Travis Burns, Cory Paterson, Shannon McDonnell, Evarn Tuimavave, Constantine Mika, Micky Paea, Ryan O'Hara, Lincon Withers, Jason Netherton, Sean Gleeson, Alex Brown and Graeme Horne would beg to differ but obviously Greg Eden, Omari Caro and Adam Walker are the rule and clearly not the exception.

He's had a lot of injuries though, ref's decisions always go against rovers and every other club in SL has a team full of internationals.

Bit of balance in the wail

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Lowe, Hall & Parker probably don't have to pay to watch the shizzle being served up, so they can all just fook right off.

They probably don't pay for the alcohol which impairs their vision.

I'm pretty sure most of the players mentioned were not signed by sandercock, but by our board. but don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

IT has been donkeys years since Lowe and hall played at this level and Parker never did so i agree with you Stan

Graeme Horne and Ryan O'Hara signed before Sandercock the rest after.

paea & mcdonell had already been touted in the press the summer before sandy arrived, o'hara, withers, netherton, horne. that's more than half your little exagerated list.

Quote: red al "paea & mcdonell had already been touted in the press the summer before sandy arrived, o'hara, withers, netherton, horne. that's more than half your little exagerated list. Touted in the press? So Sandercock didn't get the final say? Craig Sandercock 26 sep 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15048600 Lincon Withers 27 sep 11 www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ll-KR.html Shannon McDonnell 28 sep 11 www.zerotackle.com/nrl/mcdonnell ... l-kr-4111/ Micky Paea 6 oct 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15189886 Constantine Mika 27 oct 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15474763 Evarn Tuimavave 26 jun 12 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18987959 Travis Burns Cory Paterson Sean Gleeson Alex Brown Jason Netherton All this season. Like I said earlier O'Hara and Horne were signed by a board then the board radically changed their recruitment policy and then let their coach sign 6 players who didn't fit the profile? Yeah ok.

Quote: red al "paea & mcdonell had already been touted in the press the summer before sandy arrived, o'hara, withers, netherton, horne. that's more than half your little exagerated list. Touted in the press? So Sandercock didn't get the final say? Craig Sandercock 26 sep 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15048600 Lincon Withers 27 sep 11 www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ll-KR.html Shannon McDonnell 28 sep 11 www.zerotackle.com/nrl/mcdonnell ... l-kr-4111/ Micky Paea 6 oct 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15189886 Constantine Mika 27 oct 11 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15474763 Evarn Tuimavave 26 jun 12 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18987959 Travis Burns Cory Paterson Sean Gleeson Alex Brown Jason Netherton All this season. Like I said earlier O'Hara and Horne were signed by a board then the board radically changed their recruitment policy and then let their coach sign 6 players who didn't fit the profile? Yeah ok.

A fair response to the post you were answering - and CS has to bear a large share of the responsibility for the current structure of the squad. However, while we have signed experienced players, a good few more have departed since the end of 2011.
Vella, Newton, Galea, Fisher, Webster, Wheeldon, Briscoe, Fox, Cook, Colbon, Fox, Clinton, Green, Watts, Taylor, Murrell - all with enough experience that their presence in a 17 didn't make you nervous, on that score at least.
McDonnell has come and gone, Netherton gone and maybe come back.
He's signed a few inexperienced players, but he's also more reliant on our own club-trained relatively unproven players. That's why I'd give him a little latitude for now.

Glad he's had some backing from people close to the club - you stand by your man while he's your man.

Yeah cause googling a few facts takes ages.

So negotiating with players takes ages but you appoint a coach on a whim?

Good chat though, I've learned something at least.