It ain’t right to do it on Markis lawn all of the time...

Marki is working overtime with the lawn mower .

Sometimes it isn't so much the results as how they are obtained..

The club was more than fair to Pay but he needed to come to the party, with an improving side.

I’d want Barrett even less (If humanly possible) if he was not coming immediately... 

And the latest on the CHN debacle... it has been suggested a straight swap CHN for Lafai. Who the fvck authorised the cvntz in the asylum access to social media. 

SMH source, so who the fvck knows.

No drama, if he is  he will coming, he will have role in recruitment.

CHN we probably spent part of his money on Thompson, or we got him cheap.

I don't particularly want Lafai, no way are both players worth the same money.

Poo jogger!
I have cameras installed now.
The high definition stuff too. 
It's so clear, I can even tell if your pooing from your arse or your mouth!

I dont mind Lafai.
He was brilliant for dragons last year. But he has regressed in the few games I saw him this year.

He certainly isnt on the same Pay bracket as CHN

I believe Ward worked for the state government at Wollongong and had trouble getting to training and Ryan wouldn't compromise.  Transferred to Manly and magically got transferred to Manly courtesy of Asking.
Johns field goal was a beauty although not from halfway. Nothing of Johns but he was spectacular.  Was the victim of a number of unsavoury incidents.  

Askin

I must've flushed Ando out!



   Chris Anderson has rubbished suggestions he is pulling the strings at Canterbury or will have any undue influence over Dean Pay's replacement, declaring: "I'm certainly not a shadow over any coach's shoulder."
The Bulldogs are deep in negotiations to bring Trent Barrett to the club as a replacement for Dean Pay, who stepped down this week after it became evident his contract would not be renewed. So keen are Canterbury officials to land Penrith assistant Barrett that they are prepared to let him see out the current season before commencing a three-year deal.
Anderson has a long history with the "family club" as a premiership-winning player and coach. He was also a member of the "reform" ticket, headed by wife and now Canterbury chair Lynne, that swept to power in February 2018.
While the man dubbed "Opes" has had no official involvement with the club since stepping down as a director in September last year, it has been rumoured he is calling the shots behind the scenes. Addressing the speculation for the first time, Anderson said he was not orchestrating the coaching changes or otherwise meddling in club affairs.
"I'm happy to help the club in any way, but I'm certainly not a shadow over any coach's shoulder," Anderson told the Herald.
"I think that's disrespectful to the people who are making decisions; they are doing OK themselves. They've just been through a tough time and I think they have handled it pretty well. They gave Deano every opportunity to be the right bloke.
"It's unfortunate that while I'm around, [that insinuation] is always going to rear its head.
"I haven't won an argument with my missus in 40 years.
"I still talk to people at the club, but there's nothing official. I'm not around the place at all. I really don't know what's going on other than keeping in touch with blokes who are there."
Anderson believes the rumours of him being the puppeteer at the club have been generated by his political enemies.
"From the sources in the media who are pushing it, it's hard not to think that," he said. "I don't know whether it's the [Ray] Dib camp not wanting me to be part of it, a bit of sour grapes.
"It's not a worry to me really. If they want to play those games, they can play those games. To me it's no big deal."
Anderson believes Barrett is the person best qualified to take over from Pay, but is adamant they haven't spoken about the job. The pair worked together in 2002 when then-Kangaroos coach Anderson took a squad containing playmaker Barrett on tour.
"I like Trent, he's a really good kid," Anderson said. "He's had a bit of experience now. The fact he's done a few years of first-grade coaching means that he knows what the job is about.
"It was tough on Deano because he came in as an unknown coach and didn't know himself if he could coach or not. Inheriting a tough team, it was a tough deal for him.
"Trent has had that experience now; I think he'd be good for the club.
"You learn some tough things when you are a first-grade coach. You need to go through those first two years of finding out how it all works, being confident about your ability and that sort of thing.
"It takes a while to figure all that out and he'll be a much better coach for the experience"
Should Barrett accept the Bulldogs job, it will signify his return as a head coach after an acrimonious departure from Manly. His tenure was marked by a fallout with club legend Bob Fulton that resulted in the 42-year-old spending his final months at the club on gardening leave.
Anderson said Pay had done his best in difficult circumstances, with Barrett well placed to lift the Bulldogs from the bottom of the ladder.
"Deano gave the job 100 per cent," Anderson said. "It was a tough job, he'd have learnt a lot from it and I hope this is not the last time he coaches.
"That's where Trent has been, he's had this experience and gone away and had a think about it. He will come back with a bit more confidence about his ability to coach.
"I haven't spoken to him, but if he comes on board, I'd give him a call. If he wants a little bit of help now and then, I'm there to help him. But I certainly won't interfere."

"I still talk to people at the club, but there's nothing official. I'm not around the place at all. I really don't know what's going on other than keeping in touch with blokes who are there."

"I haven't spoken to him, but if he comes on board, I'd give him a call. If he wants a little bit of help now and then, I'm there to help him. But I certainly won't interfere."

