Dib lifts lid on moses, tedesco and woods

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Maybe Cleary knew what was going on and what the 3 were really up to. So instead of playing there game he changed the rules to take back control for himself and the club.

Bingo!
People forget he spent a whole season coaching at Penrith in 2012 prior to Lewis Jennings, Burns and Gordon leaving….
Lewis at the start of the year, captain lewis mind you was one of the most vocal about Cleary and wanted out from the start of that year. Gordon was encouraged and Jennings didn’t want to be lonely and saw a better opportunity. Burns was a nutcase and got the sack based on 10 week suspension.

But Cleary already knew what was happening at this club before he signed, for him it would been almost Dejavu like...
 
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Maybe Cleary knew what was going on and what the 3 were really up to. So instead of playing there game he changed the rules to take back control for himself and the club.

Bingo!
People forget he spent a whole season coaching at Penrith in 2012 prior to Lewis Jennings, Burns and Gordon leaving….
Lewis at the start of the year, captain lewis mind you was one of the most vocal about Cleary and wanted out from the start of that year. Gordon was encouraged and Jennings didn’t want to be lonely and saw a better opportunity. Burns was a nutcase and got the sack based on 10 week suspension.

But Cleary already knew what was happening at this club before he signed, for him it would been almost Dejavu like...

Interesting perspective, I agree with a lot of that.
 
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Deep down I think Woods would be seething. You could tell he had established a very good relationship with Cleary. Sad in a way, he could been a one club man. Instead, he went through a period where he believed he was bigger than the club and made a decision he’ll always regret.

I think you're half right. He certainly will regret it in the short term, but the Dogs aren't a club that tolerate poor performance for too long. They'll bounce back in a year or two and Woods may find himself regularly singing the team song.

Quite possibly, but I think there will be a bit of pain for at least this year. I thought it was pretty damning when the rumours were swirling that he might backflip and when asked he never quashed it, he said “I don’t know what’s happening”. Not the words of somebody who was happy with his decision.

Coaches at the Dogs don't last long if they don't perform , whether they are part of the dogs furnishings or not

For a club that is known as the family club , when you look at the last 6 months and look at the unfolding board elections , they are the most dysfunctional family I know

Dogs of War is very apt also , they have lost the heart , passion and soul of the side with no Graham or Reynolds

Dogs will finish bottom 3 this season , who do they blame then , the fans ??

I think they'll be in for a tough time this year, not so much from there on though.

I hate the way Woods carried on, but we're kidding ourselves if we think they'll be in the wilderness for the duration of his four years there.
 
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hope Des comes back bigger and stronger. He hasn't had the Brisbane pedigree like Bennet or the slary cap cheating team like Bellamy- but has still had great success until last year.

I don't. Peptides will always be what I remember him for!
 
Dib is a real piece of work… It's quite remarkable the number of self serving people that are involved in the NRL. I'd be voting him out quick smart if I was a dogs member... I don't trust him one iota.
 
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Dib is a real piece of work… It's quite remarkable the number of self serving people that are involved in the NRL. I'd be voting him out quick smart if I was a dogs member... I don't trust him one iota.

Agreed i believe much of what he said is to deflect criticism of his administration, dont forget there is a very bitter election happening at the dogs and he is fighting hard for his chairmanship.I feel he would sacrifice anybody to keep it including telling more than a few mistruths to keep it.
 
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I think you're half right. He certainly will regret it in the short term, but the Dogs aren't a club that tolerate poor performance for too long. They'll bounce back in a year or two and Woods may find himself regularly singing the team song.

Quite possibly, but I think there will be a bit of pain for at least this year. I thought it was pretty damning when the rumours were swirling that he might backflip and when asked he never quashed it, he said “I don’t know what’s happening”. Not the words of somebody who was happy with his decision.

Coaches at the Dogs don't last long if they don't perform , whether they are part of the dogs furnishings or not

For a club that is known as the family club , when you look at the last 6 months and look at the unfolding board elections , they are the most dysfunctional family I know

Dogs of War is very apt also , they have lost the heart , passion and soul of the side with no Graham or Reynolds

Dogs will finish bottom 3 this season , who do they blame then , the fans ??

I think they'll be in for a tough time this year, not so much from there on though.

I hate the way Woods carried on, but we're kidding ourselves if we think they'll be in the wilderness for the duration of his four years there.

Yeah I agree , but after James Graham's performances in the WC , Woods has huge shoes to fill and Dogs fans will let him know if he doesn't
 
Don't know if you blokes caught this or not. Sure to piss off some Dogs fans and who knows, maybe signing number 30.

https://twitter.com/WestsTigers/status/957079972685869057
 
Not sure if this has been posted already.

It's in the courts but I can say what's factual. Before we signed Des, Raelene (Castle, the former CEO) had been negotiating with his manager, George Mimis, for 12 months. They wanted a continuation of the original clauses. We wanted it in our favour, not his favour. We weren't going to give him the full autonomy that he'd had. We gave him that opportunity, we got to two grand finals but never won a premiership. Then in 2016, we had an ordinary year and the players blamed themselves. Des presented to the board before the 2017 and said the style of play would change. The first couple of rounds, the style changed. When you've got a lot of big-name players coming off contract, they want to know who the coach is before they re-sign. You're talking to Tedesco, Moses and Woods. All three were ready to sign, mate. All three. But Des didn't want Mitchell Moses because he said he wasn't the style of player and couldn't play the footy he wanted to play. Des said, He's not good enough to play. All three were done. Then Des wasn't convinced on Moses. I organised a personal meeting with Tedesco and Woods with Des Hasler. And they tried to convince Des Hasler that Mitchell was our man. Tedesco said, "I want to play for the Dogs but I need to know who the halves will be. If you sign Mitchell, I will sign tomorrow. I'm with you". Des said no. I remember both those players were prepared to sacrifice part of their contacts to bring Mitchell over. But once again, it was Des' call.
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Full read below:

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/canterbury-bulldogs/bulldogs-chairman-ray-dib-lifts-the-lid-on-why-the-club-had-to-sack-des-hasler-20180126-h0ou4k.html
 
I believe the statement regarding the 3 muscateers is correct. Hasler was a fan of brookes though and may have been talked out of it. Make of that what you will.
 

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