We moved two club legends ( Robbie and Benji) on who both still had footy in them so brooks could take control of the team.... Fast forward to now brooks has handed the keys to Hastings.surprise surprise Hastings is a priority re signing we can build around him and Douhie.
I swear some people just invent their own truth...
Benji was still signed (until) 2015 when he left in 2013,
And was playing very poorly - He left because he wanted an extension (Supposedly promised under previous management) until 2017, And was asked to wait until such time as the club deemed it appropriate to extend him for a further 2 years - On top of the 2 he was already contracted to.
Robbie was moved on so the club could focus the team (And the Salary cap) toward building around "The Big 4"
And what were we missing by moving him on??
- Another 4-5 of not making finals
(Like the previous 4-5 with all the old boys running things)
The money Tedesco was going to cost - Woods - Brooks - Moses.... There were also Simona, Sironen - Lawrence was on big heap of money....
There was no room for Robbie in the cap,
Or his dominating on the field.!!
(Weather it worked or not is a different argument)
You might also find it strange that not everyone around the place loves Robbie as much as some here...
We took a punt on the next crop of kids being the future - And here we are....
Was it worth the punt - at that time, I think so....
It's not like were Playing finals with Robbie, Benji etc...
(Long time between 2003 and 2013-2016 to play finals only 3 times with big players like them in the team)
If we'd kept Benji and Robbie and lost Teddy, Brooks, Moses and Woods because of it
- The forum would all be whinging about that instead of whinging about Farah and Marshall for the last 5-7 Years.
The Forum is whinging about losing Papanhuyzen - When we had Tedesco at the time....
