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[AyiosYiorgos]

Well that's to be expected and this shows we have room to grow all these metrics, first thing first, clean up the front office and put a winning team out on the paddock and all those metrics will increase, over to you Watsford..

 

[jodragon40]

Telegraph story on club revenue.View attachment 636

How the once mighty have fallen

 

[Mailroomsgi]

At least we Made the top 8 for something

drought over haha

 

[Mug Fan]

At least we Made the top 8 for something

drought over haha

Thanks to ANZAC day.

 

[Edward]

Telegraph story on club revenue.View attachment 636

It's not even that bad, is it? Illawarra is a bit of a backwater so corporate revenue is always going to struggle to compete with other teams. Membership and game day revenue will increase quickly with a winning team.

 

[Dave03]

They forgot to invite soward to the premiership reunion cos he wasn't on the email list, I can't take this club seriously . Our new CEO then had to call him to invite him. He must be thinking what the f*ck have I got myself into.

'Really sad': Dragons respond to club hero's stinging criticism

'Never felt welcomed back'

www.nine.com.au

 

[Mug Fan]

Cowboys looking at Ben Rumble.

 

[DragonsTragic]

They forgot to invite soward to the premiership reunion cos he wasn't on the email list, I can't take this club seriously . Our new CEO then had to call him to invite him. He must be thinking what the f*ck have I got myself into.

'Really sad': Dragons respond to club hero's stinging criticism

'Never felt welcomed back'

www.nine.com.au

Quite often you stand on the outside of large branded organisations and assume that they run with a level of professionalism and competence, then you get closer or actually inside and see behind the curtain realise how wrong you are. That's repeatedly the feeling I get about this club and stories like this don't help. I would have assumed that the club (meaning both sides and the JV) would have a database of past and present players and communicate with them on a regular basis and have at least one reunion a year with special anniversary years for gf teams on top. I remember the days of the greats being driven around Kogarah Oval waving to the crowd. I got to meet Norm Provan at the back of the grandstand and shake his hand on one such day, something I'll always remember. As old Jack used to say, winning starts at the front office.

 

[jodragon40]

Quite often you stand on the outside of large branded organisations and assume that they run with a level of professionalism and competence, then you get closer or actually inside and see behind the curtain realise how wrong you are. That's repeatedly the feeling I get about this club and stories like this don't help. I would have assumed that the club (meaning both sides and the JV) would have a database of past and present players and communicate with them on a regular basis and have at least one reunion a year with special anniversary years for gf teams on top. I remember the days of the greats being driven around Kogarah Oval waving to the crowd. I got to meet Norm Provan at the back of the grandstand and shake his hand on one such day, something I'll always remember. As old Jack used to say, winning starts at the front office.

Met sticks when he use to manage the old Rydges Resort at Caloundra. He had a dedicated St George room. Stayed 3 nights and every night you'd find me in that room full of memorabilia. A big man and a gentleman too had a beer with him every night, he didn't drink was a tea tottler.

As for Jack , well he was the creme de la creme of coaches back in the day.

 

[DragonsTragic]

That day at Kogarah, a young bloke about 10yo ran up while I was with Norm and handed him a permanent marker and asked him to autograph his jersey. Norm initially refused, telling the kid he didn't want him to get into trouble with his mum. After some convincing, he autographed the jersey. Where do you find that sort of humility anywhere these days.

 

[jodragon40]

That day at Kogarah, a young bloke about 10yo ran up while I was with Norm and handed him a permanent marker and asked him to autograph his jersey. Norm initially refused, telling the kid he didn't want him to get into trouble with his mum. After some convincing, he autographed the jersey. Where do you find that sort of humility anywhere these days.

Far and few between im afraid. I remember after the game at Kogarah the members and fans went across the road to the Taj Mahal and rubbed shoulders with the 1sts team over a few beers. These were the days

 

[Justadragon]

Telegraph story on club revenue.View attachment 636

So I suppose the Gordons would be immensely satisfied with this. What a shit show. And yes I am part of the membership revenue which I assume is slowly dwindling, with our results over the last 15 years what would you expect, certainly not results at the Dragons.

