40 years an eagle
Bencher
We are in a section of the NRL landscape that does is not proliferated with big bucks as far as sponsorship and TPa's are concerned. Yeah, we are a proud and successful club... but we are not a corporate dream sponsor unless they are one of us and they do it for love. Sound familiar?
Wormald...Brooky
Pioneer...Brooky
URM...started here
Delmege..need I go on?
Everyone here is always offering up players we should buy...but with what money?
We are 1M + behind the the top tier TPA providing clubs and probably 2M+ behind the Rorters, Shonkos etc.
Our success has ALWAYS come from good coaching, local juniors, recruitment of unknowns , the odd splurge like Killer, and culture. Always. But mostly coaching and culture.
Recognise the terms, "under the radar" and "siege mentality"?
Anyone?
It is not going to change! Rugby league supporters, clubs, and it appears the administration, hate us and the MWRLFC will never play this game on a level footing with our opponents unless we have a benefactor able to level it up with cash.
We are now spending 1/3 of our NRL assigned cap on 3 players. That's ok you say, other clubs do it? No it is not ok, we need to have 27 others fitting into the other 2/3 with probably 1/4 of the TPA money most clubs have.
I am sure Des is doing everything he can with our roster but he can't perform miracles on financial restraints we are under.
He knows DCE needs a game-controlling halves partner but we don't have one and we don't have the wherewithall to buy one. That is why Cust has been renewed for 2 years this week. He sees that as his best option for the foreseeable future. I back his choice.
DCE will be gone after 2023 and DES is planning on sticking around till after that. DCE will be getting paid more than he is now if the cap rises in that time(as he is on a % of the cap) and Des will have a lot of money to spend on our halves...and that is where our problem is...that and paying Tom's brother 900k a year to keep the family happy.
The last thing we need financially is paying the youngest brother big overs too.
Wormald...Brooky
Pioneer...Brooky
URM...started here
Delmege..need I go on?
Everyone here is always offering up players we should buy...but with what money?
We are 1M + behind the the top tier TPA providing clubs and probably 2M+ behind the Rorters, Shonkos etc.
Our success has ALWAYS come from good coaching, local juniors, recruitment of unknowns , the odd splurge like Killer, and culture. Always. But mostly coaching and culture.
Recognise the terms, "under the radar" and "siege mentality"?
Anyone?
It is not going to change! Rugby league supporters, clubs, and it appears the administration, hate us and the MWRLFC will never play this game on a level footing with our opponents unless we have a benefactor able to level it up with cash.
We are now spending 1/3 of our NRL assigned cap on 3 players. That's ok you say, other clubs do it? No it is not ok, we need to have 27 others fitting into the other 2/3 with probably 1/4 of the TPA money most clubs have.
I am sure Des is doing everything he can with our roster but he can't perform miracles on financial restraints we are under.
He knows DCE needs a game-controlling halves partner but we don't have one and we don't have the wherewithall to buy one. That is why Cust has been renewed for 2 years this week. He sees that as his best option for the foreseeable future. I back his choice.
DCE will be gone after 2023 and DES is planning on sticking around till after that. DCE will be getting paid more than he is now if the cap rises in that time(as he is on a % of the cap) and Des will have a lot of money to spend on our halves...and that is where our problem is...that and paying Tom's brother 900k a year to keep the family happy.
The last thing we need financially is paying the youngest brother big overs too.