So who doesn't think we need new players? (Merged threads)

[Rooster_6]

Pretty sure he is a crazy roosters supporter who is hurting at the way the club is performing

We need a new backline and hooker. Friend is great a defending but stifles the attack. Our backline is the slowest in the comp

Long season

Nah he's a shit stirrer every time he posts. Irrelevant anyway.

Friend was great in the first half, had our forwards coming onto the ball really well and was a large reason why we dominated field position in that first half.

[Arties Pie]

We need to find a new coach, anything else is just changing the deck chairs on the titanic

Replace the coach with whom, are there any coaches better than what we have available. I know you will say Bellamy but is he available atm.

[Rooster_6]

Sure develop the good ones, piss the others off to Newtown and buy some established stars, It's not rocket science.

Established stars will cost us youngsters, it's smart recruitment that we needs. Buys like Ryles who are coming to the end of their careers but still have something to offer.

[Guest]

To hell with it, if we're going to play like that we might as well blood some youngsters that actually have a chance of making it. Moga in for Leilua, Evans or Bosden in for Arona, Tagive or Henry to the wing as Maubs goes back to the 2nd row, FPN gets the sack.

[Guest]

Nah he's a shit stirrer every time he posts. Irrelevant anyway.

Friend was great in the first half, had our forwards coming onto the ball really well and was a large reason why we dominated field position in that first half.

Shit stirrer yes but no point insulting him as a souffs fan

Friend has developed this part in his game where he takes a step or 2 from dummy half. It is slow and ineffective

[Rooster_6]

Replace the coach with whom, are there any coaches better than what we have available. I know you will say Bellamy but is he available atm.

Bellamy isn't off contract till 2014 coincidentally the same time Smith comes off contract. You're right even if we sack Smith there's no great replacements on offer.

Ricky Stuart anyone? Thought not.

[Cockadoodledoo]

So who doesn't think we need new players?

Our recruitment and retention has been shocking for the last 8 years so don't expect much to change with the same people makingthe decisions.

[Ray Stehr]

Established stars will cost us youngsters, it's smart recruitment that we needs. Buys like Ryles who are coming to the end of their careers but still have something to offer.

The trouble is our recruiters are rubbish.

[Guest]

SBW would of made all the difference out there today.

[Cockadoodledoo]

We need to let out our youngsters develop, this season was never about results it's about development.

Buying smartly is the key, mass changes wont achieve anything.

Partially true but a recruitment strategy based solely on buying youngsters can only result in complete failure. All along I have believed POS went with this strategy to prolong his employment on huge dollars where little return can be expected in a short period of time.. His time is up imo.

[Guest]

I think friend is one of the worst hookers in the comp. his attack is non existent. He is slow, his passing & decision making is terrible. No kicking game. He does have a huge workrate in defense but usually gets dominated by the ball runner dragging him 5 metres each time while he hangs on

[Ray Stehr]

The trouble is the club have put all their eggs in one basket as far as their young players go, on the whole they are ordinary footballers. There are only 2 or 3 that are any good.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Nah he's a shit stirrer every time he posts. Irrelevant anyway.

Friend was great in the first half, had our forwards coming onto the ball really well and was a large reason why we dominated field position in that first half.

Friend murdered us in the first half.. twice we had last tackle plays on their line and he went blind side where we in each occassion had no playmakers or backs or room.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Established stars will cost us youngsters, it's smart recruitment that we needs. Buys like Ryles who are coming to the end of their careers but still have something to offer.

The Dogs policy of buying established stars isn't hurting them.

[Andrew Walker]

Friend murdered us in the first half.. twice we had last tackle plays on their line and he went blind side where we in each occassion had no playmakers or backs or room.

Both of those were extremely poor options