Sean Long is our clubs best buy for many a year not for what he does on the pitch but off it with the youth. Success breeds success!

So paying over 150 grand a year for a youth coach is the best buy the club has made for many a year.

I'd like some of what you're smoking please.

Supposedly big story in paper tomorrow , is it longy's column on a thursday ?

It's not written by James Smailes..

Contract extension for Agar

Don't even consider joking about such things.

It's a stupid question to ask though isn't it? It's like me ringing agar up and asking him a complex question about my tax return and then claiming he's somehow deficient because he doesn't know the answer. People always come up with that question in the belief that it somehow proves that the club can do no more in their player search. If I were in the situation where I was signing players on behalf of a SL club then I'd be able to answer it but as I'm not, I can't

What I would be doing is looking for 2 half backs in their early 20's who show some promise, who have a low propensity to injuries to date, and who will sign for the club for 3 years. People make this big thing about how hard it is to sign half backs yet pretty much every other club in SL sign them. crusaders even managed to find 3 in a few months with no cash.

The real issue here is that we have a chief exec who has no real knowledge of the game or contacts in the world of RL, and a coach who seems to have no contacts either.

Couldn't agree more. Witt would sort our kicking game (or lack of) no end. Exactly what we need. Trouble is we need him now.

If we could get Witt and a scrum half with a football brain alongside him for 2012 I'd be happy.

Has your ice cream van broken down?

The old 'could you do any better?' line and the halfbacks are like rocking horse one are two of my biggest bugbears.

Makes it very easy and convenient to mock/slate/belittle the club's efforts and tee up a slagging off of whoever we sign though, doesn't it, if you predict failure but are unable/unwilling to provide some credible candidates. I've had a go here, I know nothing about the NRL and don't pretend to, but some basic research shows the following are the only first choice SL HBs off contract:
Kearney
Briers
Jeffries
Pryce
Ratchford
Bosc
Witt

What do you think of them, and would any be acceptable to you, or would any/all result in sneering condemnation? It's just plain lazy to say you feel equipped to slag off any signings but aren't in a position to propose any credible alternatives.


We're shackled by the poor decisions to sign Long and Horne, taking up a big wedge of the cap. This won't have helped. I know it's a monster of our own making, but we are where we are. With Obst on a 2 year deal, I'd hope we go for one marquee signing and one younger player, plus hopefully Williams will come through.


Don't disagree.