I would punt soward for this kid. Is it the panthers ronnie?
No mate.
agree with 350k being a no brainer for him..
can you please elaborate on points 1 and 3?
as for point 2 - this seems to be a re-occurring theme.. managers not wanting to deal with Young... time to go Young.
Yep. Point 1 - He hates Sowards guts. Most do.
Point 3 - The source for the statement that he's signed elsewhere and is basically being shown the door at Canberra (WTF was my reaction. This will be a blunder of Thurston-esque proportions for those idiots) is impeccable. I've known the guy my whole life and he's played a big role in Sam's development. Its a Sydney club as far as I know, but its not us.
Just on the whole way we deal with managers. I think that Doust & Young probably feel the same way most do about them. Leeches. But, and this is the essesnce of the problems I fear we face at present, we don't play ball with them, as is a basic necessity in the modern game.
I suspect, as many on here do, that they are too old school in the way they do things. Young is an old school copper FFS. They've been in the system too long and, after our golden era has ended, they find themselves not aware of the predicament thats (only in my opinion) on the horizon.
We need fresh blood in those positions in order to thrive. The clubs power base is arrogant and out of date, which is not nearly so frightening as being out of the loop with player agents.
The Dinosaurs, as history has so often displayed, drag organisations down. Doust has been there for 13 years. No CEO stays in a job for 13 years. They move on themselves when they start getting comfortable.
Our Board are old school Dinosaurs, who are used to getting their own way, which, in a freer market, is potentially catastrophic for a business when they negotiate along those lines.
Dark clouds on the horizon. We're stale & detached from the reality of modern business life at the top.