Buttface
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Another year for each position? Ten year plan for ninth.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Halbrowne61
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How long - not very long at all. All of us will be looking for improvement in 25. If we stay in the cellar Benji will be gone before year end.
TSP
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Enough time to clean his office out and go back to TV and be the clown again.
He said words to the effect recently that he knows he could be finished if we don’t improve, but he was Ok with that as he has implemented his program and is sure he is building a better club.
Against that, Richo has said “ results count” when he joined the club.
So competing messages.
We are in the annual promise of better future mode atm.
As frightened as I am for another spoon, I’m not confident Benjis successor will be any better because the hb intervention isn’t working as hoped. That’s just my view. I’d rather lick the mud off the LO hill than welcome Lee back, but hb might want to review whether or not they should hang around after serving up the last 5 years of complete and utter rubbish.
I like to think the club is still best served by a democracy instead of this political paralysis and matey incompetence.
That’s not Benjis fault I know.
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happy_tiger
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A long holiday
davey_farrell
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he wont see season out if we are going very poorly
Tiger-ferret
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Mid season of course
TSP
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It’s still a bit of a surprise to me that he took the job on at first instance.
After a cold shower, he could have had a milkshake and he might have concluded a couple more years learning the craft would have been much better for him in the long run.
And where I totally agree with the Benji Acceptance Auxiliary, in that he didn’t exactly inherit the best squad. But he knew this too.
If things go badly, I hope he knows when to flip the switch.
After a cold shower, he could have had a milkshake and he might have concluded a couple more years learning the craft would have been much better for him in the long run.
And where I totally agree with the Benji Acceptance Auxiliary, in that he didn’t exactly inherit the best squad. But he knew this too.
If things go badly, I hope he knows when to flip the switch.
He did. Tried hard.
jrtiger
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a lot going on…
hammertime
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Unless we can solve some of our problems (Sullivan, Bateman), Richo and Benji may strategically front-load for a push in 2026.
As long as the current team can get us off the bottom to keep the media and supporters at bay.
As long as the current team can get us off the bottom to keep the media and supporters at bay.
liltiger
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I'd say only next year
Tom Shines
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Their crowds will nosedive in 2025 …if this is the case …having crowds of 7k at Commbank won’t be a good look
People have had it …can’t just keep saying “just be patient …next year “…
Also ..Aren’t Bateman and Sullivan signed for 2026 as well?.
I will give you a hint
There is a reason that no nrl club is interested in him no matter how good he plays in the super league
user118245
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who says no to a bud Sullivan and Bateman for KPP swap? Solves their lack of halves while giving a “mentor” to young backrowers, only issue would be cap and if we can get KPP to extend before the trade
Probably Newcastle.
Tucker
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That’ll do him in.
He must produce results and show impressive improvement.
liltiger
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This is a make or break year for Benji. The team has to be more competitive and consistent. It's all good to say your on a plan for the future but if your constantly getting beat, the fans and sponsors will walk now.
GNR4LIFE
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The fact Marshall isn’t gone already shows nothing has changed around here.
The Knights say no, because it's a dreadful offer. If they are open to getting rid of Pearce-Paul it's because they are under cap pressure or want to free up cap for something else. Why on earth would they swap 600k of salary cap liability attached to a decent player for 1.3m of salary cap liability for two players who aren't first grade standard, one of whom seems to fall out with every club he goes to? Meanwhile, Newcastle don't have a lack of halves: they have a lack of good halves - a problem the signing of Sullivan will not resolve.
