Quote: marshman777 "Has anyone thought they have tried to sign the top players and they wouldn't come. Some sides have been lucky and signed average Aussie players that have been good this year (Ben Roberts, Albert Kelly) these players weren't wanted down under so came over here. I believe the club don't want to sign mediocre players they want top quality and they won't come. If this carries on we will sign average Aussies and everyone will still moan.
Do we all really think that the club have not tried to sign a top quality half during the last 18 months ?? course we have and they wont come regardless of the money. I know that Tomkins turned down a 50% increase on what Wigan have offered him, and the likes of Cronk, Thurston, Mitchell, don't want to play in a poor league just for money?'"
There might also be seeing potential in a player who you think will fit into your team. It cannot just be luck as you suggest. Kelly, Blair, Mantellato, Sio, Campese amongst others joined us this year. All have played better than their equivalents in your side this season. Kelly, Sio and Montellato are in the top 10 try scorers. Montellato is the top points scorer. Only Campese of those I mentioned is in the twilight of his career. Montellato and McCarthy, who I presume you know well, were not even NRL players. Maybe you should be looking for players who can perform well in Super League and not for "a top quality half". You are not a top quality team and in the pool you seem to feel you should be fishing in neither is any other Super League club.