Then why do the RFC come out all year last year and this year saying they have a war chest to lure big guns to the club. Then some of us react to that because we are linked to no one and every other club seems to be getting the big guns??? its not about who is bloody staying, its about the RFC talking poo and we cant get any big guns when ever!!
Not about who ends up staying?
You really can't be serious with that comment can you?
For half the season people were stressing about Rance not having re-signed, ditto Deledio a couple years back and let's not even talk about the vitriol 3 years back when Dusty was unsigned ... so to even suggest it isn't about who's staying is ...well.... silly
All the club has ever said is that they have a war chest so that they would be in a strong position to sign free agents and retain our core group, you know those blokes commonly referred to as "A" graders
Will say it again, if players chose to not want to come to our club that's their choice and I don't care. The Club should not under any circumstances compromise what it's achieved and what it's clearly building towards just to appease a minority who seem obsessed with needing to score a "big fish" at any cost.
I'd rather have Martin, Rance, Deledio, Reiwoldt and Cotchn locked away and committed to our club rather than throwing mega $$ at a kid who doesn't want to be part of something special
Ok, it's not about who is staying now because we have sewn everyone up. That is what I meant, this is the time of year we talk about getting a big name because for 3 bloody years we have been building a war chest to lure the likes of Danderfield or Treloar, well that's the crrap we have been fed. So that is what I meant by it doesn't matter, AT THIS POINT IN TIME who is staying, I hope that's clear.
And I will say it again, if players don't want to come to the club it's because we are not appealing enough to them for one reason or another, or we simply do not sell the club or we don't go in hard enough to convince them otherwise.
Will you and others be happy when we can't maintain a standard or succession? At some point we need at least one "big fish" to build around them and the talent in Martin, Cotchin, Jack and um....um.....gee that's about it for star players, isn't it, but no, we never get them... Why is that???
Edit; I will also add Rance and Deledio yo the list of stars because ffs it has been proven that without them two we are screwed. Look at last year without Rance and Deledio and this year without Lids. What does that tell you??
