TruSaint
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Fair point, but I am getting a little tired of the old " re-building" phase talk.
Of course, as you say, having a 5 year or even a 10 year plan ( key word being "plan" ), but there should be zero years virtually written off. Its a cop out for boards, and coaches.
Also, in terms of and Penrith, his plan involved a great deal more than on field performance. It was a heavy investment in behind the scenes of some 20 plus million dollars for their centre of excellence.
From 2016 article below
THE multi-million dollar, “state of the art” Panthers Rugby League Academy was officially opened yesterday.
“Five years ago this was nothing more than a dream,” the club’s executive general manager of rugby league Phil Gould said.
“Three years ago it was just sketches on pieces of paper (and) today it is a reality,” Gould said.
Built on a site of about 40,000sq m by Brookfield Multiplex, the centre was finished three months early and met the $22 million budget, funded by the Panthers Group.
Made to help train and educate senior and junior teams, players can now use its variety of assets.
Gould said the world-class facility had put “Penrith on the map” as a truly professional club, and as well as inspire younger generations, it would raise the bar of players’ performances.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/n...s/news-story/d5d877bdc069f045d321042538b3c331
We cant afford to pay out a coach let alone provide modern day facilities. Even Bennett was quoted as saying " lucky i didn't visit the facilities before I agreed "...
