Quote: Bullseye "I think with Atkins we let him go because we had better players than him at the club. We hadn’t seen the impending disaster around the corner so he was allowed to leave (by McNamara IIRC). Similar things applied to Ferres as we used him as a makeweight to get Solomona. Ferres wasn’t a success at Wakey (I think some Wakey fans expected too much from him) but he’s matured into a very good SL player.
Obviously I’d take both back now. I think the difference with Addy is that Addy is a bit older than Atkins and Ferres when they left and I’m not sure how much improvement he has in him. I like to think the right coach could iron our his defensive issues but sometimes you don’t have the option with a limited budget and the salary cap and need for success sooner rather than later.'"
That's probably 100% correct and I certainly didn't argue about either Brett or Ryan leaving at the time as we clearly had better in the squad. My major point would be that we aren't [even close to being] the club we were when we could, so easily, let those players go, and maybe need to think longer and harder before doing so with others, Like Danny Addy and Donno who it would appear are both set to leave.
Both could be 'bum biters', especially Donno, who I think has the ability, physicality and mental attitude to be a top player. It would be a shame if that happened and it wasn't at Odsal, especially now he seems to be getting over all the injuries. Still, as I say, the coach gets paid to make these decisions..
