Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Some points from this morning's SEN interview with Richo:

* Luai sent over the signed paper work the night before (2nd of January). Richo was aware that Luai wanted to hold a press conference, but had no idea when. He was made aware of the press conference at 10am yesterday morning
* "(Luai) is an exciting person to have on board .. a game changer for us"
* Luai wants to be face of the club and he is a massive coup for us marketing-wise
* Richo hinted that Bulldogs were very much in the picture to land Luai's signature
* "Young Galvin is going to be a superstar .. young Latu is going to be a superstar"
* "Luao" (I wonder how long it will take for him to say Luai's name correctly)
* "(the squad) is not as balanced as we would like it"
* "We'll change a fair few things .. we already have .. over the next week we'll change other things .. which will come out .. new signings and a few other things .. with staff and that"
* "How Benji is as a coach we will find out over the next few years"
* "I've got a very good vision of where I want us to go"
 
My takeaways from Richo interview:
* Luai didn’t sign a contract with us until last night, he informed the media he will do a press conference at 10am ish (before club sent announcement out)
* Richo son is best mates with Ciraldo and up until last night didn’t know if he was coming or heading to bulldogs.
* roster and staff changes to be announced over next 7 days.
* mentioned development spot free that needs to be filled
* subtle hint re Fainu and Galvin as 5/8ths mention both as superstars, interesting that Sullivan was an after thought
* Richo focus is governance and structure to simplify/manage over next 60 days get it going before season starts to take pressure off the footy side.
* did mention changes to happen on pathways, development side
* Richo isn’t comfortable with the balance of the roster next 12mths will be of focus to mould it into something for next 2-3 years, he did point out this year we need to win games.
* expect changes in our media area, he made specific mention on that.
* when asked about expectations for this year he didn’t set one, took total pressure off the coach/team on this one


Its really refreshing to hear a proper CEO lead us he just controls the media brilliantly and they listen/respect him.

It’s early days, people talk about players and coaches being the best signings a club makes to win more but Richo could very well be our best.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
My takeaways from Richo interview:
* Luai didn’t sign a contract with us until last night, he informed the media he will do a press conference at 10am ish (before club sent announcement out)
* Richo son is best mates with Ciraldo and up until last night didn’t know if he was coming or heading to bulldogs.
* roster and staff changes to be announced over next 7 days.
* mentioned development spot free that needs to be filled
* subtle hint re Fainu and Galvin as 5/8ths mention both as superstars, interesting that Sullivan was an after thought
* Richo focus is governance and structure to simplify/manage over next 60 days get it going before season starts to take pressure off the footy side.
* did mention changes to happen on pathways, development side
* Richo isn’t comfortable with the balance of the roster next 12mths will be of focus to mould it into something for next 2-3 years, he did point out this year we need to win games.
* expect changes in our media area, he made specific mention on that.
* when asked about expectations for this year he didn’t set one, took total pressure off the coach/team on this one


Its really refreshing to hear a proper CEO lead us he just controls the media brilliantly and they listen/respect him.

It’s early days, people talk about players and coaches being the best signings a club makes to win more but Richo could very well be our best.
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Class act.

Smart operator.
 
jmello said:
Some points from this morning's SEN interview with Richo:

* Luai sent over the signed paper work the night before (2nd of January). Richo was aware that Luai wanted to hold a press conference, but had no idea when. He was made aware of the press conference at 10am yesterday morning
* "(Luai) is an exciting person to have on board .. a game changer for us"
* Luai wants to be face of the club and he is a massive coup for us marketing-wise
* Richo hinted that Bulldogs were very much in the picture to land Luai's signature
* "Young Galvin is going to be a superstar .. young Latu is going to be a superstar"
* "Luao" (I wonder how long it will take for him to say Luai's name correctly)
* "(the squad) is not as balanced as we would like it"
* "We'll change a fair few things .. we already have .. over the next week we'll change other things .. which will come out .. new signings and a few other things .. with staff and that"
* "How Benji is as a coach we will find out over the next few years"
* "I've got a very good vision of where I want us to go"
Click to expand...

This is so different to any CEO I've listened to at Wests Tigers ever.
In a so so good way.
Still pinching myself.
How did I ever accept what was?
This is a real watershed moment for the club.
 
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