Scott Fulton [Discussion]

Halbrowne61 said:
I was also referring to systems as well as HR. As he mentioned in his presser he said (rightly so) he has a good feel for how a successful club should be set up and operate, and that’s what he’s here for.
Only time will tell what the outcome will be but I feel he’s in to do a consultancy, get things organised and then he will move on. I can’t see it being a long term appointment.
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You are probably right about the level of Richo’s job description. Those who have caused the mess, and to their credit humbly allowed Richo and O’farrell in to rewrite policies and procedures, are going to want their jobs back at some point.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I think that the brief for Richo is to clear the decks, and establish a new( and hopefully successful) organisational set up that can be continued by subsequent appointees.
I can see that possibly happening by mid year but he may stay on till season end then you may find perhaps one Mr R. Farah stepping into the role and making sure the model is adhered to. Hopefully he can do that !
Just my thoughts….
PS Barry hasn’t been sighted, or heard from as yet, so think he’s just overseeing from above, and will leave on or about when Richo does.
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Barry shouldn't be heard from. Chairman of the Board should have nothing to say in the media. So it's all good in the hood so far.
 
Richo Benji and basically the whole club is in the early stages of the honeymoon. Richo and Benji are both respected in the NRL world so at this stage they are seen as the people who are going to make Weststigers great.

Come round one things change or should I say round two, all the media attention turns to results. The back slapping stops and reality kicks in. That’s when Benji and Richo will need to weave their magic because after a couple of bad results the media will be back to their nasty ways
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I think that the brief for Richo is to clear the decks, and establish a new( and hopefully successful) organisational set up that can be continued by subsequent appointees.
I can see that possibly happening by mid year but he may stay on till season end then you may find perhaps one Mr R. Farah stepping into the role and making sure the model is adhered to. Hopefully he can do that !
Just my thoughts….
PS Barry hasn’t been sighted, or heard from as yet, so think he’s just overseeing from above, and will leave on or about when Richo does.
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You might be right but I'm hoping not.

I'm guessing Richo doesn't know himself.

The six months thing is so he can set a good trajectory before new board is commissioned and he answers to them. Of course he is already answering to the HBG ownership and once the new directors are vetted and appointed no doubt there will be unofficial collaboration so everything is smooth.

But still there must be a formal process.

But I'm speculating that Richardson's tenure will depend on how much of a buzz he gets out of it and how much winning there is.

If he feels that there’s plenty of blue sky there might be a succession of six month contracts.

If not he may move on quickly.

If he moves on quickly we lose much of what he offers. He may put systems in place which is all good but his relationships with the media, players management and the professionalism he brings to football operations by his mere presence is gone.
 
Magpie_Magic said:
You might be right but I'm hoping not.

I'm guessing Richo doesn't know himself.

The six months thing is so he can set a good trajectory before new board is commissioned and he answers to them. Of course he is already answering to the HBG ownership and once the new directors are vetted and appointed no doubt there will be unofficial collaboration so everything is smooth.

But still there must be a formal process.

But I'm speculating that Richardson's tenure will depend on how much of a buzz he gets out of it and how much winning there is.

If he feels that there’s plenty of blue sky there might be a succession of six month contracts.

If not he may move on quickly.

If he moves on quickly we lose much of what he offers. He may put systems in place which is all good but his relationships with the media, players management and the professionalism he brings to football operations by his mere presence is gone.
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I hope Richardson stays long term. If not, I hope he has a big say in who replaces him. No more jobs for the boys.
 
Magpie_Magic said:
But I'm speculating that Richardson's tenure will depend on how much of a buzz he gets out of it and how much winning there is.
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That's what it's all going to boil down to I reckon.
How much of a buzz he gets from being back
on the job, whether we're competing & also
how receptive we are to the change that he is
trying to bring to the club. 6months is a long time!
 
Magpie_Magic said:
Don't think he is replaceable really.

The club could hire even an overseas credentioned sporting administrator but he is really without peer with his RL contacts, experience and esteem.

So we better get winning.

