NICKO HYNES

[Illusion]

Unless they have him signed no way I'd be letting the Duffman go .....

 

[boardlumps62]

I just love intrigue. Being a bit of a romantic at heart he may have a bit of skirt on the south coast. Am I allowed to say that. I going to the rumours thread.

 

[Miller was a legend]

I just love intrigue. Being a bit of a romantic at heart he may have a bit of skirt on the south coast. Am I allowed to say that. I going to the rumours thread.

Are you saying he wears ladies clothes?
Not that there is anything wrong with that of course

 

[Gareth67]

Unfortunately it seems that he was much further north than first thought .

 

[TruSaint]

No idea mate , but if he is in Wollongong then it may be a pit stop before continuing on to the narks territory .

bump

 

[Crush]

Vomit. You just know the Sharks are going to assemble a cracking side next year. Ahh well, lucky we already have all we need at dragons! Trust in Hook I guess, geez I hope Ramsay has another level.....

 

[slippery5]

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Unfortunately it seems that he was much further north than first thought .

Surf & family on central coast, who he has been away from for a few yrs now, makes the Shire a very appealing option.

 

[Gareth67]

Well perhaps all is not lost gents , the article did mention that another club has now joined the race - perhaps Griffin has changed his mind after the weekend’s rout
by the Tigpies ?

However if so , then he will need to give a certain high price player his marching orders very quickly , otherwise we will be left behind once again as is normally the case when the Dragons are hunting a quality player .

 

[redVinme]

Don't think the narks will miss out in him after missing reynolds. They will be looking for a shot in the arm and to make a decent signing. They also have far more cap space than us I'd say.

 

[redv13]

Don't think the narks will miss out in him after missing reynolds. They will be looking for a shot in the arm and to make a decent signing. They also have far more cap space than us I'd say.

I wouldn’t be fussed either way with signing Hynes. Very risky paying big $$$ for a 22 gamer in the Melbourne storm system. May turn out to be a champion but may also turn into a run of the mill player once outside their systems and he’s the head honcho running a side

 

[thebigredv]

I wouldn’t be fussed either way with signing Hynes. Very risky paying big $$$ for a 22 gamer in the Melbourne storm system. May turn out to be a champion but may also turn into a run of the mill player once outside their systems and he’s the head honcho running a side

Same line of thinking as you are but by the same token can we afford to do nothing? Maybe we keep one eye on the likes of Ramsey but swoop on a bigger body capable player for fullback that doesn't require unreasonable money. Not a huge Mbye fan but perhaps that was the thought there?

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

Same line of thinking as you are but by the same token can we afford to do nothing? Maybe we keep one eye on the likes of Ramsey but swoop on a bigger body capable player for fullback that doesn't require unreasonable money. Not a huge Mbye fan but perhaps that was the thought there?

Mbye would have been handy as he can play any position in the backline plus 9 but that ship has sailed.

 

[Illusion]

Mbye would have been handy as he can play any position in the backline plus 9 but that ship has sailed.

He would have been good for us now , it seems to be the sort of player Hook likes .... slow and steady .... I am waiting to see what sort of a big signing we do get .... That will give me more of an insight of what sort of coach Hook is ...... Time will tell ...... The game has changed since Hook has coached being out of the job for a couple of years ..... Lets hope he lets go of the way he coached previous and cuts ties with players he had coached before ..... Its time for everyone to move on ......

 

[Puff]

We as a club just make up the numbers.

If we had aspirations we would be in for the best players.

Alas we aren’t, and we are relying on juniors coming through. Hoping they have another level.

You need a mix of both. First and most important we need someone from a winning culture. Because ours isn’t.

 

[thebigredv]

We as a club just make up the numbers.

If we had aspirations we would be in for the best players.

Alas we aren’t, and we are relying on juniors coming through. Hoping they have another level.

You need a mix of both. First and most important we need someone from a winning culture. Because ours isn’t.

