Flanno's New Signings

[kit66]

So if 2 clubs want someone and have all the things you said......who gets him?

Roosters ?

Was that a trick question ?

 

[Dragsters]

Roosters ?

Was that a trick question ?

Even if they weren't one of the two...

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

With all due respect, I'm guessing all the above excuses are just speculation on your part or heard from others, nothing concrete or actually reported. My take is if you really want a player and have the money/tpa's and a competent recruiter then you get your man - other clubs do it on a regular basis. Roosters, Dogs, Melb, Broncs and even Wests have little trouble landing who they want while we are left to grab only players no-one else wants and little else. We've landed some good players but they're short term, end of career players other teams were looking to off-load. No established and much "sought after" players with a big future will come anywhere near us. There's an issue with SGI and it's been an issue for years now.

Canberra and Newcastle have the same issues.

Wollongong is a small market and the way we’ve been run is certainly bordering on bush league.

 

[possm]

Are we stuck then in a perpetual Catch 22 - Without Success we can't attract good players and without good players we can't achieve success ?
Seems to be the case. Flanno is a very capable coach not a miracle worker. We need better props, there's no getting around that.

The Tigers have had very poor seasons over the past 3 years and yet they have managed to recuirt some top players for 2025.

 

[The Word]

Are we stuck then in a perpetual Catch 22 - Without Success we can't attract good players and without good players we can't achieve success ?
Seems to be the case. Flanno is a very capable coach not a miracle worker. We need better props, there's no getting around that.

We would be in a catch 22 situation if we had an ordinary coach. With a capable coach we are able to improve incrementally, so we will get there, but it will take a while.
Yes we need a good prop, no argument there.