Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[kade7]

a few little dramas in the last few weeks
to elaborate

- the board is applying pressure around marshall, richo supports him, internally they want to see progression with our playing group and believe they havent seen enough this year

- the player market is grim, the competition is in a very transitional phase where those big name
players are getting older and those younger stars of tommorow have already be signed

- i think big nelson ends up here next year, no actual mail on this though

 

[kade7]

one more thing
richo didnt tell benji about bateman until bateman was a no show at training

🫡 the initial crack in the wall

 

[Tucker]

a few little dramas in the last few weeks
to elaborate

- the board is applying pressure around marshall, richo supports him, internally they want to see progression with our playing group and believe they havent seen enough this year

- the player market is grim, the competition is in a very transitional phase where those big name
players are getting older and those younger stars of tommorow have already be signed

- i think big nelson ends up here next year, no actual mail on this though

The board has no right to pressure Benji yet. Those arse clowns are responsible for him being there.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Kade 7 appreciate the updates

Benji will literally be given till round 10 next year. i was told he has to round 6 and the trials next season will be included as well, The faceless men behind the scenes where not happy from trials and our early victories did not mask there disappoints in what they saw on and off the field.

The faceless men/woman will take the recommendation from Richo.

No one should be hitting the panic button yet because we don't know what is going on behind the scenes. But we do need a win on the recruitment / retention front very soon and Richo will know this.

Pole will be high on the extension priority list to give us some good news as will any news on Large & Makasini's deals moving forward. If we don't hear anything on those over the next month, I will be getting nervous.

Let's all see what happens first before we start sending Benji to the gallows.

 

[Tucker]

one more thing
richo didnt tell benji about bateman until bateman was a no show at training

🫡 the initial crack in the wall

Why the hell wasnt Benji involved in the decision?
Richo has really got to explain this further.

 

[Tucker]

The faceless men/woman will take the recommendation from Richo.

No one should be hitting the panic button yet because we don't know what is going on behind the scenes. But we do need a win on the recruitment / retention front very soon and Richo will know this.

Pole will be high on the extension priority list to give us some good news as will any news on Large & Makasini's deals moving forward. If we don't hear anything on those over the next month, I will be getting nervous.

Let's all see what happens first before we start sending Benji to the gallows.

I dont think sending Benji or anyone else to the gallows is the correct move currently.
That said, they all, including Richo, need to earn their dough between now and February 2025.

 

[mtd#2]

Why the hell wasnt Benji involved in the decision?
Richo has really got to explain this further.

Probably too close too it (given the clash they had).

 

[Telltails]

Moving players on is one thing but not being able to keep the ones you want when you have the money to retain them makes rebuilding almost impossible.
With all clubs with money to spend how can any team get off the bottom when stronger clubs monopolize the talent and pluck decent players from a bottom club?

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

one more thing
richo didnt tell benji about bateman until bateman was a no show at training

🫡 the initial crack in the wall

What's the context here @kade7 ... what didn't Richo tell Benji?

Maybe Richo & Benji had agreed on what was to happen so Richo went out & sorted Warrington.

 

[boonboon]

The board ? We don't yet have a board

 

[Fraze23]

The board has no right to pressure Benji yet. Those arse clowns are responsible for him being there.

The old board that sacked themselves put Benji there. The new board inherited this mess.

 

[Kelce68]

he told the club last week like i posted
the only change is it could be to the dogs, the ten day signing cooling off period ends potentially wednesday

my one and only accurate leak, paints a very bleak picture for players coming off contract

we wont be the only club with money and Benji will literally be given till round 10 next year

Are you alluding to Pole here?

 

[Tom Shines]

he told the club last week like i posted
the only change is it could be to the dogs, the ten day signing cooling off period ends potentially wednesday

my one and only accurate leak, paints a very bleak picture for players coming off contract

we wont be the only club with money and Benji will literally be given till round 10 next year

Melb 3 years $900k … that was your leak wasn’t it?

 

[tonza]

one more thing
richo didnt tell benji about bateman until bateman was a no show at training

🫡 the initial crack in the wall

None of this surprises me. Richo would not be doing his job if he was not starting to worry about Benji's lack of results. Might see Sam yet.

 

[Tom Shines]

So we've lost Tupou, Simpkin, Papalii, Bateman and Utoikamanu so far this year...Say what you will about this group, they are tough to replace.

Richo has got a plan … think it involves the youth

 

[mtd#2]

tevita pangai jnr??

 

[The Chad]

Appreciate what Kade has to report, but don't read TOOOOOOO much into it & assume things.

Bleak player market/off contract doesn't mean we are likely to lose players.

There's possibly very good reason for the Bateman thing.

10 rounds to 'turn things around' could be anything.

And asking Kade for more details is like saying 'your inside source isn't telling me enough gossip'. I'm sure if he had it to share, he would.

Ease up on him already!

 

[Tucker]

The old board that sacked themselves put Benji there. The new board inherited this mess.

How new is the new board? I heard there’s some familiar faces still present?

 

[Tom Shines]

Appreciate what Kade has to report, but don't read TOOOOOOO much into it & assume things.

Bleak player market/off contract doesn't mean we are likely to lose players.

There's possibly very good reason for the Bateman thing.

10 rounds to 'turn things around' could be anything.

And asking Kade for more details is like saying 'your inside source isn't telling me enough gossip'. I'm sure if he had it to share, he would.

Ease up on him already!

I don’t assume anything I read here … 95 percent BS … and the other 5 percent is people taking educated guesses…the blind squirrel and all that

 

[Tucker]

Richo has got a plan … think it involves the youth

Gawd…it’s going to be a wild ride on a shit smothered slippery dip.