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You think young, talented kids who are shining lights in the NRL right now would just come to Newcastle? We'd have to compete with clubs like Manly, like Titans who have the cap space to out-bid us each time we turn up. This isn't about playing few games, it's about having to get into a bidding war that's going to result in us paying big overs for a kid who's unproven and could easily crumble at any stage.
It's a risk. Like it or not, admit it or not, signing young kids with little experience despite their performances is a risk and it's even greater when you have to pay plenty. Titans signed Mosely on little, Sharks signed Bird on very little, hell he isn't even signed for next season and you can bet your arse we wouldn't be able to match what they're offering him in.
If anything, it's glad we don't have someone like you signing players because we'd be getting flash in the pan players and have a greater player turnover than the Sydney Roosters simply because for a few weeks they "looked the goods". I'd much rather persist with what we have, trial Feeney, trial Randell, trial whoever until Cogger and Lamb are ready before I'd go throwing money away. We've settled on the fact we won't be premiers anytime soon, we've clearly settled for mediocrity, so settling for two more years shouldn't be much of an issue.
