Are we blacklisted or incompetent- recruitment

As long suffering supporters of the club watch with sheer frustration at our inability to compete both on and off the field it makes me wonder if we have been blacklisted by player managers or just simply incompetent.We are known league wide as being a basket case . We are known by player managers to pay overs for players but remain unable or unwilling to attract tpa like every other club . Our past dramas and current management structure is such that tpa are not viable options .The player manager ranks are also not happy dealing with parra by all reports , this has albeit placed us into the too hard box. Sadly, our window of economic opportunities that come with the new Western Sydney stadium is fast approaching . Our brand is poison, crediability both on and off the field tested .I look at the so called lower teir clubs like tigers , titans and knights. They get players they want and need and we can’t compete . The issue remains are we blacklisted or incompetent in that Arthur has misconceived notion that recycling players on cheap one year contracts is going to cut the mustard in the nrl.We need to buy big and buy players at the peak of the playing ability now. We need to get to Fiji, png , Tonga etc and get the development type of player with the hope it can turn into a Star .The nrl is a business based on success and failure . As like every other business , if the ceo, manager is being to achieve success and is financially being compensated in the tune of 1m to do this and doesn’t he is simply untenable.They need to stop treating the good supporters of the club like fools. Honest and transparent communication from Gurr to Arthur and let the supporter know that they are important in the wheel and not just an income stream.

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  • We've run out of brown paper bags.

    • I think the people with the Brown Paper Bags have lost confidence in our recruitment.

      Apart from Hayne, Moi Moi, Hindmarsh and Radrada in the last 10 years I cannot recall a player who has warranted the consideration of 3rd Party Payments.

      I know personally I wouldn't have wanted to waste my money on players like Scott, Watmough, Foran, Poore, Norman or Moses if I was to be playing players.

      I think if the recruitment turned positive and we were able to put together a competitive side things might change.

      • You forgot Mossop and Hock

  • Of course us being a TPA free zone is a major factor in getting us to the point we are now with recruiting and player managers ...and will continue to be until our policy on that score changes.

    most of the roster we have now is a direct result of the ‘16 factor, all that went with that and our TPA less signing policy thereafter.  Realistically, how attractive where we to player managers since the 15 onwards period??

    id like a Cartier diamond ring but in the end I’ll settle for what I can afford.

    • Bupp shit
      • Aren’t you the bloke that believed Roosters player wages are all on Cap haha?

      • What's BS?

  • BA would rather play Moneyball than chase any quality signings.

    • You don't think we're spending a lot on Norman, Moses and Paulo? Imagine how much we would have to pay for Origin players.

      • Coz player managers were champing at the bit to sign with us around 15 onwards...if Ricky knew what was coming down they all did.

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