Consistancy the Key to Recruitment

Parra will continue to have to pay overs to attract decent talent to the Club unless it starts to consistently play in the finals series.

With players like Lafai, Roberts, Hiku and now Copely on the market and realistically Parra having no hope in signing any it comes down to more than money in most cases. Players would usually prefer to play for a strong club on slightly less money than play for a struggling club.

Now Copely has expressed a desire to play for a strong club and Parra are just not that at the present. His other desire is to stay in Qld which means the Cowboys but would it be different if Parra was a strong club? I would say that he would seriously consider an offer from us if we were stronger.

We now have next year to start our run of playing in finals on a consistent basis. Anything less than a finals berth would be considered a big fail and will mean Parra will consistently miss out on decent talent coming onto the market. Next year is make or break for Parra imo.

How about Parra invests in BETTER talent scouts....that's a start

Unless Parra does that.....Parra will always pay overs for playes....we always have, even in 2015/16 - "over galore"

Yes Yes, maybe for the first time since the Hindmarsh brothers & co in the late 90's - has the "scouting" actually FOUND some young talent - but really - over the past 30+ years - Parra's scouting STINKS

For such a talent rich pool to draws from - and over many decades -Parra has "scouted" so poorly compared to other markets that have a much smaller base to draw from.....THIS HAS NOTHING to do with where Parra finishes on the ladder

Sure - winning attracts bigger stars on bigger salaries......but that is never the answer, more like icing on the cake

THE CAKE and long term success is getting (and keeping) the young talent EARLY - this is what separates the genuine WINNERS from perenial losers like Parra

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tele1 December 24, 2015 at 10:10am

How about Parra invests in BETTER talent scouts....that's a start

Unless Parra does that.....Parra will always pay overs for playes....we always have, even in 2015/16 - "over galore"

Yes Yes, maybe for the first time since the Hindmarsh brothers & co in the late 90's - has the "scouting" actually FOUND some young talent - but really - over the past 30+ years - Parra's scouting STINKS

For such a talent rich pool to draws from - and over many decades -Parra has "scouted" so poorly compared to other markets that have a much smaller base to draw from.....THIS HAS NOTHING to do with where Parra finishes on the ladder

Sure - winning attracts bigger stars on bigger salaries......but that is never the answer, more like icing on the cake

THE CAKE and long term success is getting (and keeping) the young talent EARLY - this is what separates the genuine WINNERS from perenial losers like Parra
Robert Lloyd December 24, 2015 at 10:24am

Copely will be a big loss--for the Eels that is! We don`t seem to have the administrative infrastructure in place to correct the problems you have identified viz. lack of money and not being an attractive club for some class players to come to.

There will always be excuses for failures. This site proves that. Until the supporters adopt a realist philosophy, such as, if we don`t win the competition, we have failed. We will continue with the problems you highlighted.
Choco December 24, 2015 at 10:50am

And of course when we do play well consistently, and make the finals our players then become an attraction to other teams which means we have to pay overs to retain them. Ala Daniel Mortimer etc. from 2009. A viscous cycle.

Merry Christmas to all
Yobz December 24, 2015 at 11:39am

Of course to consistently play finals we would have to be able to hang on to Foran for more than his currently contracted two years.
tele1 December 24, 2015 at 11:45am

Brett, Precisely my point - irrespective of where the talent is found - it must still infact BE FOUND - something our "lack of scouting" consistantly FAILS to do

TALENT SCOUTS trump local juniors by a mile

The problem at Parra is our scouting - or lack of, to be honest

You and I agree 100%
Bup December 24, 2015 at 12:15pm

What happens to the Cowboys when Thurston retires. We all know what it's like to replace a dominant half. If the rumours are true and he retires at the end of the year the cows will be back down the bottom with a bullet. Would Copely be headed to competitive club in that regard ,probally not.
Bup December 24, 2015 at 12:19pm

We should be throwing the cheque book at Valentine Holmes especially if Bird ends up at fullback for the Sharks . I'd imagine he'd be a little disgruntled.
- Wile E. Coyote > Bup December 24, 2015 at 12:23pm
  
  Buzz would explode
- aveel > Bup December 24, 2015 at 1:55pm
  
  Bird won't be fullback. Hell play better.Holmes will be fullback and Barba will be fullback if Holmes got injured.
- aveel > Bup December 24, 2015 at 1:56pm
  
  He'll play center. Stupid iphone