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| Quote vastman="vastman"Sums it up.
The truth is that we will have a few more lean years unless we strike lucky with injuries and new signings - but that is not a science you can rely on.
I believe the club have decided that they must turn the clubs structure and especially BV around before we can move forward. It's obvious to me.
We could have limped on with the old floodlights and pocketed a 200k + for another player.
We could have shelved the new pitch and put the cash into the team, it's not like it was gash.
We could have done a bodge repair to the Cats bar.
We could drop the Academy, I know we get central funding but its still costs us and as noted we struggle at present to keep what we produce.
Yet all those things will eventually bear fruit. A good income from a pitch that will be of international standard, lit up by lights that actually work. We will have extra changing facilities for women's teams, kids teams and so on. We will have a main stand that if run correctly will generate cash from day one.
I know it's risky but without a free cash injection it's the only chance of long term success, rather than the odd short term thrill.
Murphy is slightly different to most other players at the club, it won't just be cash with him. He will be wanted by every top team in SL, most notably those who win things. It won't just be about money so unless he's another oddity like TJ he will leave at the first chance to join say Saints. In mitigation that would be the same if he were at HKR, Cas or Salford for example, for me if he maintains his form it's Leeds/Wigan/Warrington or Saints (has Saints player written all over him).
I know it's a heresy and I'd not normally say this but if we can't tie him down in the next few month to at least another two years then we should sell him, there will be buyers. A player cash deal would in this case be better than nothing. This is totally contrary to my every belief but odd as it sounds Murphy has probably arrive two seasons too soon.
Just my opinion and it doesn't make me happy, but that was my starting point, at the moment our cake just isn't big enough bit hopefully in a few years it might be
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Given his links to Huddersfield who will be looking to replace the likes of Cudjoe and Jerry next year they will make a very strong move for him.
At the moment wing isn’t a key position in our squad. We need to work from the inside out.
Paying big for a winger isn’t something we should be doing even if they are very talented.
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Doesn't it just make you feel glad to be a Trinity supporter! We unearth a gem called Lewis Murphy then immediately start debating who's going to take him off us,Saints,Leeds,Wigan or Hudds.For crying out bloody loud!!!
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| Quote FOREVERTRIN="FOREVERTRIN"Doesn't it just make you feel glad to be a Trinity supporter! We unearth a gem called Lewis Murphy then immediately start debating who's going to take him off us,Saints,Leeds,Wigan or Hudds.For crying out bloody loud!!!'"
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"I agree. Let's just work on keeping him.'"
So how do you do that then, I’m open to ideas. |
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| Quote vastman="vastman"So how do you do that then, I’m open to ideas.'"
Keep him locked up at the ground and only let him out for training or matches....   |
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| Quote FOREVERTRIN="FOREVERTRIN"Doesn't it just make you feel glad to be a Trinity supporter! We unearth a gem called Lewis Murphy then immediately start debating who's going to take him off us,Saints,Leeds,Wigan or Hudds.For crying out bloody loud!!!'"
Being a positive supporter doesn’t mean you live in blissful ignorance does it.
If you want to want to just blindly hope for the best, you anticipate the worst and then work to avoid it.
I’m on the rose tinted end of the spectrum, but not so much that I dismiss obvious issues.
If you want to Murphy to stay like we all do youd better think of a way and not just hope for the best.
If we can tie him up in the next few months we have a good chance. If we don’t and he carries on in the same vain next season we will struggle. Then they will all be on here moaning as to why the club didn’t do more. Will you be one of those? Hope not. |
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| Quote jonh="jonh"Given his links to Huddersfield who will be looking to replace the likes of Cudjoe and Jerry next year they will make a very strong move for him.
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With Shudds not being interested in their local lad when he was starting out maybe this will have the same effect as TJ with Leeds and Gaz Ellis with Cas. |
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Sts are already looking at him
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| Quote vastman="vastman"Being a positive supporter doesn’t mean you live in blissful ignorance does it.
If you want to want to just blindly hope for the best, you anticipate the worst and then work to avoid it.
I’m on the rose tinted end of the spectrum, but not so much that I dismiss obvious issues.
If you want to Murphy to stay like we all do youd better think of a way and not just hope for the best.
If we can tie him up in the next few months we have a good chance. If we don’t and he carries on in the same vain next season we will struggle. Then they will all be on here moaning as to why the club didn’t do more. Will you be one of those? Hope not.'"
It's lovely that you want to be in the rose tinted group. We meet Wednesdays at 1.30.
There is a test to get in though. You have to show that you have never thrown your Teddy out of the pram when we get beat by Cas or posted that we are definitely down with 10 games to go. I'm sure you'll be OK though.
In terms of keeping Murphy, the first thing to do is offer him a new contract based on this season, not that he's a kid learning his trade as he was when we gave him the last contract. That's a significant boost. Probably double at least. |
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"
In terms of keeping Murphy, the first thing to do is offer him a new contract based on this season, not that he's a kid learning his trade as he was when we gave him the last contract. That's a significant boost. Probably double at least.'"
I agree with this we need to tie him up for as long as possible and make it an attractive package he can’t refuse. I suppose similar to what we did for TJ - if we get as long out of Murphy we can’t complain and then we start again…… |
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If Murphy is a game / match winner why not market him.
The club must have some incredible still photo of him flying through the air.
When I say marketing I don't mean Facebook or twitter I'm talking about a poster campaign in a d around the merry city.
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