 

[Justadragon]

They shou

They forgot to invite soward to the premiership reunion cos he wasn't on the email list, I can't take this club seriously . Our new CEO then had to call him to invite him. He must be thinking what the f*ck have I got myself into.

'Really sad': Dragons respond to club hero's stinging criticism

'Never felt welcomed back'

www.nine.com.au

l'd really call it the Benny Hill club, Watsford has a hard rd ahead of him, and I hope he just doesn't become a board arse licker.

 

[Dragon David]

Far and few between im afraid. I remember after the game at Kogarah the members and fans went across the road to the Taj Mahal and rubbed shoulders with the 1sts team over a few beers. These were the days

Yes, I certainly remember those days Jo.

 

[Dave03]

Phil Gould has slammed the NRL salary cap for decades. Now he can finally change it

The NRL’s decision to invite the Canterbury boss to help overhaul the salary cap is significant because few people in the history of the game have been more critical of it.

www.smh.com.au

Lancaster part of it, hope he pushes a view point favourable to the dragons. Possibly something related to salary cap relief if pathways players get poached?

 

[Mug Fan]

Not really Dragons related but worth the watch.

 

[Dragons Chris]

Not really Dragons related but worth the watch.

Seems like the mafia has heavily infiltrated the player manager market.

 

[blacksafake]

Seems like the mafia has heavily infiltrated the player manager market.

Some managers have too much power.
The NRL run the game & need to show who’s boss. Letting Moses back is really coming back to bite them.

 

[Dragon David]

Some managers have too much power.
The NRL run the game & need to show who’s boss. Letting Moses back is really coming back to bite them.

100% blacksafake. The people who are appointed the Managers and officials of the NRL run the game and certainly need to exhibit their powers to ensure that the players' managers know who is controlling the game. The problem we have of allowing players to break contracts is becoming more and more because players want more of their way and the managers want more for their pockets.

We wait in anticipation to see who we have signed on a daily basis. The announcements are made on the official Dragons website and this would indicate that a contract has been signed, sealed and delivered requiring the player and the club to commit to the agreed terms and conditions of the contract. We then believe that a player will be with the club for the term certain of the contract. Any deviation should therefore come with a penalty which would make it difficult for a player to break his contract. However, depending on circumstances that can be proven to be factual like the usual personal family problems etc then that player wanting to break his contract could be released provided that the club can sign a player of equal standard as the player wanting to leave with the club being required to actively carry out that function. The same could apply if the club wants to get rid of a player - like the Bulldogs have been doing for a couple of years - the Club should actively secure a position elsewhere for that player and pay costs etc for his transfer as well as his pay until he is released.

Moses has all the tricks under the sun to do shoddy deals as he knows the people he can use to help him achieve what his goals are. The NRL will have to closely monitor all of his actions and negotiations.

 

[DragonsTragic]

100% blacksafake. The people who are appointed the Managers and officials of the NRL run the game and certainly need to exhibit their powers to ensure that the players' managers know who is controlling the game. The problem we have of allowing players to break contracts is becoming more and more because players want more of their way and the managers want more for their pockets.

We wait in anticipation to see who we have signed on a daily basis. The announcements are made on the official Dragons website and this would indicate that a contract has been signed, sealed and delivered requiring the player and the club to commit to the agreed terms and conditions of the contract. We then believe that a player will be with the club for the term certain of the contract. Any deviation should therefore come with a penalty which would make it difficult for a player to break his contract. However, depending on circumstances that can be proven to be factual like the usual personal family problems etc then that player wanting to break his contract could be released provided that the club can sign a player of equal standard as the player wanting to leave with the club being required to actively carry out that function. The same could apply if the club wants to get rid of a player - like the Bulldogs have been doing for a couple of years - the Club should actively secure a position elsewhere for that player and pay costs etc for his transfer as well as his pay until he is released.

Moses has all the tricks under the sun to do shoddy deals as he knows the people he can use to help him achieve what his goals are. The NRL will have to closely monitor all of his actions and negotiations.

Further complicated (twisted?) by same agents representing the coaches signing off on player movements.