Rumours and Stuff

[Avenger]

If you want to fixate on Penrith, you will miss most of the information needed to understand our situation. But if you think demographics are a factor, it’s clear that Penrith has cannibalised a lot of the human and financial resources that used to be inherent to our club.

Why did we allow it to happen? Incompetence? Stupidity mixed with apathy?

 

[Cloeel]

When Pou says resources, I don’t think he exactly means other clubs have more money or more support or saying those clubs are better than us.
Clubs just have different types of resources.
We can not compete with Canberra on cost of living and maybe climate preference or if a Queenslander doesn’t want to leave Queensland, how do we compete with Dolphins?
Every club is going to have different competitive advantages and every player is going to value their preferences differently.
Where resources is a factor, and it seems more and more likely we are lacking, is actually understanding the competitive advantages we have that players value.

Geography can be just as important as any financial resource

 

[hineyrulz]

I hate that we’re so mediocre. I just don’t think there’s an easy solution. If there was, everyone would be doing it.

“Oh yeah Mediocrity”

 

[King-Gutho94]

Geography can be just as important as any financial resource

Just ask the Tigers about Geography.

They have there fingers in Leichhardt, Concord, Campbelltown, Parramatta, Moore Park have i missed anywhere.

 

[Stagger eel]

Just ask the Tigers about Geography.

They have there fingers in Leichhardt, Concord, Campbelltown, Parramatta, Moore Park have i missed anywhere.

Mt Druitt.

 

[lingard]

Well it’s still to be seen how successful they will be, but since I started really following the game in the early 90s, the Bulldogs have been one of the more successful Sydney clubs.

Have been since the late seventies.

 

[Avenger]

Well it’s still to be seen how successful they will be, but since I started really following the game in the early 90s, the Bulldogs have been one of the more successful Sydney clubs.

Any reason why you didn’t choose some other club? You’re obviously the jinx.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why did we allow it to happen? Incompetence? Stupidity mixed with apathy?

It’s about the demographic changes in Sydney. Nobody could have stopped it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Any reason why you didn’t choose some other club? You’re obviously the jinx.

All four of my grandparents were Eels fans, as are my wife and my husband.

 

[Delboy]

So the poverty Roosters have just poached the Raiders recruitment officer, Carbone, who has been behind most of their recent signings. Paul Bunn is off contract at the Storm, oh we have the Ponnisi of the West, no need to upgrade then.

Wonder if this will be a question allowed by those responsible for the question time to Sarantinos, ie are you happy with our recruitment team given the last 4/5 years. How would Jim reply to that, “ we are happy making progress , look at this, look at that” . Oh well.

 

[Avenger]

It’s about the demographic changes in Sydney. Nobody could have stopped it.

It’s a shame the local Indian community don’t produce good league players.

 

[85 Baby]

Assuming we have some.

Club history
@Fanbase
Location (particularly for juniors)
Training facilities
New coach

They not necessarily unique but the point is aligning what we have to what good players want.
It may very well calculate as we have to pay significantly for the good players and balance the squad with less good players who align to what we provide. Ideally you wind up in Riff position where those less good players are cheaper youth players who you can maybe nurture into replacing your good players at a cheaper price than fair market. But if it also means for every Crichton you sign, you can only afford a Sexton then why is that good enough for Dogs but not us?

 

[Stevie]

All four of my grandparents were Eels fans, as are my wife and my husband.

Are you actually an Indian or is that a bit of a joke. Can’t tell?

The only reason I ask if I don’t know any Indians that are really into NRL.

I’ve research a large sample size too as I’m regularly in cabs for work meetings.

 

[emjaycee]

Are you actually an Indian or is that a bit of a joke. Can’t tell?

The only reason I ask if I don’t know any Indians that are really into NRL.

I’ve research a large sample size too as I’m regularly in cabs for work meetings.

You drive a cab for work?

 

[King-Gutho94]

The only reason I ask if I don’t know any Indians that are really into NRL.

Come on Virat Kohli is a massive Roosters fan.

Explains why he is such a cock & also rich fits in well down at Bondi.

 

[T-Boon]

Are you actually an Indian or is that a bit of a joke. Can’t tell?

The only reason I ask if I don’t know any Indians that are really into NRL.

I’ve research a large sample size too as I’m regularly in cabs for work meetings.

I've done the same (when I lived in the Parra area). They aren't very keen.
I actually lie to them and tell them Parra have an Indian RL academy with multiple up and coming stars.

 

[Jake the snake]

So the poverty Roosters have just poached the Raiders recruitment officer, Carbone, who has been behind most of their recent signings. Paul Bunn is off contract at the Storm, oh we have the Ponnisi of the West, no need to upgrade then.

Wonder if this will be a question allowed by those responsible for the question time to Sarantinos, ie are you happy with our recruitment team given the last 4/5 years. How would Jim reply to that, “ we are happy making progress , look at this, look at that” . Oh well.

Those podcast morons won’t ask the hard questions. They are sponsored by them. Snouts in the trough.

I knew lawn mower Jim would be a failure when he he set goals to make the finals every year but no mention of winning a comp. What a hack.

 

[Parrapat]

Are you actually an Indian or is that a bit of a joke. Can’t tell?

The only reason I ask if I don’t know any Indians that are really into NRL.

I’ve research a large sample size too as I’m regularly in cabs for work meetings.

Changing demographics is our #1 junior development problem.

 

[Parrapat]

A better question is why can’t every other club do it.

As you already pointed out: demographics.

Panthers went west in search of junior development incorporating country areas like Bathurst, Dubbo and Mudgee while solidifying their base in Blacktown, St. Mary's through to the Riff itself and into the Blue Mountains.

 

[Parrapat]

If you want to fixate on Penrith, you will miss most of the information needed to understand our situation. But if you think demographics are a factor, it’s clear that Penrith has cannibalised a lot of the human and financial resources that used to be inherent to our club.

How many quality juniors will Harris Park produce in the next 15 years?