One thing I will say.
If we were a successful team. If we are coming of numerous Finals appearances. Then you don’t pay a million for latrell.
If you haven’t made the finals for 3 years in a row. If you have no front of jersey sponsor. And if your best players on the team are role players in other squads. Then you pay overs to get a marquee player. Especially one that’s early 20s.
We did the same with raimen (not comparing him to latrell). But we pulled the deal from him. We did the same with api. Who do we think we are? We are acting like Barcelona.
Fair enough we are a club with a proud history. But if you haven’t won a premiership for 15+ years. Not made the finals for 3. Not made a top 4 in 7 and have no jersey sponsor for next season, you put your ego away and close some deals.
We let 5 origin players go the last 4 years and were told short term pain for long term gain. And we are renegotiating with Elliot, dwz, Lewis, hoppa. Not shitting on our players. They might get us a top 8. But they are premiership players.
Bring in a fullback (latrell, cotric, tuivasa,) bring in an outside back (addo Carr would be perfect). Get a decent half back and a front rower. Instead of keeping the current roster let them go. This formula hasn’t worked for 4 years. Why are we withdrawing offers from players when things are so bad for us on and off the field.
If we pick up more Jessie sue’s, crightons, Meaney’s and katoas. Then get another Napa or friend and trumpet our recruitment and our preseason training. Then board, coach and ceo must all go. Not sure who would be a better candidate. But just proves they shit the bed and aren’t capable.
Even the Holbrook fuck up. You have a career coach and you wanted to bring him in as pays assistant.
I feel slack to say it’s a club run by retards as it will associate with people who have way more Sense then our club does.
The board needs to rebuild the roster to be a premiership threat or they should step down. They have 12 months to get the roster and staff because 2021 will have no excuses.