Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

It’s still a bit of a surprise to me that he took the job on at first instance.

After a cold shower, he could have had a milkshake and he might have concluded a couple more years learning the craft would have been much better for him in the long run.

And where I totally agree with the Benji Acceptance Auxiliary, in that he didn’t exactly inherit the best squad. But he knew this too.

If things go badly, I hope he knows when to flip the switch.
 
hammertime said:
Unless we can solve some of our problems (Sullivan, Bateman), Richo and Benji may strategically front-load for a push in 2026.

As long as the current team can get us off the bottom to keep the media and supporters at bay.
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Their crowds will nosedive in 2025 …if this is the case …having crowds of 7k at Commbank won’t be a good look

People have had it …can’t just keep saying “just be patient …next year “…

Also ..Aren’t Bateman and Sullivan signed for 2026 as well?.
 
who says no to a bud Sullivan and Bateman for KPP swap? Solves their lack of halves while giving a “mentor” to young backrowers, only issue would be cap and if we can get KPP to extend before the trade
 
user118245 said:
who says no to a bud Sullivan and Bateman for KPP swap? Solves their lack of halves while giving a “mentor” to young backrowers, only issue would be cap and if we can get KPP to extend before the trade
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The Knights say no, because it's a dreadful offer. If they are open to getting rid of Pearce-Paul it's because they are under cap pressure or want to free up cap for something else. Why on earth would they swap 600k of salary cap liability attached to a decent player for 1.3m of salary cap liability for two players who aren't first grade standard, one of whom seems to fall out with every club he goes to? Meanwhile, Newcastle don't have a lack of halves: they have a lack of good halves - a problem the signing of Sullivan will not resolve.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
The fact Marshall isn’t gone already shows nothing has changed around here.
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It would be just as easy to say that reflexively firing another coach after one year in charge of a rebuild that is obviously a multi-year task would show that nothing has changed around here. The club needs to have a plan and f-ing stick to it for once. I 100% agree that Marshall may not be the answer as coach, but just making nother sacking and hoping a new guy will turn things round overnight is the kind of ill-thought-out approach the board has been running for years.
 
Having KPP (another POM) in the team might make Bateman feel at home .. ?? But not only that, he compliments Samaul Fainu in the 2nd row .. two tall figures who both run good lines out wide.

I say yes to both KPP and Leo Thompson .. make it happen Richo .. !!
 
2041 said:
It would be just as easy to say that reflexively firing another coach after one year in charge of a rebuild that is obviously a multi-year task would show that nothing has changed around here. The club needs to have a plan and f-ing stick to it for once. I 100% agree that Marshall may not be the answer as coach, but just making nother sacking and hoping a new guy will turn things round overnight is the kind of ill-thought-out approach the board has been running for years.
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Marshall has been here in a coaching capacity since 2022. He and Sheens took the end of 2022 off to plan our comeback whilst Noddy drowned and delivered our first spoon. He is not 1 year into a rebuild. It’s time to show some improvement on the pitch.
 
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