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I’m currently touring Italy .. arrived in Rome this morning at 5am .. got to hotel roughly around 6am .. couldn’t check in so the Mrs and I walked down to the corner cafe for a coffee and croissant on the Main Street of downtown Rome .. out the blue into the cafe comes this bloke wearing a NSW Blues cap .. so I shouted outed out com’on the Blues .. the bloke looks at me and smiles. I get up and shake his hand .. and I introduce myself and Mrs to none other than the Great Paul Sironen .. wow .. what are the chances of running into Siro in Rome .. !! 😃😃
 
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I’m currently touring Italy .. arrived in Rome this morning at 5am .. got to hotel roughly around 6am .. couldn’t check in so the Mrs and I walked down to the corner cafe for a coffee and croissant on the Main Street of downtown Rome .. out the blue into the cafe comes this bloke wearing a NSW Blues cap .. so I shouted outed out com’on the Blues .. the bloke looks at me and smiles. I get up and shake his hand .. and I introduce myself and Mrs to none other than the Great Paul Sironen .. wow .. what are the chances of running into Siro in Rome .. !! 😃😃
Siro is famous in Italy .

They named the San Siro stadium in Milan after him 😉
 
BWG is this true?
Disappointing as we had seemed to put a lot into Marc’s development. Thought he really progressed this season as a game managing halfback. Not x-factor, just solid. His main area of weakness imo is his running game & ability to dart through the line. Not sure if slower than Galvin.

I would say the recruitment of Javon Andrews knocked Marc back a peg in the halves depth chart but still we’re not bursting with game managing halves in that 19yo+ age.
 
I’m currently touring Italy .. arrived in Rome this morning at 5am .. got to hotel roughly around 6am .. couldn’t check in so the Mrs and I walked down to the corner cafe for a coffee and croissant on the Main Street of downtown Rome .. out the blue into the cafe comes this bloke wearing a NSW Blues cap .. so I shouted outed out com’on the Blues .. the bloke looks at me and smiles. I get up and shake his hand .. and I introduce myself and Mrs to none other than the Great Paul Sironen .. wow .. what are the chances of running into Siro in Rome .. !! 😃😃
Imagine how Sirro is feeling right now.
“How lucky am I to have played for the greatest state, and the 2nd greatest club and fans, (that ones for you @BZN). - and, my fans still mob me half way around the world!!! How good is that Mrs Sirro?”
Mrs: Sirro, “Yes Paul” while muttering “bloody football, bloody blues hat from 1986, thinks it’s his Baggy Green.”

That’s pretty Kool Skins.

I met Sirro as a young fella at an NRL refs function, Poppy-BF took me as his plus one. Sirro was really a nice bloke, he knew I was the tag along, but still had a little chat with me and made me feel welcome - and this was at a time when I was starting to see these footballers becoming more and more unapproachable to the own fans, not Sirro.
So I hope Sirro does feel the love.
 
Richo mentioned on the James Graham podcast early in the season he really rates Paul Rowley (Salford coach) in the ESL. Rowley was moving into a GM of Football there next season until the club went broke. I wonder!!!
The thing with the ESL team coaches is the role is more of a team manager role along with being the head coach due to the lack of available funding for support staff. Would be perfect with that experience.
 
“The quality and strength of our Pathway both next year and beyond is heavily influenced by the coaching and mentorship our players are exposed to, we’re very happy with the variety of coaches who will be working across our programs in 2026.

Bronson Harrison Head of Pathways

Another that seems to have progressed quickly?
Weren’t Galant and Harrison heads of pathways of each junior club (Balmain and Wests).
This might be a decision to unite the club further at junior level.
 

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