Quote gunners guns13="gunners guns13"I think people should remember we're a championship team that only had 1 season in superleague in the last 12 years so to get players of marquee quality would take some doing especially with the salary cap going up in Aussie,for Derek and the coaching team to get the players we've already got has probably took a hell of lot persuading so to get the marquee player every fan wants would probably be near impossible or the club would have to pay well over the odds,so who ever the club signs let's get behind them and give the new players a chance.When the club signed Stewart everyone raved about what a signing he was but he turned out pretty average didn't he'"
Well put Gunner, that just about sums up our situation, DB can only sell the club and himself on the ambition he has and the learning curve he has been on, even to his most staunch supporter he didn't get it right last time, he has to sell it to prospects that they are the future.
His two year plan in SL may very well have been to consolidate continuity in his first season with the Dads Army approach then jettison them for younger blood, who knows - albeit I am sure someone on here wil advise us, but yes I am with you it will have taken a lot of hard work to entice the players he already has.
PS if as you say Glenn Stewart turned out pretty average then I think that would have been a bonus, he was far worse than that, especially for the reported money he was earning.