I've been reading where there's a split in the playing group apparently triggered by the departure of Foz. Supposedly the 'senior players' have their knickers pretty bloody knotted. No idea if it's true and all a bit bizarre if it is.
I've also been reading about the failed Blacktown experiment - who knows if it's actually an experiment or we're just stuck with it.
Put the two together and club culture looms large.
I wonder if the importation of those very good boys from the Western Suburbs has been properly accommodated. It works very well at Penrith because, dah!, they're slap bang in the middle of the place. Pride is a real driver. Teams like Melbourne and the Roosters can accommodate them because they have a strong culture that any player gets swept in to.
I'm just a fan so have no idea what happens in the inner sanctum if there is such a thing.
A number of the players we brought over are very close to Moses Suli. We didn't hear of a rift when he was let go but we do hear of one when Foz is shown the door. And Foz has been shown the door to accommodate a Western Suburbs lad.
I guess the question is, does the club in general and Dessie in particular have the social nous to blend the beaches boys with the kids from the West and the 'senior players' with the talented youth coming through?
I have to say, to my eyes, it doesn't look like it. And if they can't make it work, the club will be a basket case for years to come.
I've also been reading about the failed Blacktown experiment - who knows if it's actually an experiment or we're just stuck with it.
Put the two together and club culture looms large.
I wonder if the importation of those very good boys from the Western Suburbs has been properly accommodated. It works very well at Penrith because, dah!, they're slap bang in the middle of the place. Pride is a real driver. Teams like Melbourne and the Roosters can accommodate them because they have a strong culture that any player gets swept in to.
I'm just a fan so have no idea what happens in the inner sanctum if there is such a thing.
A number of the players we brought over are very close to Moses Suli. We didn't hear of a rift when he was let go but we do hear of one when Foz is shown the door. And Foz has been shown the door to accommodate a Western Suburbs lad.
I guess the question is, does the club in general and Dessie in particular have the social nous to blend the beaches boys with the kids from the West and the 'senior players' with the talented youth coming through?
I have to say, to my eyes, it doesn't look like it. And if they can't make it work, the club will be a basket case for years to come.