That’s just manager speech I think . Trying to put pressure on the club to re-up his player , more money and bigger squad role .
I also think the rapid ascension of Haywood this past 12 months , is probably making his team feel a bit of pressure to establish himself in the first team .
I mean Simpkin , and Liddle , had a very similar trajectory only to be supplanted by the new shiny toy in TDS.
It would be a real concern that if he doesn’t progress ie. more game time/ starting 9 , will haywood replace him , and now instead of being in the nrl each week , they’re starting for Blacktown workers on saturdays .
That’s not a made up scenario . The Lussick brothers, the 2 I just mentioned, even Jayden Brailey and Mahoney are being talked about as being dropped .
It’s a real case of what have you done for me lately .
I guess I’m saying , if we do ask TDS to be patient with his development , we need to pick and stick as well . Give the loyalty we receive .
I think for too long we haven’t really shown that , all the way back to Robbie Farah . At the very least there’s a perception of that .
Even last year with Bateman and Klemmer .