The best teams don't use the word 'hope' in their vocabulary. They just get it done. If standards are not met, they don't mess around. We, like many other clubs, pin our hopes on ideas and players which come off once or twice every ten attempts. We value relationships, loyalty and patience but simply lack killer instinct. Say what you want about the Storm (forever cheats) but Bellamy is something very, very special. I don't know if he has loads of friends but he has the utmost respect from within and outside the club.

I still think Griffin will get us going eventually but this hope thing has got to end now. Players need to be recruited.

 

[getsmarty]

Seriously...Griffin hasn't even had 1/2 a season in charge....I get the angst re previous years...but do you turn around rundown business overnight....not unless you have a benefactor who is willing to throw ridiculous dollars ( which we don't have )....

We have had suspensions/injuries....Our depth was already down at the start of the year....

People need to learn patience....Griffin inherited a mess....Webb is a smart operator....This year was always a rebuild....People laughed at Penrith's 5 year plan....took them longer but look at them now.

We have the same potential....But..it will take a few years to get the roster in order...

Have a good day all.

 

[RedVDave]

Griffin has always been the kind of coach to invest in the junior nursery doesn't splurge big money on signings.

 

[Dragonslayer]

Seriously...Griffin hasn't even had 1/2 a season in charge....I get the angst re previous years...but do you turn around rundown business overnight....not unless you have a benefactor who is willing to throw ridiculous dollars ( which we don't have )....

We have had suspensions/injuries....Our depth was already down at the start of the year....

People need to learn patience....Griffin inherited a mess....Webb is a smart operator....This year was always a rebuild....People laughed at Penrith's 5 year plan....took them longer but look at them now.

We have the same potential....But..it will take a few years to get the roster in order...

Have a good day all.

Spot on GS.

Hook, Elliott and Gentle are experienced coaches. I remember the voices screaming that we needed to sign an experiencee coach and not another roojie after Mc85 was punted, and we did. 6 months in and in some peoples eyes they appear to be not good enough. Mmmm

We have a ridiculously divided roster ie: very experienced at one end talented rookie juniors at the other. Not much in between. Hook, I believe, will bring the most talented through, giving them opportunities in 1st grade. We've seen this already with Amone, and to a lesser extent with the Feagai boys. I'm sure we'll see more before this seasons end and that may start with Bud this week. Actually you could throw both Ramsay and Burns into that group also.

We all want to win every game, play every final, make the GF, but reality is we just don't have the squad balance as yet, particularly this year. This year was all about correcting the past, installing what it is to be a Dragons player, playing some good and enterprising football, not just the 'powa' game of 5 hit ups and kick with the occasional telegraphed block play.

As you say patience and support are critical right now, especially for our youngstars coming through.

 

[blacksafake]

Seriously...Griffin hasn't even had 1/2 a season in charge....I get the angst re previous years...but do you turn around rundown business overnight....not unless you have a benefactor who is willing to throw ridiculous dollars ( which we don't have )....

We have had suspensions/injuries....Our depth was already down at the start of the year....

People need to learn patience....Griffin inherited a mess....Webb is a smart operator....This year was always a rebuild....People laughed at Penrith's 5 year plan....took them longer but look at them now.

We have the same potential....But..it will take a few years to get the roster in order...

Have a good day all.

No wonder the other supporters & the media say that Dragons supporters are never happy. I get that supporters want success & they want it yesterday but as you say Smarty you can't rurn it around in a few months. Time is needed & I'm sure the club is ok with this.
I like what I've seen & heard from Webb so far & he & Hook appear to be on the same page.
Us supporters just need to give the right people time.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

He would have been good for us now , it seems to be the sort of player Hook likes .... slow and steady .... I am waiting to see what sort of a big signing we do get .... That will give me more of an insight of what sort of coach Hook is ...... Time will tell ...... The game has changed since Hook has coached being out of the job for a couple of years ..... Lets hope he lets go of the way he coached previous and cuts ties with players he had coached before ..... Its time for everyone to move on ......

I think Mbye would have been good right now but if we had to wait a year there are better options.