Stringer Trade Worth

[LostDoggy]

I can spot half a dozen factual errors in just those two articles.

Exactly right he clearly just makes it up as he goes and you can't help just shaking your head with every word he says.

[always right]

"Strangely enough now ... despite effectively sacking Jake Stringer, they are now pushing back on Jake Stringer’s right to publicly nominate a club of choice,” Barrett said.

Wow......the club is trying to do the best deal for the club.

[Rocket Science]

Unthinkable!

Now imagine an alternate universe in which we played nice ...

“Strangely enough now ... after effectively sacking Jake Stringer, they've now fully acquiesced to Stringer’s right to publicly nominate a club of choice, thereby squandering their capacity to extract maximum return for the former three-time club leading goal-kicker and All-Australian” Barrett said.

Ghost writing for Barrett's endless sewage outlet would be the easiest job in the world.

[Twodogs]

"Strangely enough now ... despite effectively sacking Jake Stringer, they are now pushing back on Jake Stringer’s right to publicly nominate a club of choice,” Barrett said.

Wow......the club is trying to do the best deal for the club.

How dare we!

[comrade]

Feels like Barrett is deliberately trying to paint us in the worst possible light while driving Stringer's value down as much as possible. Surely not.

[Twodogs]

Unthinkable!

Now imagine an alternate universe in which we played nice ...

“Strangely enough now ... after effectively sacking Jake Stringer, they've now fully acquiesced to Stringer’s right to publicly nominate a club of choice, thereby squandering their capacity to extract maximum return for the former three-time club leading goal-kicker and All-Australian” Barrett said.

Ghost writing for Barrett's endless sewage outlet would be the easiest job in the world.

Hehe. Yep, we've put up with a lack of an acceptable effort from Jake for going on two years and then because we decide to do something about it somehow we are the bad guys?

What would Damo say if we said "fair enough Jake, do what you like mate, don't stress about it. Don't worry about your preperation or recovery, just turn up to training whenever you feel like it. And don't forget that rehab appointments are optional, you don't have to go if it's any trouble at all. That's your part of the bargain. For our part we'll do our best to cover up every *!*!*!*! up you make and we will play you in the seniors regardless, sweeeet mate"?

[Bulldog4life]

For what it is worth Gary Lyon said he coached Jake in the under 16's and even then he was head strong and didn't handle criticism well.

[bornadog]

Feels like Barrett is deliberately trying to paint us in the worst possible light while driving Stringer's value down as much as possible. Surely not.

Anything to get back at Bevo

[Rocket Science]

Oh hey Purple!

Unsure if he's hatching his next headline or hiding from a premiership winning coach.

You be the judge.

[ledge]

Obviously Stringer did nothing wrong and we made it all up.
Does he actually look at why he is on the trade table or does he conveniently forget anything that might paint us in a good light ?

[Twodogs]

Maybe he's waiting for a premiership coach?

[Twodogs]

Obviously Stringer did nothing wrong and we made it all up.
Does he actually look at why he is on the trade table or does he conveniently forget anything that might paint us in a good light ?

Colomn B.

[ledge]

I would love to see Barretts take if we actually kept Jake, how would he spin doctor that ?

[Doc26]

Now imagine an alternate universe in which we played nice ...

“Strangely enough now ... after effectively sacking Jake Stringer, they've now fully acquiesced to Stringer’s right to publicly nominate a club of choice, thereby squandering their capacity to extract maximum return for the former three-time club leading goal-kicker and All-Australian” Barrett said.

Hehe. Yep, we've put up with a lack of an acceptable effort from Jake for going on two years and then because we decide to do something about it somehow we are the bad guys?

What would Damo say if we said "fair enough Jake, do what you like mate, don't stress about it. Don't worry about your preperation or recovery, just turn up to training whenever you feel like it. And don't forget that rehab appointments are optional, you don't have to go if it's any trouble at all. That's your part of the bargain. For our part we'll do our best to cover up every *!*!*!*! up you make and we will play you in the seniors regardless, sweeeet mate"?

Whilst also sending a message to any of our contracted players, who might be feeling disenchanted at the time, that we will gratefully send them on their way, to where they wish, with the Club wearing the bulk of the cost.

How the Club plays this out should not stop at just sending a message to Jake and the playing group that we will not accept mediocrity in preparation and performance but to exit on these terms will see us demand appropriate compensation.

We've only played half our cards here by sending out the message, and backing the Leadership Group in doing so. Our final play is to be adequately rewarded otherwise we hold our cards for the real reward of the message to the rest of the Group.

Our big challenge right now is to able to bring our best negotiating skills to the fore because we're now navigating in a territory that is Paul Connors strong suit, his bread and butter if you will, and for what he is paid very well to deliver on. This makes me particularly nervous.

[Rocket Science]

I would love to see Barretts take if we actually kept Jake, how would he spin doctor that ?

Oh that's an easy one. It'd go a lil' something like this ...

"According to internal sources the Bulldogs now privately concede they mishandled the Stringer situation so poorly such that they publicly sabotaged their relationship with a marquee player, badly degrading that player's market value in the process, and any subsequent hope of fetching a remotely satisfactory return via trade.

Their clumsy own goal means they must now attempt to salvage their rapport with a precocious star whose character and confidence they've publicly torched, and hope Stringer can reinvest himself in an employer who pinned many of their premiership defence failings on him to the extent they no longer wanted him in their colours or around his teammates.

How club and player navigate this precarious new world, particularly with Stringer entering the final year of his contract, will be the subject of healthy interest in 2018."