Thinking it may keep him here.
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I like that Richardson stated what it takes to keep the best young talent at WTs. He has done it before at the some of the more powerful clubs. We need players such as Pole and Fa'agutu to stick with the club and we will be on the correct trajectory. Having John Morris at WTs also fills me with confidence as he has a history of developing good young juniors at the Sharks.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
I like that Richardson stated what it takes to keep the best young talent at WTs. He has done it before at the some of the more powerful clubs. We need players such as Pole and Fa'agutu to stick with the club and we will be on the correct trajectory. Having John Morris at WTs also fills me with confidence as he has a history of developing good young juniors at the Sharks.
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IMHO, from the young group of players Bula, Da Silva, and Pole are "must" keep ATM, this would hopefully extend to Sullivan and L Fainu, God willing 🙏
The same applies to Utoikamanu, Koroisau and Luai by default.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
I like that Richardson stated what it takes to keep the best young talent at WTs. He has done it before at the some of the more powerful clubs. We need players such as Pole and Fa'agutu to stick with the club and we will be on the correct trajectory. Having John Morris at WTs also fills me with confidence as he has a history of developing good young juniors at the Sharks.
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Just thought also Benji and Morris compliment each other.

Benji perhaps forming a natural connection with polynesian players while Morris perhaps being a better liaison for the others .
 
InBenjiWeTrust said:
IMHO, from the young group of players Bula, Da Silva, and Pole are "must" keep ATM, this would hopefully extend to Sullivan and L Fainu, God willing 🙏
The same applies to Utoikamanu, Koroisau and Luai by default.
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We have assembled some very good young players. Marshall has surrounded himself with some very good personnel such as (but not limited too) Richardson and Morris. It appears we have the correct staff in place to build the framework for a much improved WTs moving forward.
 
Kaito said:
That's what it's all going to boil down to I reckon.
How much of a buzz he gets from being back
on the job, whether we're competing & also
how receptive we are to the change that he is
trying to bring to the club. 6months is a long time!
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He gets a chance to build culture like nowhere else he's been.

Two young coaches managing players on a more personal level while he can set a deeper culture from the grass roots without baggage.

As I said in an earlier post the stars aligned. Maybe previously he may not have been available or be willing to come.

Rare in life for someone to come into a management role with no mess to clean up and an opportunity to basically project his total vision into the club without much blowback risk.
 
tiger_one said:
Champion @Halbrowne61 - sadly I was so slow off the mark with this one, the photo I have of Sid (and Nancy) has turned black & white. And really sad is his story, wasted in every way!
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Not to worry, I was being too clever for my own good !
Yes, destroyed himself in his early 20s but that was the deal back then, fly high then crash and burn !
I wonder if Vicious likes his new nickname ?
 
Magpie_Magic said:
You might be right but I'm hoping not.

I'm guessing Richo doesn't know himself.

The six months thing is so he can set a good trajectory before new board is commissioned and he answers to them. Of course he is already answering to the HBG ownership and once the new directors are vetted and appointed no doubt there will be unofficial collaboration so everything is smooth.

But still there must be a formal process.

But I'm speculating that Richardson's tenure will depend on how much of a buzz he gets out of it and how much winning there is.

If he feels that there’s plenty of blue sky there might be a succession of six month contracts.

If not he may move on quickly.

If he moves on quickly we lose much of what he offers. He may put systems in place which is all good but his relationships with the media, players management and the professionalism he brings to football operations by his mere presence is gone.
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Well said MM. I hope the place grows on him coz there’s no guarantees about the outcome of our season under a rookie coach.
We all have everything crossed but so far all we’re doing is catching up to about 10 other clubs in how we do things.
It’s like coaching, funny how everyone does the same course and learns the same strategy, then tries to unlearn it for innovation,
 
Stevec said:
Seems we have a decisive chef in Richo ! Seems that a few good things starting to happen
Luai then Fulton then Olam . I expect a much improved 2024 and a great 2025
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Can't get any lower than the last 2 years... surely! Which makes me excited! I'd be happy to not finish bottom 2 this season if it helps us build into the future well
 
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