mtd#2
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One things for sure, if Richo was still here, Benji wouldn't be locked in till 2030... Hed be accountable... Doubt he is accountable to anyone ATM...
Mid Season Review - CEO & HBG
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Whatever their main colours are its.never been strictly enforced what they wear and where it is...i remember for some time it was called main and alternate...i think home is now more marketable as its evident its a big big deal to some
Yeah...i had to search to check what colour was last weeks game
One thing i do notice when i go.to games is.just how many different jumpers weve had over the years...can really only get an idea of what era they are by the sponsors
mtd#2
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Do we think that maybe the players loyalty to Benji and Benji alone is because the players lost faith in the system last December? Now the knee jerk reaction to lock him in till 2030 means the club is trapped. Can't sack Benji without blowback from the players now....culture will be shot..
Where as if Richo had stayed and Benji had to perform for his contract, it all plays out the right way..
The implications of last December are still a problem for us and will be until 2030 unless Benji can turn this around... Isn't looking great after the mid season capitulation l2 seasons in a row
Where as if Richo had stayed and Benji had to perform for his contract, it all plays out the right way..
The implications of last December are still a problem for us and will be until 2030 unless Benji can turn this around... Isn't looking great after the mid season capitulation l2 seasons in a row
It never ends well when you feel comfortable in a job...standards slip easy
Tom Shines
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Maybe. …at the end of the day ..a lot of them are paid big money to play well and get results … the past 2 weeks the games have been primarily lost on the field through poor play …they might be pissed off about what happened 6 months ago… but no doubt they are still happy watching those tens of thousands go into their bank accounts every month …where is the pride ?
mtd#2
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I'm not suggesting they are pissed off now. I'm suggesting that when it happened, they lost faith in the club and Benji rallied them together.. now he is the glue holding it all together... But because of the knee jerk reaction to sign him for 5 years now the club has no choice but to stick with Benji regardless of results, because sacking him has the potential to throw unrest amongst the roster.
Its a shit show.
Tom Shines
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I can’t argue with that being true ..we don’t know though about what is going on inside there though to do more than speculate
All we see is the efforts on the field each week and the results of the coaching strategies and selections ..which are all seemingly lacking week after week
mtd#2
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And that's a coaching issue. A coach we are locked in till 2030. I think he was only contracted till the end of 26 or 27 prior to the extension wasnt he?
Tom Shines
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The length of coaching contracts dont mean what they used to… they don’t seem to get the full payout if they get released early ..
What’s your main point ,,,you want him to be sacked this season ?
mtd#2
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My point is that sacking the board and letting Richo step down created a power vacuum. The players have now aligned their loyalty entirely with Benji, an unproven coach. This puts the club in a terrible position if they need to move him on, because right now, with four seasons left on his contract, he isn't accountable to anyone. If it was the right decision to make, then Richo could have shown him the door the right way. That can't happen now. If Benji is let go early there is a blast radius of players attached to the decision.
So it all comes back to the BS in December for which they still haven't explained to us (despite being so cocky to announce the initial changes via video on social media).
For all the army that will come at me soon, im not blaming HBG for our form, I'm blaming them for creating the situation for which we have no flexibility to sack our underperforming coach if we need to.
Tom Shines
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Yeah I get that ..I’m agreeing that it’s certainly conceivable at the very least and have said as much already ,,
But I’m asking what do we do now ? It’s been the better part of a season since that decision was made ..and the caravan moves on
There is little chance anyone is making him step down next season I reckon so we will probably just roll on,,
mtd#2
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Hope Benji can turn it all around I guess. Its two seasons in a row we have capitulated mid season. The optimism I had for him early is fading. Samuela is back next week meaning we are only missing Taylan and KPP.
Still can't believe we lost to the dragons. That performance was abysmal.
Tom Shines
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Agree - I’m hoping for the best …not real confident though …I’m not sure he has got it ,,,,another year like the last 2 and I’m probably moving on from him end of 2027 …if players leave with him than so be it …you can’t be held hostage by underperforming players ,,,
mtd#2
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I can't do another rebuild... Life's to short to hang onto false hope when the patients are running the asylum.
Tom Shines
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You’ll be back ..it’s not even rock bottom now … most of the players will stay here I reckon
