Sack Adam O'Brien

[Sir Galahad]

I believe he has had health issues, no sure if that’s right

diabetes if I remember rightly. But so to was Brett Stuart, Manly FB few years back.

 

[ryan.a87]

Knights’ huge ‘10-year’ coach call despite horror start to season

Knights’ huge ‘10-year’ coach call despite horror start to season

www.foxsports.com.au

lol

 

[Haffa]

“We’ve got Adam O’Brien, Danny Buderus, Andrew Johns, Hayden Knowles, and Clint Zammit is heading up our recruitment.

“I look across the game and there’s no other group I’d swap it for - and that includes Melbourne.”

 

[Haffa]

This bloke needs to stop talking.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

do you think we're on a course similar to the Panthers and will be a force in a few years ? Please tell me this is so.

Edit - how long do you think until we could possibly see the first trickle of these youngsters coming into first grade

Don't know if it will have the same effect as what we saw at Penrith but I do believe we will have quite a few very good players coming through to grade from 2024 onwards

Trick will be keeping the good ones together and fighting off any poaching raids from other clubs

 

[Dogs Of War]

After Tinkler pulled the plug the juniors were left all at sea. The club only just started investing in them properly back in 2019, getting in the right staff and systems. Have a look at how well our Ball and Flegg teams are going this year to see how its all starting to bare fruit. Unfortunately we are a few years away from it having an effect on our Cup and 1st grade teams so in the meantime we need to either squeeze the most out of the guys that are here or import others

The same thing happened at the Bulldogs when Des was around. Investments into juniors were forgotten, and you eventually pay the price. We have been rebuilding those, and Gus has been brought in to fix that even further. But no matter what you do, you need to have an environment at the club that's moderately successful so you can bring them into a no pressure situation. Play them off the bench to give them a taste, move them back to reserve grade to work on areas that were exposed. A good example in Thurston and Barba, both had the same upbringing in that the Bulldogs slowly brought them into grade over a 3 yr period. So once they nailed there spots, they were able to excel.

It's very rare that you get that Andrew Johns or Brad Fittler type player who just steps up from the start. And you shouldn't expect it either. If that happens it's a bonus.

So although I believe we have talent that in 2yrs will really bolster the club, Dogs need to start winning games or else their confidence will be crushed, and the first sign on an exit plan via a more successful club offering them some money will see them depart. Newcastle is in the same boat.

 

[slotmachine]

Trick will be keeping the good ones together and fighting off any poaching raids from other clubs

The trick will be developing anyone worth poaching.
Tapine is basically the only player that fits the bill in what, the last 10-15 years?

 

[Loose Cannon]

Knights’ huge ‘10-year’ coach call despite horror start to season

Knights’ huge ‘10-year’ coach call despite horror start to season

www.foxsports.com.au

lol

Quick Phil, Lock him up for a decade before everybody comes knocking!

FMD. Has Gardner watched a game?

 

[ryan.a87]

The trick will be developing anyone worth poaching.
Tapine is basically the only player that fits the bill in what, the last 10-15 years?

you could make an argument for Meaney

and last year …the safs

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Didn’t Gardner make similar comments not long before Brown was sacked? I don’t think his comments should be taken that seriously tbh.

 

[slotmachine]

you could make an argument for Meaney

LOL, he was told his services weren't required not poached and ended up at one of the few teams worse than the knights.

He looks passable in the best rugby league system in history (not that said system could make kurt mann look good).

Didn’t Gardner make similar comments not long before Brown was sacked?

About three weeks before he was sacked.

 

[Knight Tales]

O’Brien should be nervous. Those comments are classic hyperbole.

 

[TooheysNew]

f**k Gardner has no clue.

 

[PhilGould]

Financially the club is in the best place it's ever been.

Unfortunately I have no confidence in that leading to on-field success as long as Gardner is pretending to know how to build/operate a successful football team.

 

[Sir Galahad]

report says the club

" the club holding contract options in their favour that could see Tyson Frizell, Lachlan Fitzgibbon and Jack Johns released"

To my knowledge the option is in Frizell's favor, Fitzgibbon has already enacted his option for another year and Johns was given a 1 year extension.

 

[Sir Galahad]

f**k Gardner has no clue.

they had years to plan Pearce departure , not 1 able person ready to step up. The reality is Pearce should have been tapped on the shoulder the season before

 

[PhilGould]

Has been reported previously that all 3 have player options.

How Johns went from being on the outer with no rumours of other clubs chasing him to getting a contract with an option in his favour I'll never understand. Then again this is the club that signs local league players to multi-year top grade deals.

 

[Apey]

Has been reported previously that all 3 have player options.

How Johns went from being on the outer with no rumours of other clubs chasing him to getting a contract with an option in his favour I'll never understand. Then again this is the club that signs local league players to multi-year top grade deals.

I'd say his last name heavily worked in his favour. Not sure Jack Smith would be in the same boat.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

We have no reggies and needed to fill our NSWCup side

Its a reflection of how badly our juniors have been mismanaged over the years

 

[Sir Galahad]

Has been reported previously that all 3 have player options.

How Johns went from being on the outer with no rumours of other clubs chasing him to getting a contract with an option in his favour I'll never understand. Then again this is the club that signs local league players to multi-year top grade deals.

wow, Johns is a fringe NRL player at best, and that's being generous. They gave him a player option ? Madness.