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f**k DA, he doesn't know what he's doing! That's what Roy Spagnolo once told me anyway.
f**k DA, he doesn't know what he's doing! That's what Roy Spagnolo once told me anyway.
We may as well just save the money and get DA to do it now. We still have Anthony Field and Craig Wilson so as long as they are left to keep doing their job there's no point in employing someone like Hughes who doesn't really seem to have many runs on the board anyway.
Great idea Tony.
Saving that kind of money and relying on someone else to do the job of a professional is what got us 2 wooden spoons.
Maybe that should be your new platform if you run again for the Board.
I knew he didn't unearth Ben Te'o and Jeff Lima for a start.
Issac Luke and McQueen were both good signings although McQueen was always going to play for the Bunnies.
Beau Champion signed with Souths in 2005 a year before Hughes joined them.
Shaune Corrigan is playing for the Wyong Roos.
Everingham was unearthed by Manly (Cleal I assume), moved to the Tigers and then went to Souths for a couple of seasons before going to Union.
Dylan Farrell is a maybe.
Bryson Goodwin played his first grade debut and another 8 first grade games for the Sharks before joining the Dogs.
David Tyrrell is one he signed after he won the Carbine Club "Colt of the Year" at the Queensland Rugby League South East Division Awards.
Sonny Bill Williams was a Marist Saints junior when and was spotted playing in Auckland by Bulldogs talent scout John Ackland. (according to wiki anyway)
As for Thurston "According to Thurston's manager Sam Ayoub, a number of the clubs were not even willing to take him for free. Only St George Illawarra Dragons coach Nathan Brown was willing to sign him but because he was going to play for nothing. Ultimately Ayoub negotiated with the Bulldogs to sign him as he had promised Thurston's mother he would keep an eye on him, and Belmore (the Bulldogs' home ground) was closer to where he lived." Hardly an endorsement for Hughes' eye for talent.
Who was their recruitment guy when they won four Jersey Flegg titles in five years? ('99-'03) That's whom we should be signing.
It's not all about winning the junior grades. Isn't it all about playing players up in grades an all that stuff? That's what I learnt on this forum anyway.
It's not all about winning the junior grades. Isn't it all about playing players up in grades an all that stuff? That's what I learnt on this forum anyway.
I thought it was about making money - not winning games.
If you don't think making money or getting any recruitment/retention benefit you can are essential to NRL success then you haven't been watching the game for the past 20 years.
If you don't think making money or getting any recruitment/retention benefit you can are essential to NRL success then you haven't been watching the game for the past 20 years.
Whys that?
What about winning more games than the opposition? Isn't that essential to NRL success?
Yeah for that you just need a good coach. Or play at a small suburban ground. :roll:
Because that's how it's been working for the successful teams during that time.
It probably worked like that prior to then but I wasn't really paying attention. Like you and Tony.