That's worrying to hear. In an ever competitive market for players, all stops have to be pulled out to recruit them. You hear about Joey recruiting for the Roosters sitting down face to face with players, Slater doing it for the Storm and Mini getting involved with the Teddy signing and that sort of thing is what helps entice players.
That and the extra money and benefits they throw into their deals and it's no wonder we struggle to recruit. If we aren't coming close to meeting the agents demands, other clubs will and to be offside with a few agents completely limits the players we can sign.
For too long our club has had old school methods when it comes to recruiting which clearly haven't been working and things need to change in a hurry otherwise we'll be left behind for another five years.
Il post in more detail in near future.. but it would be a very long post..and this isnt to critisice anyone so i wont mention names, they all want to be successful..
but to summarise forget our on field performances, the football club operation at the moment needs alot of building.. we need experienced people hired.. too many important jobs are being done by too few inexperienced people at the moment.. the club wasnt run like this under all mangements for the past 20years under Folkes or Moore or Des.. one mans role at the moment is very broad, he makes all decisions about nearly everything from FG recruitment, to attending junior football for scouting kids, to negotiating with player managers, to firing and hiring staff in the football club to giving feedback & advice to Pay weekly re onfield FG performances.. working hard is good, but its not efficient at the moment, & they lack experience is their current roles, they need to build the contacts and relationships in the game to be successful in that sort of role..
these things will take time, and if its not working no pressure will come from the board as its in a clear majority .. the 2 unknown questions is how successful will the current rebuild be and how patient will the members be..
We will have a better idea by end of next season, as to what they decide with the coach and who theyve recruited for FG and how the football club operation is running..
