There’s not a player at our club who we should be overly concerned about losing. Many of them are overpaid, or average, or in many cases, both of these things. The roster needs a clean up like never before.
I realise you can’t just turn over 30 players at once but there needs to be a systematic overhaul where we only promote players who A) want to be in the jersey and B) are forced to earn their spot.
I guarantee you if suddenly all our blokes were put on match payments based on performance our win/loss record would turn around. Usually, the thrill of competition is enough to keep professional players aiming up with their minds solely on the task. Not our boys. They are disunited and non-committed, not to mention, many of them are severely lacking in skill and don’t get me started on fitness levels…
Too long we’ve inflated the egos of some young potential players and paid them for what they could be and not what they’ve proven. The complete abysmal lack of coaching has not helped. In the name of ‘loyalty’ we’ve let the more experienced players cruise with automatic selection. What a recipe for disaster.
Ben Hunt might have gotten under our skin recently but you can clearly see why he wants out, and if his reasoning to leave is because there no fight in terms of recruitment then I am right there with him.
And on that note - Hame Sele. Okay not bad but you’d want to think he is on a modest contract.