What I keep thinking is if Benji is tapped on the shoulder at some stage and a new coach is brought it and we let Dasilva go cause it's what Benji wants. In 2 years. We don't have Benji, we don't have Api and we don't have Dasilva. It would be a typical Wests Tigers move of the past admin.
Doesn’t he have a 3 year deal in the top 30 at manly?
Every time any coach takes over a team there’s players moved on because they aren’t seen in the same light
Stephano and Papalii have done nothing and are flat track bullies who only look good in better teams. Stephano only made Origin cause hes in Bellamy's team and hasn't done anything in a N.S.W jumper. Large and Galvin may have great careers only time will tell. Galvin though will turn into a very good Wade Graham type backrower one day imo. Dasilva barring injury is imo easily a 200 - 250 game first grader. Will be be as good as made out only Time will tell. Just can't fathom letting someone go who is going to give us 10 years of reliable service for someone who is going in 2 years. I'm pissed at Api aswell, he's the captain if I'm captain I lead by example and say look it's in the clubs interest to keep this guy. I'll stay for 2 years in a transition role to support this guy at 9. Take a paycut and do what I need to as a leader so the club don't lose Dasilva, start from the bench, take on a utility role to fill holes on gameday of give Dasilva a break. There might be something going on in the background with Dasilva that noone outside knows about for the reason the club are just willing to say goodbye. It's the only logical thing I can come up with.
Letting Benji make all our recruitment and retention calls is like letting the lunatics run the asylum.
Bennett said it perfectly, the worst thing to ever tell a coach is he has x amount of weeks to save his job, all that does is ensure all the resources are used by the coach and players are flogged and forced to play injured for however many weeks to save their job. This just seems the same, Benji just making a decision in order to try to win games now, instead of looking to the future.
Talking and actually putting a deal on the table are 2 different things - of course in the talks they would be saying whats on offer. This is what was originally reported in the media
Alot of these folks will be riding the wave of success when we play finals next season.. they just can't see the progress
Yeah it's a shame he went to the eels he would have filled a role for us.. I like him as a player
Unless we sign one or two high profile game changing players, we will not make the top 8 within the next couple of years with what we already have, no chance.
Yes it was commented on at the time that he was taking this job too lightly and underestimated what a shitshow this club is. Having stated that, he has done some good things on the financial side. On the football side though, things are more stubborn than anticipated. We have a decent squad who arent playing well enough to win consistently. In this topsy tuvry competition, this squad is too good to finish bottom 4. However off field distractions and player upheaval is still present and threatening to derail yet another year. Its hardwork for them currently.
Agree
Did you notice the Bulldogs regularly play from edge to edge and all 4 edge players run the ball hard and are a handful for the opposing defence if they are not making line breaks or offloads.
he’s not in top 30 yet
It’s a NO from me,
