Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jadtiger]

It’s all about timing though Hank. How do we ensure HBG are all in the building.

Tell all the HBG people they are all recieving stuffed brown envelopes bulging with money,free booze and all the good food they can eat with lap dancers for a 5 minute meeting and a 6 hour party afterwards.

 

[weststigers]

Benji was not happy with us hiring outside recruitment staff, case point Scott Fulton.

This is a rewrite of history. As usual.

It was that the chairman hired fulton without consulting anyone...then fulton came in like a bull at a gate and got people's noses out of joint.

Stop lying. You're a 700-1,000 year old man. Have some self-respect.

 

[Vicious]

A personality clash.
But we simply must have someone like that. Benji must decide what time he wants, he can't do 6 jobs at once. Currently he's doing many roles but doing all of them poorly.

I am no disagreeing g with you, but am simply pointing out it has nothing to do with lack of funding, it is simply Benji getting what he wants.

 

[clontarfkid]

Lanyon looks to be a very good utility that every side needs who can play 13 and 9.

He needs to play one or the other well

 

[kade7]

havent read back so apologies if this is a double up

luai and club agreed to a press conference on monday, luais camp leaked early

if we loose this weekend a real possibility its his last game at the club

 

[Vicious]

This is a rewrite of history. As usual.

It was that the chairman hired fulton without consulting anyone...then fulton came in like a bull at a gate and got people's noses out of joint.

Stop lying. You're a 700-1,000 year old man. Have some self-respect.

Ok it was a bad decision, we better send the Fainu brothers back to Manly.
Talk about being out of touch with reality.

 

[Vicious]

havent read back so apologies if this is a double up

luai and club agreed to a press conference on monday, luais camp leaked early

if we loose this weekend a real possibility its his last game at the club

It makes you wonder why we didn’t action this a week ago to give us a chance of releasing him and getting a useful player in return before June 30.

 

[balmain boy]

I am no disagreeing g with you, but am simply pointing out it has nothing to do with lack of funding, it is simply Benji getting what he wants.

Which is absurd.

And can no longer be tolerated.

Did Benji spend the entire week up the coast watching all the schoolboys matches? I sure hope not. But the club should have had at least 1 member of the recruitment team up there watching every match. Did we? Doubtful.

If we were top of the league Benji could do what he wants. Instead we're towards the bottom every year, and he cannot argue.

 

[Blooey]

havent read back so apologies if this is a double up

luai and club agreed to a press conference on monday, luais camp leaked early

if we loose this weekend a real possibility its his last game at the club

Is the plan to just use his money for sam and latu?
Or do we have someone else planned aswell?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

We get Averillo coming

he ain't a 6
dont think he is much of a centre really either but better than toa and herbert.

I hope the nikorima rumours are true

 

[Telltails]

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This is a rewrite of history. As usual.

It was that the chairman hired fulton without consulting anyone...then fulton came in like a bull at a gate and got people's noses out of joint.

Stop lying. You're a 700-1,000 year old man. Have some self-respect.

Exactly and it was Sheens who lost his shit over it because his man McDonell lost his autonomy as recruitment manager.
The reason Benji was fast tracked to the coaching position and Sheens bailed.

 

[Vicious]

Which is absurd.

And can no longer be tolerated.

Did Benji spend the entire week up the coast watching all the schoolboys matches? I sure hope not. But the club should have had at least 1 member of the recruitment team up there watching every match. Did we? Doubtful.

If we were top of the league Benji could do what he wants. Instead we're towards the bottom every year, and he cannot argue.

I would assume we still have contacts and intel all over the country and in NZ including at the recent schoolboy championships.
But I agree it is fine to allow Benji full control of the rugby league department if we are getting good results, but questions need to be asked when our results are not good.
I don’t agree with a lot of things Benji does or decisions he makes, but I will say I fully support this recent decision to move Luai on ASAP and I’m pleased he was smart enough to realise lack of speed out wide was hurting us and he head hunted Jake Averillo to help fix it.
We need much more than that, but it would appear he is starting to pinpoint some of the areas that are holding us back and not allowing friendships formed to stand in the way of our club hopefully becoming successful.

 

[Betterdays22]

It makes you wonder why we didn’t action this a week ago to give us a chance of releasing him and getting a useful player in return before June 30.

Agree, but things must have deteriorated quickly.

Think back a couple of weeks, our season was alive and Luai was MOM

 

[Wezt]

Banking on Latu is very risky, he barely strings 5 games together.

It would’ve been optimal to keep Luai as a 14 and make him injury cover for Latu, but if we really need the money for Samuela then I don’t mind it

 

[user118245]

Blore and Stone in, Sam and Latu extended. Luai in the rear view mirror. Win win

 

[user118245]

Banking on Latu is very risky, he barely strings 5 games together

What’s plan B

Javon then Jock. There’s people in the wings that are more than capable of rising to the challenge

 

[Vicious]

Agree, but things must have deterioted quickly.

Think back a couple of weeks, our season was alive and Luai was MOM

True, something must have happened that has not been revealed.

 

[Vicious]

Blore and Stone in, Sam and Latu extended. Luai in the rear view mirror. Win win

We need quality cover at right centre and right wing, particularly when Averillo is also likely to be used as out back up fullback whenever Bula is out injured.

 

[mtd#2]

True, something must have happened that has not been revealed.

How did he play against the knights? I can't recall... I think he did sweet FA and Douhei steered the team around.. probably started there.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Blore and Stone in, Sam and Latu extended. Luai in the rear view mirror. Win win

On to the next scapegoat.