It could also have been a master stroke.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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weststigerman
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If he goes on the market he’s possibly the first $1.5m player.
2nd best halfback in the comp and only 21.
The Point seems to be missed here...
We bought Luai to be the man, Luai came here to be the man...
Now we just offered huge money to a bloke to come have Luai play under him.
It's NOT a back up plan, It's a complete change in direction.
What does that tell Luai about the clubs direction and belief in him?
(All previously well sold, I'm sure)
If I was top class, at the top of my game at my job
and my boss was looking to buy an old bloke on his last legs to come in over me,
I'd certainly be reassessing my options - Especially if I had as many as Luai does.
(And all the contract options to go along with those options)
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We can thank Jason Taylor for doing more harm to this club than any other single coach which is a massive but very unwelcome achievement when you think about it.
The worst coach i have ever seen in my over 70 years of life.
Bus 2 Terrigal
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It’s a good point.
Looks like Benji is agreeing with the comments Ivan Cleary made a few years back
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I don’t know how the Reynolds approach was handled internally but I just can’t see Richo and Benji disrespecting Luai like that. I think they have enough sense to have spoken to Luai and only moved forward once they were comfortable he was on board with the plan. 🤷♂️
Good players want to play with good players they know they can't do it alone - the very reason why we can't retain many of the players we want to keep - aka your man Brooks.
We know Luai is a confident bloke but he also knows what it takes to win a premiership and that means surrounding yourself with the right players instead of throwing good players to the wolves and expecting them to have all the answers - or backing teenagers not yet ready.
For every fan who doesn't rate Reynolds there is one that does and for two years on more than reasonable money it's hardly outrage stuff.
Are you insinuating I don't rate him?
Where did I say that...
I rate him,
But also would bet the current halves at the club (And their Management)
raised eyebrows at such an approach.
Buttface
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Another pom that can’t make the step up. There was a little bit of expectation and fanfare with this one though, even the odd post on here.
So has Bud the dud taken Dodd the dudds spot?
I had fun writing that one.
GNR4LIFE
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It just seemed like a very odd decision when we have so much invested already in our halves, monetarily with Luai and with young guys like Fainu and Mason. The halves for us aren’t exactly a priority when we are short on middles and a strike centre. The fact they won’t pursue DCE or any other established halfback makes it even more odd. Especially given how vocal Richo and Benji have been about being very selective with who they want to bring the club, If you are being selective, you don’t make reactionary decisions like that. It’s almost like they just wanted a win in the player market after being rejected by a teenager.
liltiger
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Even with Dodds 750k Souths will still need to free up more funds, 750k would be way unders, I'd imagine 1.1 -1.2 million a season would be what he would be on.
I'm not insinuating anything about you rating or not rating Luai.
What is wrong with approaching the best players that are available to strengthen your squad - especially a three peat wooden spoon squad who just lost one of the most hyped juniors in history to a club that continues to raid other clubs to strengthen its position and is doing a pretty good job of it
Luai has come from an environment where he was surrounded by quality. The best teams have the best players that's what wins you premierships and if you could get Reynolds /Luai combo at 750k a season for two years - to replace Galvin - you mighten see it as good business but I'd say there would be plenty who do.
GNR4LIFE
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I think he made it clear why it was wrong. It goes against everything we had planned for Luai. It’s an acknowledgment that him leading the team has been a failure and we need to go in a different direction.
You think he can't lead a team with strengthened squad? It's about building a better football team around him. It's got nothing to do about questioning his ability to lead.
pawsandclaws1
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The team we want to build, and the players we attract to the club to build it, will join the club because of Luai and Marshal.
hank37w
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It's now been on here a number of times, not sure where else you may have seen but it appears to be the correct interpretation.
Personally I was hoping to get a couple of signings before June 30 that would hopefully improve our squad right now and develop some combinations in real game time situations prior to next season.
Buttface
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It’s like winning a holiday lottery.
Thanks Rusty.
pawsandclaws1
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I’ll admit I was wrong about To’a it’s good to see his durability increasing and with consistent time in the game that he has displayed some great football this year.
True, but do you believe Luai’s overall kicking game and 5th tackle options have been at an acceptable level for someone getting paid 1.3 million dollars per season ?
Without an above average kicking game the team and its results will suffer, so we have to either rely on Luai making a big improvement in this area, or we have tj find someone scale that can and shift him back to 5/8.
