As we transition with our rebuilding phase, I'm wondering if we have gone about it the wrong way around.
We have a great Home ground, we have great fans that will support the club, we have a world class training centre, we have the new constitution and Leagues Club to rival most others, We have the shiny new coach and assistant coach's, and we have a world class Halfback, with a new culture developing.
It appears that we have been checking off for some time all the ingredients required to have a winning club. This brings me to what I see as a major fault within our club.
It appears we are able to identify the players we wish to sign, there are many examples of that within our system right now, none better then Iongi, Lomax, Addo Carr and Walker. However there also appears to be a problem with getting classy players that are being courted by other teams over the line and sigining with our club. The 4 players I mentioned were not being courted by any other club.
So how do we fix it. If we are identifying where the club was falling behind with all of the above and we set about turning it around and fixing it, to the boards credit, then surely the same Board can see we are seriously lacking in the art of getting a quality player that other clubs want to join our squad.
What is it that is lacking in this area. Is it a lack of understanding of what makes the player tick, are possible recruits issues, fears, not being addressed during the negotiations, is it a stigma that players don't like our club, Is it the rookie coach might not be good, is it a lack of third party deals or investment clubs etc. Do the player managers not get on with our club. There must be something that is turning off potential recruits. Over the last couple of years we have lost so many players and potential coach's for that matter, that the club has identified as wanting or wanting to keep, and we havnt been able to get them accross the line.
So I do wonder who at our club is identifying the problem, and what needs to be done to turn this around. Over the next 12 months, we as a club have a huge war chest of salary cap $$ to be spent, but it won't matter if the club cannot sign the good 1st choice players they are targeting.
It makes me wonder, what our club would look like if we were to recruit say Gus Gould. Would that even be possible. I do wonder what type of $$ would it take to hire someone like him. We seem to be very light on in the reputation and signing power of our current head of football. I'd happily pay Gus Gould $2m a season to be our recruitment spokesperson, the man that makes the deal, that courts the new player. Surely someone of his experience and stature would be a crucial and club defining signing. Perhaps the very last piece of the Eels puzzle.
Im no fan of Mark O'Neill head of football operations, I have made that very clear. So how do we get the club to at least review what mistakes have been made or continue to be made that turns so many players away from us.
I think it's crucial for any future success, more so then any one player. We should be going for the best of the best people out there to be working on our contract negotiations and selling our vision to new recruit prospects. We search high and low for the best layers, then why don't we do that at Boss level, at management level.
Im not sure of whom we should even target if we were to replace Mark O'Neill, but i am of the strongest opinion that the club to move forward must as a matter of urgency delve very deep into what is going wrong at this level, and fix it. We have an oppurtunity with our war chest to really go after some serious talent right now,
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It wouldn't be difficult to remotely switch of your car engine with AI if you broke any road rules?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMYQmGfTltY
Have a watch of this Tad and tell me what your thoughts are. My concerns regarding AI relate to my 17 year old son who is heading off to university next year. Is he going to have a long and meaningful career? I'm not sure what to make of what is ahead for the next generation.
Hi Adam
Thanks for that link. I agree I feel very sad for people like your son in the situation he is in and all other young people who are facing the massive challenges coming up regarding what they will be facing. I have watched a fair bit of Yuval Noah Harari who also speaks about the frightening world ahead. Emotional intelligence is something he also talks alot about in coping. There may be a huge demand for services in that area. Psychology and the care economy may be the major growth area. Very difficult to get success working in that area. But something that can help you survive. Creativity pursuits and learning to survive mentally by being aware of how to adapt to the new world will keep you one step ahead. Your activity with biking . Teaching mental survival skills?
I know of a number of people with my kids age who are setting up on line businesses from home and are earning a living from that . You may be interested in watching some of Harari,s inputs who has a lot to say about this topic. Wish I could be more positive.
https://youtube.com/shorts/q4WLtJCiS-E?si=YzVfucE_HQSF-NJF.
