Hindsight is a wonderful thing. It's now close to 2 years ago that we learned that the great man Steve Sharp along with Seward botched the Foran deal that he made with us and that we were scrambling to try and fix the contract. I remember how everyone on this site was massively freaking out because Foran was the half and leader we needed after losing Hayne to the NFL and that we'd be f***** without him. Phil was jumping up and down because he had never enjoyed so much traffic on his site, while Fongy was the only one who was saying that Foran wasn't worth pursuing. It was an intense and crazy couple of weeks while the media absolutely hammered us.
After all that's happened over the last 2 years Foran has signed with the Dogs and we end up with Mitchell Moses. In the end do you think we're better off with a Norman/Moses combo or would you have preferred to see Foran forge a successful career here alongside Corey? I know there is a lot of resentment toward Foran and rightly so but do any of you wonder what could have been? Or are you happy that we've secured Moses, especially now after Norman has established himself as a top shelf halfback? In fact I think that Norman has proven to be the critical player in this whole saga.
When BA signed Foran I think that not even he could have anticipated the evolution and development that Norman would go through. Norman, unexpected by us and by BA, has become the player that Foran was meant to be. He provides us with leadership, confidence, direction, and playmaking ability. He's still a bit immature off the field and that may prove to be his downfall but his growth as a player is undeniable. This whole event is still reliant on Moses proving himself as a worthy halves partner, but in the end I think we're pretty well off after this remarkable run of player transfers.
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Foran didnt work out due to issues but as you said, "what if he didnt have those issies and they went on to forge a successful partnership?" Which they would have had Foran gotten over his dramas.
There was once a very wise person on this forum who before he got booted who said "When Foran makes the dogs a success, dont go blaming Foran for him not coming back to Parra. The fans made it very clear they didnt want him back ajd that noise filtered through to the club and made it easier for the decision makers not to entertain the the gamble of persuing Foran for a second chance in the blue & gold"
Agree Ewra, Corey has come of age in the last 18 months. I reckon the next 3 and a half years will be his best. Nearly everything about his game has improved since he arrived, to the extent he is now regarded as one of the elite halves. BA is god my eyes, similar to Bellamy, he just improves players!
I think the Foran/Norman combo would have had us a powerhouse for seasons to come. The few games they played together were some of the best Parr have played in a very long time. Just the direction from Foran in both attack and defence was a sight to see and Normy just got to run around and pop up where ever he liked.
Mosses is very young and very talented, can he and Normy combine well? I think they can but I am not sure they will ever be as good as what Foran and Normy could have been.
Much rather a young mouldable Moses, with Corey as his senior sideick, that a dominant Foran & a docile Normz. As I said, he has really stepped up lately!!