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  1. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Round 12 v Bulldogs

    Trouble is Flanno has had the opportunity to drop players before now, and he hasn't. The only player he's really dropped has been Marschke, who got demoted after he brought Brown to the side. I'm predicting this weeks Team List Tuesday will be the same as last weeks Team List Tuesday, except...
  2. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Sack Flanagan

    I think Flanno's made the mistake of thinking the Board and Management were all on the same page, willing and able to get behind and support the coach, when in fact they are more interested in protecting their own little fiefdoms. He should have done what Wayne Bennett did and bring his own...
  3. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Round 12 v Bulldogs

    Trouble is none of this is going to happen unless we get a professional sports management and administration team running our club. Until then we have to plod along with the same mix of old boys and hanger-ons. Players and player-managers can see it's an amateur production in a professional...
  4. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Round 13 - v Panthers

    You're assuming Queensland want him. I'm not so sure.
  5. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Disgusting lacklustre performance

    So a person disregards Police instructions at the scene of an accident, and as a result finds himself treated harshly. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever.
  6. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Ot. Rules in the game.which annoy us

    Six again annoys the crap out of me. It can provide more benefit than a penalty because the defending team has to use up more energy, even though the infringement may be minor. Sometimes the infringement is non-existant, like a tackled player hanging onto the tackler's jumper. Give them one...
  7. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Round 10 v Souths

    Sounds like we need to get you on the field as our water bottle carrier, like Allan Langer for the Broncs.
  8. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Round 10 v Souths

    I think it's unfair to lump Marketo with Norman & Bird. For one thing, Marketo wasn't getting paid anywhere near what those other jokers were/are. For another, Marketo never stopped trying, Norman always seemed to be in relax mode. For a third, Marketo mainly played off the bench, and he was...
  9. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Rumours Thread

    Didn't we try that with Volkman?
  10. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Bermuda triangle@. Sharks r9

    I thought we'd lose by at least 20. Instead we only lost by 10. The effort was there, and it was much better than last week, but it's still pretty sad when losing by 10 points is considered an improvement.
  11. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Jack de Belin

    I just had to buy a new set of tyres. There was still plenty of tread on the old ones, but after 6 years the rubber had hardened to the point they were no longer any good in the wet. Is this analogous to JDB? I have no idea.
  12. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Flanno's New Signings

    It's a good thought, but given the last few captains (Widdop, McInnes, Hunt) all wanted to leave, it may be counter-productive.
  13. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Flano Press conference

    What you say is true if Illawarra had at least 2000 participants in 2021. That's probably a fair assumption. If you jump ahead to 2024 however, Illawarra are saying 2000 participants, I don't know how many participants there are in the St George district, but Cronulla said they had 5500...
  14. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Flano Press conference

    Yes, I'd love to see the figures. You would think participation rates would form part of annual reports, and a measure of how well things are going (or not). But clubs only report the figures when things are going well, or a milestone is reached. Canberra did report solid growth in 2021 which...
  15. JohnnoMcJohnno

    Flano Press conference

    I don't have much data either. I have been trying to find junior rugby league numbers for a while, mainly because everyone seems to think we are some sort of junior powerhouse, but without ever providing numbers to demonstrate the case. I did find this chart from an Andrew Webster article in the...
  16. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Bermuda triangle@. Sharks r9

    Todd Smith the referee, and we have never won a game with him in charge. To be fair, that's probably not due to any bias on his part.
  17. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Rumours Thread

    According to Webb, they turned a profit last year so the commercial turnaround has at least started. If I was the State Government, I wouldn't be giving any money to a professional sporting club, particularly an unprofitable one. It's just throwing away money they should be spending on schools...
  18. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Rumours Thread

    At the members information session last year, Webb made the point that the club had been operating with a $6M per year deficit, but operations have been turned around and last year they made a profit. With the turn-around, the stated intent was to re-invest that money into programs and...
  19. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Bermuda triangle@. Sharks r9

    I dunno. If it's rainy and wet, the mud will slow their outside backs down. We probably still lose, but the scoreline might be look a bit more credible.
  20. JohnnoMcJohnno

    The Rumours Thread

    While we're at it, let's see if we can get Dave Taylor out of retirement to boost our front row stocks.

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