Adam. Working in the mental health area is very difficult. Most people are in denial.My neighbour has worked in that area for a long time and has burnt out. For self education --- understanding your self and others it is good to have that in your own life journey. I speak alot ( probably far to much) about Carl Jung ( lots around like him) but it helps me understand the influences in my life and what I need to work on.. Identifying one's own personal growth issues can help you survive an ever growing complex world.
What do we have to look forward to.. ? Look around us . Where is the beauty? Where is the healing.. AI is creating more illusions.We need to get closer to nature rather than taking us away from it. The word artificial ---- says a lot about where we are heading
https://youtube.com/shorts/7-GkKksFES4?si=NdDK6KNJYmVTrsRp
Hi Adam I saw a clip about AI and Robotic attachments some people are preferancing over direct partnership with a human partner. Some people who have had broken relationships or are lonely are getting Robots or accessing AI partners for conversations and maintaining long term marriages with them. Many humans can be difficult to live with and conflicts are destroying a lot of peoples mental health confidence and self esteem in powerless relationships. AI relationships can serve compassion sensitivities, empowering and providing quite comforting and growth with intelligent companionships.
There is also a lot of evidence of AI now becoming more assertive and controlling with self will which can start taking control over humans. Something some academics are raising as a major issue with destroying human survival. Interesting concepts about where the pathways of where we are rapidly headed.
That podcast I linked discussed the effect AI is going to have on mental health. Suicide rates, falling birth rates, professional careers that are either non existant or only months in duration, lack of purpose associated with having a job. What do people do with their time when we are going to be living longer and all there will be is time for recreation
I think it's one of those things that people are ignorant of until it directly effects them but it slowly seeping it's way into society. I worked at the fire ant eradication program for quite a while. Out in the field on foot distributing bait. While I was there they bought in this fucking enourmous drone for 'field testing' and you could see the direction where this is heading. I get it there's so many advantages to a drone doing the work over humans. Safety, efficiency, reduced contamination etc etc. But there's going to be stacks of people out of work.
They said on the radio the other day that AI will be controlling Brisbane's traffic light network by August next year. On news.com.au AI is being used at the drive thru's of several fast food chain restaurant's in Sydney as we speak.
Anyway, it's a lovely day here and it's warmed up enough for me to head out on the bike. Have a good day mate.
The mind boggles at where it all could be headed. We seem to be powerless about how we shape our future. I am into astrology science ( yes science) and they are saying we already have transitioned into a once in 12000 year evolution cycle. Most are saying our civilization consciousness is rapidly changing for the better. More and more people are becoming aware of how destructive patriarchy rule is. ( self interest in falsely shaping our historical consciousness to the benefit of patriachy rule). The world is a shambles which is maybe the wake up call we need. The only thing that can change that is a different consciousness that is reality based. For the planet and everything living in it. AI is a very real challenge. People need to take control over patriarchy with a very different power structure based around equality. Philosophy and ethical thinking. Can that ever happen?
Shane Richardson gave it away when he was talking about Galvin and the $1.1M deal they offered him. He straight up spoke of how they secured deals for him outside of the cap, yet the NRL in their infinite wisdom decided that there was nothing to see there...
We're still early on the journey but all the signs are really positive.
You don't win comps by getting into bidding wars for players .. especially developing ones. We need to build a strong club that shows development results , growth and wins on the field and then become a more attracive place for blokes to come play. These things also let us retain our top talent we already have. I think we've recruited great the last 12 months . Better than we have in years. Dylan Walker , Fox , Samrani, Papali , Iongi etc... great purchases that didn't break the bank. We just have to keep focuses on us, keep bulding and make smart purchases to keep us going in the right direction.
The development of Iongi and Ryley Smith, Kautoga and even guys we already had like Morettii has been great . We're establishing a style of play thats getting better and makes it easier for us to recruit for specific roles. The talent will be more willing to come when the results come which early signs on are great.
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