Agree with this. Money does talk in this game. Not like football where it's big bucks. Offer players money and a decent contract length and they'll sign. Well known that's why Asiata signed as Degsy made that clear.


A lot of talk about players not been available. Therefore offer a transfer fee like we did with Rowley. Ask to speak to the player and say this is how much you'll earn if you come here and for this long. A bit like we did with Lam.

I personally think with Lam it was a case of the contract was only for NRL releases, as no extension has been announced. Just he'll be a player next season for them.

Bizarre to sign Sezer. Almost identical player to Abdul, and I think this won't make for a great balance in the team.

For heavens sake its not so much a case of which top level signing we will get but more a choice of who the hell will come to a club which is, as I said the other day, a basket case with a depressing record an appauling attitude over several seasons and overtly demanding fans. We are at rock bottom. Cartwright has arrived and I think he will be really good but he's probably come to support his dad and not because we are a great proposition. As for Asiata lets face it all he talked about on signing was making a future for his family so in the end at his age, its a good pay day and who could blame him.

I'd like to know who some fans feel is a realistic proposition for us, who would come? It almost has to be someone no one else wants. We could even offer transfer fees that a club might like but who's to say the actual player would come?

We have chased and made great offers to two top quality halves who I think would have changed the dynamic at the club pretty quickly but both turned us down for. I think, the obvious reason stated above, as did two top quality coaches. Let's face it would you come? I think we've done bloody well to get Cartwright and I wonder what he is thinking now watching our games week in week out.

We have, as fans, to lower our sights I feel and try and trust in our new coach who must steer the signings we bring from Australia and attempt to get the best he can cajole into coming, improve things and make us a better prospect for new players coming in in future years. .

We all want the very best for the FC and when players like Sneyd, Kelly Connor Manu Taylor and Minichiello were signing every year it was exciting and they came because of our potential and for a chance to win something, quite frankly at present we have no potential besides a host of quality young players who might or might not make it.

When Mini, Ellis, Manu, and Pritchard faced the attitude and inertia of the rest of the squad head on in the changing rooms at Widnes that night in 2016, they changed the whole dynamic of the team, by saying we came here to win things not to bugger about, they then policed it, but they also saw the potential of what we had and signed up to make the difference and a further name for themselves.
Anyone looking at our team at present must see moving here as a last resort.

Shaun McCrae, Motu Tony or Superman couldn't do any better than Myler because of the current state we are in as a club. It's not for the want of trying and having high aspirations but we are hardly attractive as a career development prospect are we?? I think for now, we just have to get the best Cartwright can persuade to come (if its Sizer than so be it), and hope he can make a difference. We are in dire straights right now and as I said earlier would you want to come??

same pathetic lazy recruitment
Its a dads army of Mylers mates

Found out early this afternoon but had to be fished out of Lake Como by the rescue services.
Just recovered now to post a few comments and replies to the deluded who as usual be trying to make a case for another dud joining the club.
Dreading the nightmare when the reality kicks in again

Thought you were a bit quiet this afternoon. Maybe it was the shock. Normal service resumed I see.

Its not just Charles though.Its seems the stategy of the club is to have five or six of our younger players being regular first team players by then but its hardly likely to happen given past experience at the club.
Yes we have promise in Charles and Moy but will they make it no one knows.
The two who i think will make it are Barron and Martin.
Cant see any of the current forwards making the grade.
Staveley showed promise before his injury and maybe he could be the odd forward who breaks through as a regular first team player

and then what?
We become harder to beat so that makes a difference when we try and sign quality players.I dont think so
Signing quality players is about the DOR selling the club, maybe telling a few porkies on the way like Pearson did with Gaz Ellis but getting your man is what its all about.
Myler is a Rookie at selling..Started well in signing Asiata but it all went backwards after that. and instead of making him the benchmark and a selling point used to attract some quality players he made the lazy recruitment of the average Joes we will be seeing next season

We managed to get herman to sign last season so it can't be that hard to bring in quality players

The are are more Props about than Half Backs. Of the 24 first choices halves in SL how many are actually any good right now?

Its just lazy recruitment from an inexperienced DOR who has no selling experience so wouldnt have a clue how to sell the club to a player who we had interest in.
Thats why companies employ sales and marketing personnel

And Asiata this season. If we offer bigger and better deals than other SL clubs they will come here irrespective of our standing. As someone pointed out (sorry can't remember who) Penrith's Jerome Luai one of the best players in the world has signed a 5 year contract at Wests who are regarded as a badly run club fighting it out for the wooden spoon. I'd say 99% of NRL players come over here for the money and the majority of those players will sign for the club who offers most.

Lam is an exception. His dad is the coach, he may have secured a better deal with Leigh and the contract dispute may have got messy.

Agree with this, I just haven’t seen it with Charles yet I know he’s young etc but I think Martin and Moy are much better equipped to make it long term.

I'm extremely concerned about the recruitment thus far and money aside I bet bet Asiata is wondering what the hell he's signed up for, playing in a team full of ageing journeymen and a few promising local youngsters, hardly an inspiring recipe.

We started off with the signing of Asiata and the thought of financial investment but that all just seems like a smokescreen now.

This p1ss poor recruitment will not inspire new passholders and will struggle to maintain the current level. I'm struggling to remain positive and can't see me spending the £400 or so on renewing, not with this level of signing.
I'm no longer prepared to help subsidise the club when we get absolutely nothing in return in terms of signings or performances.
Where does the line get drawn?

Have to say, I’m really considering renewing next year, just don’t see the point.

Your use of the phrase 'it seems like a smokescreen now' is interesting and bears out what I said yesterday about a concern that whatever was on the table investment wise could just have been withdrawn in the face of what a mess we are in. I hope we are wrong but I'd like some sort of statement on it from the club.