This is the harm that someone who looks at the game from a purely financial point of view can do. It might have been more costly to produce the talent, but only financially. With the restriction of a salary cap it's not possible to constantly have a strong team long term unless you have quality players (even if they're not stars) coming into the squad on a reasonably regular basis. It took the roosters a while to recognise this, and while they still have no great nursery to produce talent, they actively buy young talent frequently and get a few good years of service from them cheaply. Not that I think they're not cheating the salary cap, but they also supplement their top squad with good quality juniors.
At least the club seems to be attempting to develop a strong production line of juniors. Unfortunately it's not a process that can be rushed.
Thanks Mate, you make a very good point, (I'm not tagging you) I agree that Greenberg was only a money man, who thought his job was to delegated the work to the Indians, and thought that if you have a paid employee he will do the job to the best of his ability, which is something I very much doubt with both Hassler but more particularly Cleal.
Our club or for that matter any business needs at least 1 or 2 money men, and as much as I voted for, and still support the current board I'm not sure that the position of a money man is well covered.
Hasler came to our club only for the big money and brought his mate Cleal, I doubt very much if either of them had their heart in our club, in fact in the end I became convinced that both had actually a hate for our club, by the way they neglected our Junior development as well as the back ended deals and other things, because at the time when Hasler came to the club the top young talent would have flocked to our club if asked, (unlike the situation at present).
BTW Cleal had a son called Cane who came to our club, and got injured, I recall in his excuse for doing what he did SBW said that our club gave Cane a raw deal following his injury, so did this fact actually affect Cane's dad Noel feelings for our club.
BTW I also believe that the Hassler experience is what has led our club to return to its former DNA, I agree that it's the only way for our club to go, I just hope that leads it to success.
I am not convinced that from outside our club there are many Administrators, Coaches and even players who would have their heart in our club, or at least do their job professionally.