Why won’t they sign with us?

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Well this gun did.

Thanks for link @redV06

Article link:https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...ragons/video/288d812d289c57babcfc45cf02515597

Not saying he’s not a gun.

But he’s in Year 10.

Thought we were talking NRL in the now.

 

[possm]

Our no 7 walked out last season. In the halfback merry go round this season, from memory:
-DCE to roosters
-Fogarty to Manly
- Sandon Smith to Knights
-Galvin to Dogs
-Sexton to super league
- Metcalf re-signed
- Pezet to Eels/Broncos
I’ve probably missed some others. However, the question that needs to be answered, where the hell were the Dragons in all this? What’s going on? We lose our only 2 origin players last season and we are not even in the conversation for one of those 7’s? The excuse is “ohh, you know, there aren’t any marquee 7’s on the market.” Bullcrap, these other clubs, who by the way, all finished above is this season, can see value in these 7’s. Something is not right here. I’ve never seen a club struggle as much as the Dragons in signing players, even the Tigers, Knights and Titans seem to be able that recruit better.

The answer is, Flanno thinks Kyle is all we need at 7 but Kyle is a 14 at best.

 

[jak]

"Spirit" wake up numbnuts calling a spade a spade please tell me something different. I love the dragons but been talking the same shit for years with no results go give yaself an upper cut

sorry, should have said lack of club spirt

 

[jason taylor]

The answer is, Flanno thinks Kyle is all we need at 7 but Kyle is a 14 at best.

The saviour Daniel Atkinson.

 

[jeffdragon]

Signing youngsters will only get you so far.
Some don't make it ti nrl level.
What pisses me off it's taking so friggin long since 2012.
They are so thick.
26 anither gap year
Linked with many but sign few.

 

[mattw5]

I think we are going to offer huge dollars for Tino 1.6m a season just my gut feeling. Not saying it will get him over the line but it will be an offer to make him uncomfortable

 

[OneEyedDragon]

I think we are going to offer huge dollars for Tino 1.6m a season just my gut feeling. Not saying it will get him over the line but it will be an offer to make him uncomfortable

It will probably take something like this to make the first domino fall. It can backfire of course (I'm looking at you Ben Hunt), but until a big name comes here I don't think the Dragons are seen as a great destination.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Signing youngsters will only get you so far.
Some don't make it ti nrl level.
What pisses me off it's taking so friggin long since 2012.
They are so thick.
26 anither gap year
Linked worh many but sign few.

Thick is exactly what they are, but they have very high opinions of themselves and are totally deluded.

 

[Flinstone]

The saviour Daniel Atkinson.

There will be so much pressure on Atkinson to turn things around, I don't think he alone is enough.
Looks like Kyle will be our 7 next year going off what Flano said in podcast.
Lets hope with a preseason at 7 Kyle can learn something about game management.

 

[ruthless dragon]

The answer is, Flanno thinks Kyle is all we need at 7 but Kyle is a 14 at best.

Crap, go listen to the Podcast he clearly says Kyle will be a 14 if they can find someone better.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

There will be so much pressure on Atkinson to turn things around, I don't think he alone is enough.
Looks like Kyle will be our 7 next year going off what Flano said in podcast.
Lets hope with a preseason at 7 Kyle can learn something about game management.

His ability is what it is. He’s played over 100 NRL games.

He will not be improving.

 

[Old Timer]

Crap, go listen to the Podcast he clearly says Kyle will be a 14 if they can find someone better.

How the f**k can KF be our 14?

Is Daddy really going to drop his co-captain Cook or our best / most consistent player Liddle?

We will not attract another half and Kyle will wear the 7.

SF can say all he likes on the Podcast but it is all said with a forked tongue.

 

[ruthless dragon]

How the f**k can KF be our 14?

Is Daddy really going to drop his co-captain Cook or our best / most consistent player Liddle?

We will not attract another half and Kyle will wear the 7.

SF can say all he likes on the Podcast but it is all said with a forked tongue.

God , have a whinge....as usual

 

[Old Timer]

God , have a whinge....as usual

It's not a whinge it's a fact.

Tell me who gets punted for KF to play 14 and then see if anyone in here agrees.

 

[possm]

sorry, should have said lack of club spirt

I'd say management skills. Most likely Haraan has been calling the recruitment/retention shots and messed up our salary cap. Both Anderson and Flanagan seem to be always talking about 2027.

So it will be Kyle at 7 and Atkinson at 6 for 2026. I'm hoping Reed willl be ready for 2027.

 

[thebigredv]

"if they can find someone better."

This is so revealing and unsettling.

"If we can find someone better" sounds like a thing I would expect a D grade cricket coach to say, not a multi-million dollar professional national competition way of doing business. Alas! That's where we are at somehow.

When you consider the beneficiary is his son it looks so bad from the outside, at least.

We had problems signing players before Flanagan as coach.
I really can understand him not wanting to pay overs for players, but it is too the point we have to, but not for some washed up misfits from elsewhere. This is pretty much all I read us being linked with now.

The real dilemna though is not even the money can entice players over to Dragons. They want success and the way we ended that season - again - was downright abysmal...and the issue? Not enough talent. Vicious cycle.

 

[Slippery Morris]

The only way I think Saints can become great again is via their juniors unfortunately as nobody wants to come to the Saints. You have an ex-capt bagging the club and acting as if he was imprisoned for 7 years at the club and a player agent who tells the world how bad the Dragons are using the nepotism tactic as the reason his player never got a run. What will happen if Illias fails at the GC as well? Will he be bagging them just as much? One thing for sure, if he does fail it will justify Flanno not playing him run and make this player agent look like a fool using his power in the media to talk his clients up.

Warriors now have Metcalf, Channel-Harris, Tannah Boyd and Te-Mare Martin. That is four FG halves. Wow.

I have a feeling Saints will land with Wishart and they will throw big dollars at him which I do not think he is worth.

Personally I think Saints should start looking in the Super League, players like Lachlan Lam or Bevan French. These guys have been great in the Super League for years now. Maybe time to bring them back to the NRL.

 

[jeffdragon]

A

Crap, go listen to the Podcast he clearly says Kyle will be a 14 if they can find someone better.

Another one gone Metcalf linked then stays in NZ.
Soon as they are linked with us it's over.

 

[denis preston]

No decent half will sign for us as long as Kyle is there

Doesn’t make sense. Any decent half would be guaranteed a first grade position & easy road against Flanagan.

 

[denis preston]

The answer is, Flanno thinks Kyle is all we need at 7 but Kyle is a 14 at best.

How do you know that ?