Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

But doing it 9 years less. Did BA get the team to 4th in his first year? Second year even?

Hagan won a premiership in his first year. So did Ricky Stuart.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Do you think he signed to play reserve grade? He had offers from Super League. You think he took a pay cut and turned his back on a top grade spot in Super League to go and play reserve grade??

If he didn't want to move to the UK why not?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I was going to say the same thing no way he joins us just to play at Wenty

It's not that he would only play at Wenty, it's that he wouldn't be in our top 17.

 

[Noise]

Wenty??? Have we stopped fielding a reserve grade side again? Dumb merkin.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think you will find that the Cowboys had a season like us where they just kind of thought it would happen for them and it didn't.

Just like us they had availability issues. In 2022 they had 14 players appear in 20+ games (not including finals). This year it was only 10 players.

 

[hineyrulz]

134 wins isn't nothing. Before Arthur's came to the club it took us more than 12 years to win that many games.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

BA has had a looonngg time to build a successful well functioning football program. Has he??? The situation in the outside backs shouldn't be happening with a program that has been as stable as ours.

Stability doesn't mean you get to ignore the salary cap. The only things that do are payments/perks outside the cap, and heavy, prolonged junior investment.

 

[hineyrulz]

Stability doesn't mean you get to ignore the salary cap. The only things that do are payments/perks outside the cap, and heavy, prolonged junior investment.

 

[Pazza]

Stability doesn't mean you get to ignore the salary cap. The only things that do are payments/perks outside the cap, and heavy, prolonged junior investment.

Who said anything about ignoring the cap??? It's about having a well run program that doesn't allow position groups to complete deteriorate and have some sort of planning/squad managment.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Who said anything about ignoring the cap??? It's about having a well run program that doesn't allow position groups to complete deteriorate and have some sort of planning/squad managment.

They haven't deteriorated, they are just a lower priority in our team than other positions. Much like how the Storm structures their cap.

 

[Pazza]

They haven't deteriorated, they are just a lower priority in our team than other positions. Much like how the Storm structures their cap.

Are you implying there Is a broader philosophical approach to what BA Is trying to achieve???

Cause I call BS!!!!

 

[JokerEel]

FBrown is going to the UK we should have gone after him...

 

[the phantom menace]

Hagan won a premiership in his first year. So did Ricky Stuart.

 

[TheCrowe]

FBrown is going to the UK we should have gone after him...

Agree, skilled player.

 

[Incorrect]

Agree, skilled player.

Are we talking about Nu Brown here? Half decent but I wouldn't lose sleep over him going to the UK. He's been at 4 or 5 clubs since 2017 from memory and had ample opportunity to establish himself at any one of them but inevitably finds himself looking for a new home.... There's a reason for that.

 

[hineyrulz]

FBrown is going to the UK we should have gone after him...

Why?

 

[hineyrulz]

Are we talking about Nu Brown here? Half decent but I wouldn't lose sleep over him going to the UK. He's been at 4 or 5 clubs since 2017 from memory and had ample opportunity to establish himself at any one of them but inevitably finds himself looking for a new home.... There's a reason for that.

He’s bog average and injury prone. No thanks.

 

[TheCrowe]

He’s bog average and injury prone. No thanks.

Injury prone yes. Bog average definitely not.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Are you implying there Is a broader philosophical approach to what BA Is trying to achieve???

I'm saying recruitment and retention are part of a club wide strategy. As the head coach, Arthur's would have a role in developing that strategy.

 

[the phantom menace]

I'm saying recruitment and retention are part of a club wide strategy. As the head coach, Arthur's would have a role in developing that strategy.

Except for when you have previously been posting to excuse Arthur from any blame for his possible role in recruitment and retention...

#circularpou