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Barrett apparently quit last night

If it's me, I'm chasing Ciraldo... He's done his apprenticeship and probably good for keeping Burton long term. If I'm Ciraldo, I'm running the other way.
I wouldn't throw another rookie coach into that sh*tstorm. I'm not sure who's a possibility that has enough experience to ride this train right now... Flanno... maybe... it'd be tempting with Kyle there, surely.
 

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If I was at the dogs I’d want Price, hope for us not but he would be perfect fit for them.
 

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I wouldn't throw another rookie coach into that sh*tstorm. I'm not sure who's a possibility that has enough experience to ride this train right now... Flanno... maybe... it'd be tempting with Kyle there, surely.
Flanno and Gus would be like oil and water.
Flanno wouldn't put up with Gus interfering, also too many conflict of interests with Kyle there.
Whoever goes there, it's the poisoned chalice.
 
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Flanno and Gus would be like oil and water.
Flanno wouldn't put up with Gus interfering, also too many conflict of interests with Kyle there.
Whoever goes there, it's the poisoned chalice.
Cleary, Walters, Arthur all at dad's club. SOS has been and likely will be again although dad not the coach.
I thought it wasn't workable while Flanju was on the outter but he seems to have the jersey now.

I think Flanno and Gus could make something work short term (max two years), assuming they can have a chat and be on same page.
 

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Barrett apparently quit last night

If it's me, I'm chasing Ciraldo... He's done his apprenticeship and probably good for keeping Burton long term. If I'm Ciraldo, I'm running the other way.
Could sign him up as a train and trial half?
 

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Cleary, Walters, Arthur all at dad's club. SOS has been and likely will be again although dad not the coach.
I thought it wasn't workable while Flanju was on the outter but he seems to have the jersey now.

I think Flanno and Gus could make something work short term (max two years), assuming they can have a chat and be on same page.
Yeah, just don't want it to get like it got at Parra with the trolls giving it to Arthur. Kyle's got the gig now, but his spot isn't really entrenched. Bit different to the Panthers, they've got the best half in the comp and the Walters have had their detractors too when things weren't so rosy.
 

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The people that appointed Barrett should be getting the sack, what a terrible decision that was.

It's so obvious the bloke isn't a first grade coach.

I dont know where he goes from here, he’s had two high profile failures. Maybe England? Or one of the Pacific Island International teams?
 

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I dont know where he goes from here, he’s had two high profile failures. Maybe England? Or one of the Pacific Island International teams?
Depends if he wants to be a head coach. Reportedly done well as an assistant coach, so plenty of scope for him to do that in the NRL.
 

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Depends if he wants to be a head coach. Reportedly done well as an assistant coach, so plenty of scope for him to do that in the NRL.
I remember him being very adamant that he desperately wanted to be a head coach, I mean he could check his ego and step back into an assistant role, but I reckon if a job comes up in England he should try and jump on it, maybe forget about the NRL for a while.
 

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Yeah, just don't want it to get like it got at Parra with the trolls giving it to Arthur. Kyle's got the gig now, but his spot isn't really entrenched. Bit different to the Panthers, they've got the best half in the comp and the Walters have had their detractors too when things weren't so rosy.
Yeah, their outside backs were so thin though they actually didn't have a hell of a lot of choice. I think I'd have gone Cartwright to centre and kept DBrown in halves but that's pretty much their next best option. Not like they made the move to bring Arthur in just for the sake of it.
Flanju has faced enough up and down and seems to have secured spot on merit now.

Yeah, Right!
Accepted to say he'd quit so they didn't fight him on full payout I suspect.
Makes our circumstance not seem as bad.

In saying that how awful our performance was really ruined the rest of my weekend.

I dont know where he goes from here, he’s had two high profile failures. Maybe England? Or one of the Pacific Island International teams?
Think he is pretty burned here. Should just about take a tier 2 job in England if he can get one and work out of the limelight. Try get a team going well enough he gets consideration for a Super League team in the future. Think he could use a bit of a reset out of the main public eye.
 
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Think he is pretty burned here. Should just about take a tier 2 job in England if he can get one and work out of the limelight. Try get a team going well enough he gets consideration for a Super League team in the future. Think he could use a bit of a reset out of the main public eye.

Going to England can be a good way to rebuild his reputation a bit. He’s definitely done in the NRL for the time being, I mean who would seriously give him a HC job now??? Head to England and reset, fine tune your coaching skills and in a few years if things have gone well, get yourself back into the mix for NRL jobs off the back of a successful ESL stint.

Probably not much worse.

Not much else better available with experience apart from Flanno to be fair. I dont know if throwing another rookie like Ciraldo into that hot seat is the answer but who knows.
 
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