Richo has changed his tune from mid year where he told James Graham we have a shitload of money and we theyll announce new signings in the next few weeks = KPP.
I think most got the impression there would be several. Thats whats annoyed me
I didnt realise we are back to being a development club once again, it quite difficult to keep up with what we are doing after signing Luai, Turuva, Skelton Terell etc etc...we are back to relying on the juniors such as Galvin TDS Mason Murry Sukkar etc...I hope Makasini hangs around.
This is nothing new people have been having this discussion for the last 15 years where its always next year or the year after
Didn't he say we had a million bucks or so? As in, roughly KPP plus May's extension? I specifically recall him saying we needed more in the back row and at centre, which is exactly what's been delivered. OK, you don't like KPP. I'm not sold on him myself. But we're sort of restricted to what's on the market. We can't just go and get prime Sonny Bill Williams from thin air.
But a couple of free agents aren't what's important here. Like I say, the joint was a shambles. We had practically no decent players, so step one was bringing in some competence in the free agent market. That was the easy bit, and it moved us from embarrassment to mediocre.
I'll say it AGAIN, as it's obviously not sinking in: that isn't how you build a long term successful club. The best clubs are all "development clubs": they bring through their own players, who are cheaper than free agent signings and who learn your way of doing things from day one.
This has always been the plan Richardson has elaborated: clean out the dead wood, establish standards, build good habits and good culture, bring through our own talent.
I'm not guaranteeing it'll work. But I know two things for absolute certain: it is the only way we are ever going to be successful, and it isn't going to happen overnight.
Pissing and moaning because you wanted more Christmas presents is so meaningless it's almost laughable. The people running the club are trying to build something that looks like the Panthers and you're having a tantrum because you want to be more like the Titans. It's embarrassing.
