Moving WT to Campbelltown

[hobbo]

I wouldn't go to Cambo if ya gave me a house .

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[GNR4LIFE]

It doesnt matter where they live, what matters is a bloke on $500k sitting on the M5 in traffic 5 days a week.

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More cop outs. Leave home earlier. Whats the next excuse?

You call 10 minutes travel to work compared to 1hr and ten minutes a cop out?

So we're basing our entire existence on making it easier for the players travel plans? Please.

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

@Jerry,money plays an important part,if they get top dollar and want to play in the NRL they will play anywhere in the country to achieve their goal,granted a very good location would help.
As far as Campbelltown goes I think it has massive potential for players and supporters,I live about an hour from there but have family there and I think it is a great place to go,the atmosphere at the stadium is great and most of the people are terrific,it is also family friendly and this is what the NRL has to strive for..

You speak of money well be prepared to pay massive overs for players to come to a Campbelltown based club.I was born and bred in the Western Suburbs so I am a bit of a westy at heart but I am also a realist and its a fact of life that the darlings and princesses(highly paid league players)want to live near the beaches and the city.I realise Campbelltown has great potential as its a big area for families and supporters etc but the club talks to its players and it comes down to a simple case of where they want to train and at the end of the day thats fair enough as they are the ones travelling there 5 times a week and not us.Yet again im not saying I agree with the princess mentality but to say it doesnt exist is a complete falsehood.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Geez there is a lot of rubbish sprouted on this forum - do the Penrith, Parramatta, Canterbury and Canberra squads all live near the ocean or inner city - I think not - footballers have a 10 year window of opportunity to set themselves up for life. The majority of them will go to where they have the best opportunity of playing 1st grade, earning good money, being coached well in order to improve their game and hopefully being successful. Not all footballers are like SBW and can swan around drinking lattes all day.

And how have Penrith and Canberra gone at attracting top talent for the most part in the last 15 years.Fittler,**lewis and Jennings(to easts and cronulla?**mmm)are but three of a long list for Penrith while Canberra(Blake ferguson when he was good and dugan)to saints are but two recent examples.Canberras last quality import was Mal Meninga and penrith always get the scraps(this year was great for them recruitment wise but soward was considered washed up and Idris was a massive risk first good buys in 15 years for panthers).Im not saying I agree with the players refusing to play in the outer suburbs/Canberra but the dislike for living in these areas for rich footballers is very real.With Parra and Canterbury the players live east of these areas its really not far to training and to city/beaches(strathfield etc).Love it or hate it the Canberras and the Panthers of the world have REPEATEDLY said over the last 15 years that they have problems signing top talent as the players dont want to live in those areas.

Nothing at all to do with the area Jerry, and everything to do with Gus and Cleary. Try again.

 

[glebe_tiger]

I'm pretty sure this topic was dredged up couple months ago. The plans are to have the team permanently train at Campbelltown. Not sure what the problem with this is as the Dragons train most of the time in the gong, is this still the case?
As long as our traditional home grounds get equal split each year and we base most home games at anz don't really care.

 

[glebe_tiger]

I'm pretty sure this topic was dredged up couple months ago. The plans are to have the team permanently train at Campbelltown. Not sure what the problem with this is as the Dragons train most of the time in the gong, is this still the case?
As long as our traditional home grounds get equal split each year and we base most home games at anz don't really care.

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

It doesnt matter where they live, what matters is a bloke on $500k sitting on the M5 in traffic 5 days a week.

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More cop outs. Leave home earlier. Whats the next excuse?

You call 10 minutes travel to work compared to 1hr and ten minutes a cop out?

So we're basing our entire existence on making it easier for the players travel plans? Please.

So we should train in Melbourne shall we.Travel is slightly important when your doing it everyday.You talk of our entire existence well so do I.I want our entire existence to be one where we attract the top players and not bums what entire existence do you strive for.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I can just see it now. We put an offer to a player in excess of 500K+ and they turn it down cos we base ourselves in Cambo. Haha cool story.

 

[balmain boy]

Geez there is a lot of rubbish sprouted on this forum - do the Penrith, Parramatta, Canterbury and Canberra squads all live near the ocean or inner city - I think not - footballers have a 10 year window of opportunity to set themselves up for life. The majority of them will go to where they have the best opportunity of playing 1st grade, earning good money, being coached well in order to improve their game and hopefully being successful. Not all footballers are like SBW and can swan around drinking lattes all day.

