That and the concept of fear of failure or fear of performing at a level below that which is acceptable - something which at the moment doesn't seem to be evident in a good many of our squad.

How can you know everything about a club that you never go to either ?

I'd assume it would work like some footie teams do it, LR would say I need an impact prop and Motu would go get one. LR would do nothing more than highlight a requirement. Reckon they'll be talking a fair bit along the way.

With up grades to Crooks, Lineham, Shaul and others and with us signing Paea, Feka, Thompson and maybe Biggs how much do you think we've got left?

Do you honestly believe Galea was on 100k? Tickle, Briscoe, Lynch and O'meley will leave us with a little but only for some project from the WC.

Radford will still have input in the signing of players, it just means it won't be his responsibility to sort out the deals and the headache that comes with it.

It's not like he's going to turn up to training one day and there's suddenly a new player in the dressing room.

Never claimed I did, but I watch all the games.

I don't think it will be as simple as Tony signing players and Radford having to work with them. There's bound to be some communication between the pair so that they're on the same page about the type of players the club wants. I think it's more likely that when it comes to the intricacies of making the actual signings (negotiations and contracts) that Tony will deal with all that and Radders won't be involved.

Which is exactly what Baxter tweeted had been inferred in the press conference. Radford will identify the type of player or the actual player required - Tony and Pearson will try and get the deal closed. I would have thought that was easily the most likely scenario but no doubt there'll be pages of uproar based on LR having no input at all.

So do I, AND?

I'm amazed that anyone has needed to point this out tbh.

But was that said?

Unfortunately that was almost the case with Bomber and PG. I asked PG about Thompson, he laughed and said you'd better ask bomber about that one. He saw the shock in our faces and then went on to give it the Young English, potential line.

It beggers believe doesn't it.

I agree. Sometimes I feel that when they lose they just shrug it off and say "So what?" and all we get a PR pieces from the club saying they're hurting and putting more effort in at training.

I've no idea what the young lads increase is but if the signings of Paea, Feka and Thompson leaves us with very little left on the cap then we really do pay over the odds for mediocrity.