It would appear on the surface that right at this moment our club is in turmoil, are the people in charge of recruitment and retention doing a good job or not. The recruitment team headed by General Manager of Football Mark O'Neil with assistance from coach Brad Arthur, Chairman Sean McElduff, CEO Sarantinos and Head of recruitment Ben Rogers would appear to be asleep at the wheel. We have Gutherson, Mahoney, Paulo, Matterson still off contract for 2023 we have re signed Mitch Moses and Campbell Gillard, we have wanted and lost Papallii and Nuikore. Added to this is that 2023 Dylan Brown has a player option to either extend or leave the club as well in 2023.
With this new found media blackout that the club has imposed, supporters are beginning to get on edge. Media personalities are making stories up, player managers are leaking sorbid negotiations, so what do we consider a pass mark for our management. Are we staying strong and not bending our salary cap or are we being stubborn and not recognising rising player talent within our own ranks that requires a higher salary. Are Management secretly negotiating with better players perhaps an xfactor quality player is being courted, or are they asleep at the wheel with no real future prospect on the horizon. As it stands right now our entire team could be decimated within the next fortnight for the 2023 season with absolutley no better player on our radar.
So the Iceman has melted and Marata will ply his trade for the Kiwis, two of our best players last year are now gone for 2023. The media frenzy around them going early will be deafening. So I ask our 1EE's what is a pass mark for our Retention / Management committee. For mine if we lose Mahoney or Paulo without any xfactor replacement the people in charge need to go.
Lets give our opinions to these hidden, faceless hush hush men driving our recruitment and retention. After all the Eels are our team, we support them, we pay our memberships, we buy the merchandise, we are afterall a huge part of the Eels and deserve to barrack for a succsessful team. I am now however having second thought's about the tactics used by our Management team.
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The simple question is were either worth $600k a season.
Ok that may be a simple question but i ask you this, in the next week we lose Mahoney to the dogs for 600k and we lose Paulo to the dolphins. Does that question still remain simple.
Further how is it that the Parramatta Eels are unable to compete in the TPA arena. Is this a tactic being utilised or Management have simply shelved this process and refuse to participate with it.
The Storm, Broncos, Rabbitts, Roosters all have highly paid ambassadors roles after playing for past highly sort after players or specialist coaching roles, or junior development roles. "interesting that there are more ways to pay someone 600k a year then actually giving them that in a salary cap column of a clubs spreadsheet."
If Mahoney goes as well (surely he won't go to the dogs that cheaply) we've got $1.8 million plus of talent playing for us next year that we are paying a pittance for. That's good management in my view. And moving forward that's a significant amount coming out of other teams salary caps when in 2023 we have no idea who might be available. I think it's a success thus far so long as they have the same stance with the remaining players who don't have their future sorted.
We are only just getting to know each other lol. Are you bummed about no Munster to the Dolphins?
Yes Brissy, I was thinking the same thing! LOL
good points Adam. But i thought we do know who is available from 2023 onwards
Paul Vaughn is an example of a player that comes to mind that became available through unforeseen circumstances.
Oh great
a one year team - I know we are paying nothing for but .... we were building a dynasty were we not ??? Right now we are building the OPAL building
Another SPOT ON reply .
Not meant re Paul Vaughan sorry but replying your post above Brissy was happy with .
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