Kris_man
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"don't sign a proven first grader because it sends a bad message to the young guy/s we have" - if a management had this sort of thinking, i guarantee that it's club will go down the gurgler. can you imagine the Roosters not signing Firman, because they didn't want to "send a bad message" to Soward?? there's a number of reasons why not to have this thinking:Raider_69 said:legend said:What sort of message would that send to Carney if we go after Witt?
my thought exactly
start of the year i though orford - 1 year, give carney another year and then let him take over and let orford go to CC or whatever
but now that smith has been brought in this role no need for witt
a waste of money
1) regardless of how good the young guy is, it's crucial to have depth in case injury strikes, or even just depth within the 17.
2) signing new players increases competition, and all good clubs have competition for their top spots. let's face it guys, there's a lot of clubs out there with big wraps on their young halves. it's about getting an advantage over the opposition, and Witt would help to do that.
3) the young player might not turn out to be as good as hoped, or at least didn't become good fast enough. if this happens, then you'll be left with no-one.
4) history shows that winning clubs attract the top players, regardless of how much competition there is for a starting spot.
here's a much better way of thinking:
"don't put all your eggs in one basket"