Roll the Bones
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My current baseline;
Top 8 next year.
Top 4 2020.
Premiers 2021/2022.
Top 8 next year.
Top 4 2020.
Premiers 2021/2022.
Agree 100%, however we have some of the best young talent in our junior ranks and we also now have Mark Hughes back in charge of recruitment who was responsible for the roster at Souths 2014 premiership & the current roster at the Panthers.We are not an elite club. Our salary cap is a joke, we had a wooden spoon roster on paper yet were some how just under the cap, that is Parramatta level incompetence. I hope Anderson and Pay can turn this around and quickly.
Roosters and Melbourne are the two elite clubs in the competition now, year in year out consistently challenging for top 4. Sharks tried the sombrero method but have signed a lot of average players to maintain their success - still made the top 4 though.
We don't have a devine right to win as Bulldogs but I want to see this club challenge for top 4 regularly. Passionate fan base, wealthy leagues club, we have all the ingredients for success yet our recruitment and retention has been some of the worst you will see in the past 10 years. We have not made the top 4 since 2012 which is very concerning for a club of our size.
It pains me to say it but we are miles off the top. We have to assemble a sombrero roster if we want to be at the top again or secure top 4 finishes to give ourselves a chance.
If there is improvement then I support an extension. Need to be realistic in the circumstances. We’re in a heavy weight title with one hand tied behind our back.How long should our fans be patient and give coach Pay to make the finals?
Taking the blue and white sunnies off few outsiders rate us any chance of finals next year, so assuming we dont make the finals in 2019, would 2020 be the final year of patience without finals, or should we be ok with waiting until 2021/2022?
Most of us arent used to long periods without making finals, the last time we didnt make finals 2 years straight was 2010/2011 under KMoore. Before that it was back to the start of the very start of the 90s with Bullfrog still around & her daughter Lynne and Anderson coaching.
Currently where on a 2 year run with no finals and outsiders think were looking at a 3rd year straight.
have to also consider the footy club board have said they wont make any major player signings until 2020 for 2021.
And then its time for the footy club elections back in Feb 2021 to decide on the best direction forward.
Pointing out the games lost due to goal kicking was an observation, rather than an excuse.Missing the finals sucks, and i'm tired of fucking excuses. ...
"We lost x games by Y points of less"
"We didn't have a goalkicker".
You know what winning teams don't have? Bloody excuses.
Finishing in the top 8 is only halfway up the ladder there is no reason we cant get in the 8 ,we are nowhere near shaking the comp up so 8th spot would be ok .we wont have the skill but the motivation will be there .
By 2020 we should be a bit stronger going for a top 6 21/22 if all is done right be in a position to be a threat . Pay needs another 2 full seasons .if we haven't gone foward by then we need a new coach and plan
I know it doesn't frequently happen...People have put great expectations on the club. People need to realise we need to crawl before we can walk.
The club was in an almighty mess under the previous regime. The turmoil the previous administration caused had a negative impact on the playing group.
That swamp has now been drained.
Some players were paid massive overs and didnt perform.
The club had little alternative to move on those players. This has happened.
This has allowed the club to recruit new promising players in the correct price bracket. The recruiting process is now in good hands.
The players have expressed their desire to play under Dean Pay. He has their support. Everything is now in place for a good future.
There's always the possibility we could jag one in between fingers crossedI know it doesn't frequently happen...
But someone forgot to tell that to the 1979 team after loosing 9 first grade players to Newtown 1 to Cronulla and 2 retired at 1978 end, with the reserves we were runners up and won it in 1980 !!!
What games did we lose to goal kicking?Some of these losses would’ve been averted had we had a competent goal kicker early in the season.
Chris Smith will impress a lot of people next season. So will Toomaga (when they get there opportunities)Promoting guys like Lewis, Martin, Smith and Ogden made the difference this year. If we didnt have those players we would of been in the bottom of the ladder. Let's hope that we have a few more no names come through from the system and surprise us next year. It will be an interesting year regardless.
JMK was re signed having not done shit, so don't be surprised if they doI’m keen to see what pay and his recruitment team do about a center and hooker after next year!if they offer lichaa more time there times up