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So questioning the hype & how that would translate into NRLperformances is now considered death riding him. Bizarre rationale.
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So questioning the hype & how that would translate into NRLperformances is now considered death riding him. Bizarre rationale.
I’m not accusing you of death riding him, I’m stating that hopefully once he makes fg people don’t expect him to be Tedesco straight away and point out every little thing he does wrong to reinforce their point they don’t rate him. Dragons fans don’t know how to give a bloke a year or two to develop any more than our shitty coach does in my experience.
McGregor's future back in spotlight at Dragons meeting
Michael Chammas
August 10, 2020 — 7.51pm
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St George Illawarra will meet next Tuesday to discuss coach Paul McGregor's future as it grows increasingly likely he won't see out the final year of his deal.
The Dragons unanimously backed McGregor at a meeting following a winless opening four rounds of the season, but the coach's future is again on the agenda as the club looks set to miss the finals for a second consecutive year.
Paul McGregor's job is back on the agenda at the Dragons.
The Dragons shook things up after a meeting sparked by the round four loss to Canterbury, shifting McGregor from attack coach to defensive coach and swapping assistant coach Shane Flanagan from defence to attack. There was some initial success but results in recent weeks have fallen away.
Dragons chief executive Ryan Webb confirmed the club would discuss McGregor's future next week, but said a decision had not been made.
"We'll speak about it at the regular board meeting that's coming up next Tuesday," Webb said.
"As we've just fallen out of finals contention, now is the appropriate time to talk about all things football. There's no discussion been had to this point. It is that first discussion that we will have at the board meeting next week.
"In round four, the board supported Paul unanimously and put in the necessary support systems around him to help the team improve. There was obviously a change in our fortunes over a period and [that] gave us a chance to make a run to the finals. As that's dropped off now, it's time to have another look and reassessment of where we are headed."
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/mc...light-at-dragons-meeting-20200810-p55kf8.html
Parramatta game will be his last’: Buzz reveals axe hovering over McGregor with board set to meet
NRL Premiership
- August 10, 2020 7:38pm
- Darcie McDonald
- Source: FOX SPORTS
Dragons coach Paul McGregor may have just one game left with the club. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts).Source: AAP
Buzz Rothfield believes Paul McGregor will coach his last game for the Dragons this Friday when his team takes on the Eels.
Rothfield revealed on NRL 360 that McGregor’s position would be discussed at the club’s monthly board meeting on Tuesday next week.
“I think Mary’s time is up,” he said.
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“He’s won eight of his last 31 games... I think the Parramatta game will be his last game.”
Mary facing Dragons exit
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Dragons CEO Ryan Webb confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that McGregor’s future will be discussed at the meeting, saying it would be “negligent” to not look at it.
“We wouldn’t be doing the right thing if we didn’t raise it,” he said.
“It would be negligent of us to ignore it.
“Paul knows we will be discussing it at board level now that we’re out of contention for the finals.
“It’s not like we’re doing anything behind his back. It’s now time to have a discussion about it as a group.”
Webb also confirmed that McGregor is aware of the looming discussion.
“He’s got thoughts and feelings. I can’t just walk into the board meeting cold.”
It comes after it was revealed McGregor had lost the support of a number of senior players due to constant changes to the team’s line-up, mainly the merry-go-round of positions million-dollar man Ben Hunt has experienced this season.
“Ben Hunt started at halfback, went to the bench for a month, then went to hooker, then went to halfback, then went to five-eight. There’s no continuity there,” Rothfield said.
“Zac Lomax started the year at fullback, then went to wing, then he went to centre.”
The board discussed McGregor’s future earlier in the season when the Dragons lost to the Bulldogs in what many expected to be the end of his tenure with the club.
McGregor was spared the axe with Webb insisting the under pressure coach had full support of the board.
“When we last spoke about it after round four there was unanimous support on the board for Mary,” Webb said.
“There was no split. It was 100 per cent.
“As a group we haven’t discussed it since. The conversations will roll out this week and we’ll go from there.”
However, Rothfield reports that is not the case this time round.
“I’m told the directors are split. The Wollongong directors are supporting him but those at Kogarah aren't,” he said.
Webb has faced his fair share of challenges since joining the club in March, including the demands of the passionate supporter base who have been on McGregor’s case for years.
“To be honest I’ve had angst pretty much for the four months since I got here,” Webb said.
“Our fans and members are vocal and passionate. It dropped off for a couple of weeks but we’ve got to listen.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...g/news-story/f3fbdcb4813714b479e4bb8f488f49a2