And how have Penrith and Canberra gone at attracting top talent for the most part in the last 15 years.Fittler,lewis and Jennings(to easts and cronulla?mmm)are but three of a long list for Penrith while Canberra(Blake ferguson when he was good and dugan)to saints are but two recent examples.Canberras last quality import was Mal Meninga and penrith always get the scraps(this year was great for them recruitment wise but soward was considered washed up and Idris was a massive risk first good buys in 15 years for panthers).Im not saying I agree with the players refusing to play in the outer suburbs/Canberra but the dislike for living in these areas for rich footballers is very real.With Parra and Canterbury the players live east of these areas its really not far to training and to city/beaches(strathfield etc).Love it or hate it the Canberras and the Panthers of the world have REPEATEDLY said over the last 15 years that they have problems signing top talent as the players dont want to live in those areas.

Very true Jerry. Canberra and the Panthers have relied almost entirely on developing their own players because they've had to. When was the last time either club signed a 'star' player who wasn't at the tail end of their career?

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

Good idea, set up cost would have to be cheaper and I would imagine more players live and have their roots closer to Campbeltown than the inner west.

Also for the player who dosn't like the big smoke theirs the appeal of the Southern Highlands just down the road.Really its a no brainer and that is coming from a bloke who has lived in the inner west for forty years.

Its the old story you have to take the circus to the people not bring the people to the circus

I appreciate your view supercoach re Southern Highlands and living in the inner west for 40 years.It shows you are of a fair age something footballers are not.Where talking 18 to 30 year olds who have a heap of cash and have plenty of choices to get laid when they hit the best night clubs and nightlife(all in the city and have all the prettiest girls)also the beaches aswell.What really drives the young footballer is money and getting laid with the best girls and quite simply this environment is achieved to its fullest in the city/Eastern Suburbs.May I stress I dont live my life as shallowly as a footballer/generation Y but it certainly appeals massively to these younger ones.Not saying they are wrong either just saying its the way they choose to live(there isnt much better ways :laughing: ).

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Geez there is a lot of rubbish sprouted on this forum - do the Penrith, Parramatta, Canterbury and Canberra squads all live near the ocean or inner city - I think not - footballers have a 10 year window of opportunity to set themselves up for life. The majority of them will go to where they have the best opportunity of playing 1st grade, earning good money, being coached well in order to improve their game and hopefully being successful. Not all footballers are like SBW and can swan around drinking lattes all day.

And how have Penrith and Canberra gone at attracting top talent for the most part in the last 15 years.Fittler,lewis and Jennings(to easts and cronulla?mmm)are but three of a long list for Penrith while Canberra(Blake ferguson when he was good and dugan)to saints are but two recent examples.Canberras last quality import was Mal Meninga and penrith always get the scraps(this year was great for them recruitment wise but soward was considered washed up and Idris was a massive risk first good buys in 15 years for panthers).Im not saying I agree with the players refusing to play in the outer suburbs/Canberra but the dislike for living in these areas for rich footballers is very real.With Parra and Canterbury the players live east of these areas its really not far to training and to city/beaches(strathfield etc).Love it or hate it the Canberras and the Panthers of the world have REPEATEDLY said over the last 15 years that they have problems signing top talent as the players dont want to live in those areas.

Very true Jerry. Canberra and the Panthers have relied almost entirely on developing their own players because they've had to. When was the last time either club signed a 'star' player who wasn't at the tail end of their career?

And of course none of that has to do with on field success, or lack there of does it. Parramatta are another one of those teams from that eyesore you call the outer west, and they've never had trouble attracting players. Why is that i wonder? Perhaps cos they have a history of consistent on field success.

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

I can just see it now. We put an offer to a player in excess of 500K+ and they turn it down cos we base ourselves in Cambo. Haha cool story.

Because the Roosters or even Cronulla offered him $425,000.Get used to it cool story=FACT!

 

[gallagher]

Parramatta is a long way from Campbelltown. Thats not really a good comparison.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Haha righto Jerry.

