Meanwhile the Roosters miss out on another one with Holmes opting to join the Dragons. But you won't hear too much about the list of players dodging them so far this year which includes Fifita, Gagai, Talagi (you can bet they wanted him) and now Holmes who they were mentioned as wanting to join them.
Instead you'll still hear the overblown cliché of "whatever Uncle Nick wants, Uncle Nick gets". Well he so far has only managed to get an aging Chad Townshend who has just been dropped for poor form. Lucky for Uncle Nick, he has plenty of sway in the media.
They'll get some signings in due course but they have had a few knockbacks from some pretty big names. The myth of Uncle Nick getting what he wants is being exposed this season.