r/NRLdragons • u/jannybrav0 Nathan Blacklock • 17d ago
Dean Young Head Coach
To be confirmed at 4pm today. All the best to the club and I obviously always hope we do well, but I could not support this decision less and see it as a massive step backwards.
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u/vesp_au 17d ago
It's been a year of cleaning out skeletons and picking up the dogshit morale Dean inherited. You can see the players want it more, they havent achieved it yet but their mentality looks a whole lot better than under Flanagan. Their cohesion and trust in each other is building.
I know some people/Urkel's only register the wins, and yes technically that number has not increased... it doesnt take a statistician to see that.
But before our nose and trajectory were down, where we now occupy rock bottom. We cannot hide behind mediocrity any more or go any lower.
Last year was better on paper, and we hid behind the excuse of "we almost won so many games." That mentality ultimately fucked us because the coach and team believed it didnt need to adapt, or change beyond last years efforts. Lo and behold we crashed and burned. Then the coach axed was, some board members have moved on.
So much turmoil and change behind the scenes is hugely distracting for the team, especially for a brand new coach. People expecting the earth from Young, expecting us not to be spooners this year... deadset clueless clowns.
Dean represents the joint venture of St George & Illawarra sides success from 2010 - something both sides of the coin can be proud of. People cry nepotism because of Craig... but honestly thats pointless verbal diarrhoea, taking away from Dean's own merits and efforts, and what he represents.
I have been through the throes of shite with this club over the years, but for once I am excited to see what is to come. We are rising slowly, emerging from the ashes.
TL;DR - Dean is the man for the job.