If we became a powerhouse, players would wanna play for us if we based ourselves on Mars, let alone 40 mins out of Sydney.

 

[TrueTiger]

Supercoach,I live and work in the Southern Highlands and a lot of people have moved here over the last couple of years because it is so close to the CBD of Sydney,they commute to work by train and car and are happy to do it for the tranquility of the area.It takes about 21/2 hours by train and 11/2 by car,most do it 5days a week.
So the argument about travelling time has gone out the window,because for people to make a living and affordability in life,travel is not a problem..

:smiley: :smiley: :sign:

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Parramatta is a long way from Campbelltown. Thats not really a good comparison.

And its only about 15 mins from Penrith, yet Penrith can't attract anyone cos of where they are located apparently, yet Parra have no trouble.

 

[gallagher]

Supercoach,I live and work in the Southern Highlands and a lot of people have moved here over the last couple of years because it is so close to the CBD of Sydney,they commute to work by train and car and are happy to do it for the tranquility of the area.It takes about 21/2 hours by train and 11/2 by car,most do it 5days a week.
So the argument about travelling time has gone out the window,because for people to make a living and affordability in life,travel is not a problem..

:smiley: :smiley: :sign:

They want the tranquility, I get that. How many single 20yr old men on over $200k want tranquilty?

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

Geez there is a lot of rubbish sprouted on this forum - do the Penrith, Parramatta, Canterbury and Canberra squads all live near the ocean or inner city - I think not - footballers have a 10 year window of opportunity to set themselves up for life. The majority of them will go to where they have the best opportunity of playing 1st grade, earning good money, being coached well in order to improve their game and hopefully being successful. Not all footballers are like SBW and can swan around drinking lattes all day.

And how have Penrith and Canberra gone at attracting top talent for the most part in the last 15 years.Fittler,lewis and Jennings(to easts and cronulla?mmm)are but three of a long list for Penrith while Canberra(Blake ferguson when he was good and dugan)to saints are but two recent examples.Canberras last quality import was Mal Meninga and penrith always get the scraps(this year was great for them recruitment wise but soward was considered washed up and Idris was a massive risk first good buys in 15 years for panthers).Im not saying I agree with the players refusing to play in the outer suburbs/Canberra but the dislike for living in these areas for rich footballers is very real.With Parra and Canterbury the players live east of these areas its really not far to training and to city/beaches(strathfield etc).Love it or hate it the Canberras and the Panthers of the world have REPEATEDLY said over the last 15 years that they have problems signing top talent as the players dont want to live in those areas.

Very true Jerry. Canberra and the Panthers have relied almost entirely on developing their own players because they've had to. When was the last time either club signed a 'star' player who wasn't at the tail end of their career?

And of course none of that has to do with on field success, or lack there of does it. Parramatta are another one of those teams from that eyesore you call the outer west, and they've never had trouble attracting players. Why is that i wonder? Perhaps cos they have a history of consistent on field success.

If you read what I wrote above you will see I said Parra and the dogs dont count as you could live near the city and train with Parra and the dogs quite comfortably(strathfield etc)Even with Parra 90% of their stars are homegrown re Hayne,etc and I wouldnt say as a club in the last 15 years they have been that successful( two grand final losses but not much else).Yet again I was born and bred(and proud) in Blacktown so Im not saying the Golden West is an eyesore its just not much of an appeal for Mr young hotshot with plenty of time and money.

 

[gallagher]

Parramatta is a long way from Campbelltown. Thats not really a good comparison.

And its only about 15 mins from Penrith, yet Penrith can't attract anyone cos of where they are located apparently, yet Parra have no trouble.

15mins? Are we offering helicopters with any new contract?

 

[Jerry_Seinfeld]

Supercoach,I live and work in the Southern Highlands and a lot of people have moved here over the last couple of years because it is so close to the CBD of Sydney,they commute to work by train and car and are happy to do it for the tranquility of the area.It takes about 21/2 hours by train and 11/2 by car,most do it 5days a week.
So the argument about travelling time has gone out the window,because for people to make a living and affordability in life,travel is not a problem..

:smiley: :smiley: :sign:

They want the tranquility, I get that. How many single 20yr old men on over $200k want tranquilty?

They want the tranquility of an 18-21 year old six foot blonde girl. :laughing: :laughing: