As it turned out he also wished he had not left. His family hated it back in England evidently. All his kids were born in Oz and they and wife wanted to resume their life here. Was it under Marys watch or Griffins that Widds was told he was no longer wanted. Did they tell him the reason. That they had forked out far too much for Norman.
Yep he and Hunt.. both knee jerk buys. I'll cop more flack with that comment.
I think Mary got too much for Widds in the end. The kids would have hated the UK after a while. Great for a holiday but you can't beat Aussie land. I lived in the UK for a couple of years with the young family at the time and the summer is fantastic but the winter isn't.
Norman was a waste of money and definitely a knee jerk reaction by those who wanted him without looking deeply at his pros and cons - the cons very much outweighing the pros which our recruiters and Mary couldn't see?? Hunt might also have been a knee jerker but at the time most saw better prospects than what we had but he has had an up and down career with us although before injury was showing his worth.
I just hope that whoever will be in our halves have a great, not good, but a great kicking game. The types of kicks that go very high and to the opposition 20 zone. They would allow us to gain ground and make the tackles or contest the ball better. Cleary's kicks are a good example.
I am doubtful of Hook bringing in Sullivan much next year. Definitely Sloan and Amone and Hunt in the spine. Mbye has been signed up to take a permanent position somewhere as I don't think Hook will use him off the bench. Macca will also be the hooker for at least the initial games. So selections will depend on who is fitter and does well in the pre-season and trials.
Interesting time next year.