Two quotes that show while Ando may claim and even believe he's NOT sticking his nose in where it don't belong, show why others think he IS sticking his nose in where it don't belong.

"I don’t think the players need to get involved in board goings on but I will say that leadership starts at the top of places and we need that to filter down," Tolman said.

Anybody still believe there's not issues on the board?

If that's what he's saying... carefully... not hard to figure out what he and the rest of the players are thinking.

Sorry to say - but I'm for The EGM. Let them take sides, put it to a vote. Winner takes all. And I don't care who the winner is. Just somebody win and somebody f*** off.

I wish something would break, because we're running out of time.

Who cares if the Dibbies think or say he IS sticking his nose in.., They have a clear agenda supported by the grubs in the media...

Why wouldn’t he talk to people at the club???... What’s wrong with offering to help a new coach if they want some???.,.

This is far removed from the line the Dibbies push about being him recruiter, selector, and pseudo coach... And in no way indicates there is a massive split in the FC board...

This is the stuff in that article that stood out for me - 
“From the sources in the media who are pushing it, it’s hard not to think that,” Anderson said.
“I don’t know whether it’s the [Ray] Dib camp not wanting me to be part of it, a bit of sour grapes.“

I can tell you I care if he's sticking his nose in. I could grudgingly accept it, though disagree with it, if he was still on the board or employed in any way - but he's out so stay out.

Nobody in their job needs free advice, if they want it they'll go seek it. Do you think Barrett's gonna call Ando? And if not, do you want Ando to call Barrett?

Those two quotes, if they don't bother you coming from Ando, would they bother you coming from Ray Dib?

Two blokes, both ex-directors, so if one can still talk to people at the club and give the coach a call surely the other can right? Along with every other ex-director and hell why not coach and player and hanger on.

The right answer is it should bother you whether it be Ando or Dib or f***in' anybody who's opinion has not been asked for.

Yes I agree, any ex board member or ex staffer have the right to keep in communication with the board, stsff or players, but they have absolutely no rights whatsoever in how the club is now run. The Dibbies had their time in charge and sold us down the toilet. If they hadn't been voted out we would probably been floating somewhere out past Bondi, though there's no guarantee we'll survive the current undermining at the club.

Let's face it, you don't like Ando, I don't like him either...

But this whole thing is a storm in a tea cup, nothing is official,I bet he is hardly ever there, and people are free to ignore his advice.

The club has always had fairly open communication with ex-players and lots of ex-players talk to each other all the time, I'm sure they all have opinions.. and I'm sure they mostly ignore everyone else's opinions..

If Ando took the last of the chocolate biscuits (which he probably did), that is a bigger news story IMO.

If the Bulldogs let CHN walk especially in a player swap for Lafai then they would have officially lost the plot and will piss me off massively. Honestly CHN you were the one at FAULT! He should be so grateful for the second chance. CHN be a man, get on with your job as Bulldog! Especially you’re my sons favourite player, please don’t disappoint him!

Last time around the losers didn't accept the result...all the chatter seems to be the losers who are not on the board ..

The correct approach is ignore the noise and get on with the job.... 

We will see if they have an EGM and what the outcome is, I don't anything will change and it it does, it will probably be a big step backwards..

The only way for peace to break out is for loser to accept the outcome, if they do them and their group of support probably walk away from the club for good.

EGMs and infighting don't make anything better.., 
 

We might be able to cut a deal, because money probably is the issue...

I would like to keep CHN, especially now the NRL has back-flipped.

If we need to forward-load 1 contact slightly to sort out this mess,,,  I don't have a problem with that.

I agree

Didn’t say I didn’t care if he was... said I don’t care if people with an obvious agenda think or say he does... cos they only care about one thing... and it ain’t the club...

And for mine, no there’s nothing wrong with a club great, premiership winning coach and player welcoming a new coach and offering support if needed... Which again is different to sticking the nose in..,

I don’t understand how  Dib not saying those things is relevant...

Its not losing the plot... No point in hanging on to him if he isn’t interested in making good and acts like we’re at fault... 

NRL players are usually selfish and entitled..

A lot of that selfishness relates to money... very few are so loyal as to take significantly less money at any club...

It is hard when young fans get attached to a player, the cap system doesn't  reward loyalty... it is a shame when young kids are let down, or don't understand the motivation.

Bottom line the right dollar amount will make CHN rediscover his love for the club, everyone will hold hands an sing, in this case throw some $ at the problem and see what he says... money is the sincerest form of flattery. 

Zef, i think the difference here is that Ando has won premierships as player and coach.
And.....he has won premierships as coach of another club and helped set that club up.

So if our team is running last, and going like a busted ar'se.....then i want him to put his 2 cents in.
No....actually i want more than his 2 cents. I want him in the ear of the coaching helping him through this bad spot we are in.

When the team is riding high, there is no need for him to have a say.

Agreed

If he's asked.

But what if he's not?

And what if his advice is not wanted?