Do you guys think this statement could be true or am i worrying for nothing?

[Dak1]

After starting the season full of promise after last year's fairytale performance, the Bulldogs look more like the side of 2008.

And things don't look much better for the Bulldogs next year. The club is losing a lot and gaining very little.

Rather than signing superstars or game breakers, they have signed hope, and paid a lot of money for it.

In Trent Hodkinson, Kris Keating and Aiden Tolman, they are getting young players who look to have potential. Could be the goods.


But these blokes could also prove to be average, or worse.

And of course there is no replacing blokes like Ben Hannant, Brett Kimmorley and Luke Patten.
By James Phelps From: The Daily Telegraph July 24, 2010 12:00AM

 

[Abdul..]

So true. About our acquisition strategy that is.

 

[Chicharito]

bloody wasted big money on hodgkinson when we didnt need to

 

[pillow]

bloody wasted big money on hodgkinson when we didnt need to

Sooo Noddy was going to run/hobble around for a other year?

 

[Almobro]

I don't think KEating could ever lead a team to the GF.

 

[GrogDog]

Don't know, would love to know how much we still have or don't have under next years salary cap? I am hoping to hear news of better signings before next year otherwise I sure hope there is some juniors with the goods ready to have a go? This year has brought us back to earth in a big way after last years effort!

 

[Chicharito]

Sooo Noddy was going to run/hobble around for a other year?

didnt imply noddy was meant to stay on....i would have prefered to have give preference to josh reynolds tbh

 

[Berries]

Tolman does not offload, more of the same

Hodkinson = lawl

 

[Hansta]

losing patten/kimmorley wont effect us greatly. Theyve both been poor this year, cant get worse.

But its true, we have signed 'hopeful' players. However if we get Eastwood and another star signing then i wouldnt go as far and say we will be worse off. On that note, we wont have the best roster either

 

[zeedog]

to be honest 2011 doesnt look that promising either

 

[Slippery]

Already posted in this thread.

http://www.thekennel.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=81223

 

[Captain Kickass]

O RLY ???

We're forecasting a bad year from 12 months away now !!!

Some people in here need a month off ....

 

[Bakes]

Lets wait and see. Our engine room is what needs the most work.

 

[Bulldog_NJ]

The statement is bullshyt. We are signing a new culture and attitude. That is where we went wrong this year.

 

[waveraider]

Phelps is a bulldogs fan, brother played for the club so he has connections and would have some knowledge of what is going on at the joint.

 

[ThePedigree]

Phelps is a bulldogs fan, brother played for the club so he has connections and would have some knowledge of what is going on at the joint.

FACE PALM of EXTREME proportions.
So friggn what? He's commenting on players that haven't proven themselves yet at the dogs. What's him having inside connections got to do with anything?

 

[XR6T]

FACE PALM of EXTREME proportions.
So friggn what? He's commenting on players that haven't proven themselves yet at the dogs. What's him having inside connections got to do with anything?

OR.....was Phelps roaming around the kennel looking for a story and he read my post where I was saying this after the Parra Scum game on the Parra scum v Bulldogs Match thread?


http://www.thekennel.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=81196&p=2220980#post2220980

 

[BulldogStar]

Phelp's article had some truth to it. but writing us off completely based on our signings is ridiculous. According to Kevin Moore on NRL tactics, we are still in the hunt for some more players to fill in the gaps for next year too.

Keating and Hodkinson deserve a chance to prove themselves next year, and granted some of the other halves in the lower grades at our club could have been considered, It certainly does not mean we are stuck with those two.

In regards to Patten and Kimmorley - they have been out of form this year and are getting on, Does Phelps want us to keep them forever?

 

[freQishDog]

Hodkinson around 260k + Keatings 180k = 440k. We could have worked something out and get Cronk with barba or roberts at no 6.
Just Amazing

 

[piggy]

Our recruitment has been dodgy to say the least. What concerns me is our inability to attract high quality players. I think Kevin Moore is our problem. He is not rated, and his image is being tarnished wirh some of the pathetic team selections he has made during the year.