a rudimentary notice period expiring in 2025.

While seemingly counterintuitive to pay a terminated employee extra to stay longer, the deal allows the joint venture to sack the coach while also remaining true to instinct by hastily re-committing after a tiny moment of success, which in this case is the aforementioned sacking.

It is also not the first deal of its kind, with the practice of issuing lump-sum payments and new contracts commonplace in seasonal work agreements and negotiations with the Roosters.

For those unaware, St George Illawarra have a recent history of bizarre contract extensions, with McGregor tied to the club for another two years after breaking even in 2018, and Steve Price in 2013 for nearly leading at halftime.

Multiple re-commitments to the former NSW rep led to some fans questioning if he would ever leave the club, with some convinced he could only be dismissed by edict of the Governor-General, which was now impossible with Peter Doust leaving years ago.

Rumours circled on Tuesday that assistant coach Shane Flanagan could replace McGregor, with the NRL considering softening the former Shark’s two-year ban after concluding his crimes were “only drugs, cheating and Cronulla.”

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Further fuelling speculation was the club’s deal to share Kogarah Oval with Flanagan’s former club, with experts supposing this to be a concerted push to recreate his ideal working environment while also generating rumours McGregor had literally lost the dressing room.

However, with Flanagan’s punishments rescinding at lightning pace, he is now unavailable after being canonised and moved to the Vatican.

McGregor will attempt to arrest his team’s slide this weekend with yet another halves combination, with Ben Hunt and Corey Norman now on the scrapheap along with other unsuccessful partnerships attempted under his watch like Gareth Widdop/Hunt, Widdop/Norman, Norman/McGregor and St George/Illawarra.

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However, a loss to the lowly Bulldogs will surely mean he no longer enjoys the full support of the bored and that everything wasn’t actually the sole fault of Ben Hornby.

McGregor’s demise would bring down the curtain on a turbulent six-year era of myriad controversy, most notably the standing down of Jack de Belin in 2019. This resulted in the worst season in the joint venture’s history despite the club being granted $300,000 for a replacement player, which it astutely spent on the coach’s payout.

His stint as Dragons boss saw the introduction of many innovative training routines at the club, with his being the only program in the game to combine fluid spine changes with weekly honesty sessions and crisis meetings.

While unconfirmed, McGregor would likely consider his unique termination an “opportunity deprived”, as he should be able to earn an extension fairly with 25 minutes of good footy.

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St George Illawarra powerbrokers were under the impression that another club had their eyes on Paul McGregor when they signed their coach to a two-year contract extension at the start of last season.

However, sources close to the talks told The Australian that the Dragons were of the belief that another offer was on the table for McGregor — something they subsequently had confirmed by a third party.
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Mary's agent is one clever merkin to create that impression during the negotiations.
 
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