With all the talk about who we are looking to sign and whether or not off contact players see Manly as an attractive club to join, it got me thinking.
Firstly, with Dave Warwick gone, who is in charge of our recruitment ? And what the hell is he doing ? Is it all up to Bozo now ? Is he in charge of everything ? Surely this is too big a job to not have a designated recruitment manager.
It seems we have no clear idea what we are trying to achieve. The 10 year run of finals spoiled us a bit but apart from the odd marquee signing like Killer, we unearthed our own superstars or they were juniors. Snake, Skivvy, Foz, DCE, Gift, Choc, Kingy and Ballin were all "found". Why are we rummaging through the discard pile of other clubs looking for Aces ? We are better than this.
It's time we looked for the next crop where we found the first lot. But if we find them, do we have the coaches to help them realise their potential. I don't have all the answers but to me it seems like we're barking up the wrong tree. Is there no one who can spot talent ? Are our juniors that bad ? I refuse to accept we have to resort to our current plan to regain our winning ways.......I'm sorry but I just can't see it working.
Firstly, with Dave Warwick gone, who is in charge of our recruitment ? And what the hell is he doing ? Is it all up to Bozo now ? Is he in charge of everything ? Surely this is too big a job to not have a designated recruitment manager.
It seems we have no clear idea what we are trying to achieve. The 10 year run of finals spoiled us a bit but apart from the odd marquee signing like Killer, we unearthed our own superstars or they were juniors. Snake, Skivvy, Foz, DCE, Gift, Choc, Kingy and Ballin were all "found". Why are we rummaging through the discard pile of other clubs looking for Aces ? We are better than this.
It's time we looked for the next crop where we found the first lot. But if we find them, do we have the coaches to help them realise their potential. I don't have all the answers but to me it seems like we're barking up the wrong tree. Is there no one who can spot talent ? Are our juniors that bad ? I refuse to accept we have to resort to our current plan to regain our winning ways.......I'm sorry but I just can't see it working.