The Rumours Thread

[jak]

Paywalled

that's because it's a secret

 

[getsmarty]

Paywalled

Yep..sorry..hopefully someone can post... title gives you the gist.

 

[BLM01]

Agree. Why was Harrigan sent here to coach a bloke that averaged around 80%. Since then Zac has changed his style with his average dipping almost 15% .

Halligan you mean and Yes. Great playerrs or the like do not necessarily = great tutors

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Yep..sorry..hopefully someone can post... title gives you the gist.

Can't read the article, but Lancaster was pretty clear at the meeting that Shane Richardson to the Dragons wasn't happening.

 

[BLM01]

So are we stuck with Haran heading up the football department...same old same old

Not exactly. He will be reporting to someone soon that knows what they are doing to learn on the run.. go figure . Basically vindicating that he was not the best person for the job in the 1st place

 

[Dragonslayer]

Maybe they got the wrong Shane! (pink text)

 

[BLM01]

Can't read the article, but Lancaster was pretty clear at the meeting that Shane Richardson to the Dragons wasn't happening.

Our BOD could not lie straight in bed

 

[mattchuot]

Can't read the article, but Lancaster was pretty clear at the meeting that Shane Richardson to the Dragons wasn't happening.

To be fair it would be pretty awkward for him to confirm those rumours with Ben Haran sitting up there next to him. If Shane Richardson did come to the club wouldn’t that mean Haran loses his GM job?

 

[getsmarty]

To be fair it would be pretty awkward for him to confirm those rumours with Ben Haran sitting up there next to him. If Shane Richardson did come to the club wouldn’t that mean Haran loses his GM job?

We can live in hope...

speaking of old boys

 

[justadragon]

In the interest of shaking a few things up, and please dont crucify me, its just a thought. Maybe the GM could be Ben Creagh, he has a degree in business, has the football brains, would probably know how the club should be managed, would have good relationship with players and I dare say a few contacts on the outside. Still I would prefer SR but if he is going somewhere else, then maybe. I definitely want Brownie there though.

 

[getsmarty]

In the interest of shaking a few things up, and please dont crucify me, its just a thought. Maybe the GM could be Ben Creagh, he has a degree in business, has the football brains, would probably know how the club should be managed, would have good relationship with players and I dare say a few contacts on the outside. Still I would prefer SR but if he is going somewhere else, then maybe. I definitely want Brownie there though.

wish wayne was considered an Old Boy...

 

[Dragon David]

As a joint-venture club, St George Illawarra are in danger of winning their first-ever wooden spoon and Richardson says he has a non-negotiable formula for turning a club into a premiership contender.

He said this -

“All good clubs have an ethos built around structure, discipline and communication,” he said.
“They are the three key things.
“If you have those things, you have stability.
“I don’t want to make specific comments about the Dragons board, but the key is getting on and doing your job and you need people in the front office who are strong enough to instil structure, discipline and communication.
“You can run the biggest corporations in Australia but if you don’t understand footy culture, you will struggle.
“I don’t know right now if the Dragons have a real footy way of thinking about things and that’s got nothing to do with money or ability.”
Asked if he would be keen to potentially work with Ryles, Richardson said: “I don’t know much about Jason Ryles, but in my conversations no-one has been critical of Jason.
“They have spoken highly of him as a coach.”

So Richardson can see from a distance where we are lacking and of course we knew these things for so long. Our mob just aren't capable of much are they? They just dither about and are reactive rather than proactive. What a waste and I really and truly cannot see anything great happening. New Coach - so what? We need the Board to be more footy smart so they have to get someone who has the nous and skills to take the Flame Thrower Dragon by the tail and swing it 360 degrees and take charge of all things rugby league.

We can have the Haslers or the Flanagans or the Bellamys or the Ryles etc but there would not be any success unless we have those 3 key elements as stated by Richardson.

 

[Dragon David]

In the interest of shaking a few things up, and please dont crucify me, its just a thought. Maybe the GM could be Ben Creagh, he has a degree in business, has the football brains, would probably know how the club should be managed, would have good relationship with players and I dare say a few contacts on the outside. Still I would prefer SR but if he is going somewhere else, then maybe. I definitely want Brownie there though.

Hi Justa.

Just wrote and posted my stuff above which I agree that Ben Creagh might be the guy.

 

[justadragon]

Hi Justa.

Just wrote and posted my stuff above which I agree that Ben Creagh might be the guy.

Hey Dave, good post, my first preference would be Richardson, but if we cant get him, I hear he maybe going to the new franchise, then maybe we should look in our own backyard.

 

[Mjab]

Haran is a joke
he is a major part of our problems
surely he has to go

isn’t Creagh now a board member so how can he be a GM of football

 

[justadragon]

Haran is a joke
he is a major part of our problems
surely he has to go

isn’t Creagh now a board member so how can he be a GM of football

Good question, but I assume that if he wanted that role he would step down from being a board member and take over as GM

 

[hewi]

https://archive.md/thkVu

Thats the Australian article from above

 

[twinkletoes]

Shane Richardson far too threatening for the Dragons management....

 

[dragon75]

here's a rumour, to help the dragons and the tigers get out of their slump, the NRL are looking at a St George Illawarra merger with the West Tigers to make a super, super team.. what could possibly go wrong

 

[Saints Forever]

Shane Richardson far too threatening for the Dragons management....

Just what we need