Not everything. There's some people on this forum who have contacts on the inside and regularly keep us updated or give us hints about whats going on. I know a few things too via a couple of contacts but I cannot share. But not everything we know comes from the media.
As far as
what we can discuss on these boards, all we have is what we see in the media. Anything else is irrelevent to public discussion, since it's neither public knowledge nor proveable.
I take any 'inside information' with a grain of salt, since everybody who shares this information has an agenda. We know this because they choose to share it here.
Press is that. Just press. Let's recall the feelgood stories we had last year in regards to Webb, Walker, Hicks and Whatuira wanting to make a fresh start.
But press is something in itself. Don't ever discount the power of public opinion.
Good press translates directly to money for the club, as bad press likewise translates to financial losses. In this, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not.
It happens to every club. No-one gives a s**t about Cronulla but they were in the papers week in and week out a couple of years ago after all their off field dramas. It's not a matter of how big an organisation you are. It's about finding a story.
Wrong. The
volume of the stories matters. Especially the positive/neutral fluff pieces - things like Daniel Mortimer's new boots and Gary Ablett Jr (and his dad in a coaching role) being linked to the Eels.
You're right that every club gets in the papers, especially when they f**k up. But they don't all get the same amount of press; far from it. Especially the positive stuff.
Exactly. It's still not a good look though especially when you've quotes from staff members that don't really address the issue. Our club has been quiet this year which should be a good thing, but it's almost been too quiet.
I don't think we have been too quiet. We've had endless speculation about recruitment which is 100% positive regarding advertising value for the club, and we've beaten a couple of clubs to the signatures of high profile players they wanted to keep. This is a marketing coup of the highest order for the club, and with Osborne as the mouthpiece he has himself built up a fair public profile that has now made him a target.
Maybe, but being high profile can also turn sponsors off very quickly if one little thing goes wrong. Sponsors only like it if you get it in the news for the right reasons.
True, which is why I expect the club to make a big positive announcement soon, if only for the sake of doing so.
I don't believe that. They are best mates if anything Spagnola is the one keeping him in the job.
Yeah well I don't know either of them personally. But Spagnolo seems pretty ruthless, given his past behaviour.
