Ivan Cleary's Message

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I think people underestimate the fact we have no one signed for next year. And Robbie Farah and Curtis Sironen's contracts won't count to the salary cap. We're going to see a completely different team running out next season.

And I for one find that a very very mouth watering situation :slight_smile:

Exactly. We've seen a lot of mediocre players in the last two years(Kev, Rankin, Lovett to name a few). Cleary has the perfect opportunity to turn the team around and get rid of the mediocrity.
 
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I think people underestimate the fact we have no one signed for next year. And Robbie Farah and Curtis Sironen's contracts won't count to the salary cap. We're going to see a completely different team running out next season.

Lets hope so.. Im sick of the team getting beatimg as soon as we put the team lists up.

When taylor put the team list up to play canberra early in the year i went down to put 100$ on canberra 30+ 😂😂

I had a good win.. But the fact was canberra has the biggest forward pack. We had one big bopper named on the bench. Two young small 2nd rowers and a utility.. Sick of having a shit bench among other things.
 
A good read, but the best part for me was the following in regards to Poddy

"We didn't want to have a mate as their coach," Go said. "Those young men need a leader. They need discipline."
 
The part of Dennis Hopper played by Ivan…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRmhneo5A48

Happy can be Sandra...Stay on or get off..
 
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SAY WHAT !!!!!!

IS this Ivans Bus anyone ??

TT has been appointed the CONDUCTOR of the bus…No more freebie rides and everyone MUST pay...
Issac Moses and QLDERS must pay double...this is gunna be the "RIDE OF YOUR FOOTBALLING LIFE"

Happy,Hobbo and Flip will be the porters...GEO is incharge of catering...only two things available on the bus PIES and Red cordial.....alcohol is not permitted....TT has a private esky(with beers and bourbon)its gunna be a tough job on this bus...
 
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I think people underestimate the fact we have no one signed for next year. And Robbie Farah and Curtis Sironen's contracts won't count to the salary cap. We're going to see a completely different team running out next season.

….and who takes responsibility for getting the cap in that position?

Great quote from Go:

_"We didn't make a mistake appointing JT," Go said. "You take on the right people for the right time. And I still think Jason was the right coach for that time. He wasn't afraid to make difficult decisions that needed to be made. Ivan is now the right coach for a new time."_

For all the criticism of Taylor on this forum, perhaps history may judge him a bit kinder through time.
 
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SAY WHAT !!!!!!

IS this Ivans Bus anyone ??

TT has been appointed the CONDUCTOR of the bus…No more freebie rides and everyone MUST pay...
Issac Moses and QLDERS must pay double...this is gunna be the "RIDE OF YOUR FOOTBALLING LIFE"

Happy,Hobbo and Flip will be the porters...GEO is incharge of catering...only two things available on the bus PIES and Red cordial.....alcohol is not permitted....TT has a private esky(with beers and bourbon)its gunna be a tough job on this bus...

Does this bus take Opal? I got like $60 on mine?
 
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SAY WHAT !!!!!!

IS this Ivans Bus anyone ??

TT has been appointed the CONDUCTOR of the bus…No more freebie rides and everyone MUST pay...
Issac Moses and QLDERS must pay double...this is gunna be the "RIDE OF YOUR FOOTBALLING LIFE"

Happy,Hobbo and Flip will be the porters...GEO is incharge of catering...only two things available on the bus PIES and Red cordial.....alcohol is not permitted....TT has a private esky(with beers and bourbon)its gunna be a tough job on this bus...

Does this bus take Opal? I got like $60 on mine?

Yes ryan,at this point in time we will take anything…salvo vouchers as well.... :roll
 
Over the past few years coaches have come and gone but the roster has basically stayed static, and one thing all the coaches had in common were poor results. Sadly the coaches have been the ones who have paid the price and the players have just plodded on from one coach to another. Of course our salary cap issues probably prevented the club from doing much.

Anyway now Cleary comes along with what looks like a big war chest and nearly a blank canvas and reading this articles and others he is just the man to start this club off from scratch. Attracting players will not be easy, but I get the feeling Cleary might be a magnet for some good NRL standard players
 
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I think people underestimate the fact we have no one signed for next year. And Robbie Farah and Curtis Sironen's contracts won't count to the salary cap. We're going to see a completely different team running out next season.

….and who takes responsibility for getting the cap in that position?

Great quote from Go:

_"We didn't make a mistake appointing JT," Go said. "You take on the right people for the right time. And I still think Jason was the right coach for that time. He wasn't afraid to make difficult decisions that needed to be made. Ivan is now the right coach for a new time."_

For all the criticism of Taylor on this forum, perhaps history may judge him a bit kinder through time.

The manner and speed of JTs departure suggests a fib by madame Go.You can sugar coat it if you like but i wont swallow that.
 
Ivan needs to seriously start clearing the dead wood out of this club. Players that need to go/retire:
Ballin
Lawrence
Rankin
Naqama
Idris
Grant
Edwards

That's a start…
 
Most important quote to me in that whole article is this one:
"We didn't want to have a mate as their coach," Go said. "Those young men need a leader. They need discipline."
A number of the spoiled brat club we have become won;t like it. But what comes out of it will be so much stronger than what we have now.
 
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Ivan needs to seriously start clearing the dead wood out of this club. Players that need to go/retire:
Ballin
Lawrence
Rankin
Naqama
Idris
Grant
Edwards

That's a start…

Can't argue with that though I wouldn't be too quick to ditch Grant unless we've covered prop very well
 
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SAY WHAT !!!!!!

IS this Ivans Bus anyone ??

TT has been appointed the CONDUCTOR of the bus…No more freebie rides and everyone MUST pay...
Issac Moses and QLDERS must pay double...this is gunna be the "RIDE OF YOUR FOOTBALLING LIFE"

Happy,Hobbo and Flip will be the porters...GEO is incharge of catering...only two things available on the bus PIES and Red cordial.....alcohol is not permitted....TT has a private esky(with beers and bourbon)its gunna be a tough job on this bus...

Good call with Flip , they were still called ports in his day , but then again horses still towed the buses back then also

Happy will be doing baggage searches , no bringing any of your kinky clothing again Ink and Geo

The movie playing will be Geo's biggest hits and greatest ever tackles
 
Glad Ivan has full control and demanding a answer otherwise Moses would have made a decision in round 26 if JT was still in charge

Starting to get sick of the talk in regards to Tedesco and Woods, hurry up and make up your mind either way.
 
That article is the best press we have received in 12 months…They should make every player read it out aloud in the dressing rooms
 
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