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"You think because he had one bad game yesterday it somehow vindicates the decision to let him leave. Until he got knocked out he was our best centre this season. It's a bold strategy to let our best players leave year after year. FFS. "

"Wanting a new voice at GM is a fair claim. But it still seems the standard is wrong. Cherry picking players and decisions sets up a standard where on-field success is directly not indirectly related to the GM. I think it is only ever indirect.…"

"Muttman, some did suggest paying overs for Russell. And you endorsed their messages. FFS"

"I just have one request for the 1EE members who have been playing Retention & Recruitment Experts and consistently critiquing club "management". Agreed, lack of on-field success breeds rightful questions about footballing decisions. But if you are…"

"Just so I'm clear, we do need a new voice. 8 years is long enough, the club is underperforming and has been for some time. However we do need someone better than MON. We should only hire someone who has been the GM of Football and his club won…"

"The stat's don't mean shit.
It's where on the field they are given and what number tackle it is.
As stated earlier the constant tackling causes fatigue at the back end of the game which has definitely caused the blow out and lopsided scores in a lot…"

"Ok now that is a fair claim. Simply we need a new voice is a fair reason to want him gone and i don't mind that. 
But you are cherry picking examples to make him look worse than what he actually is. You say his inability to assemble a premiership…"

"I reckon Russell might have been still concussed from that Tigers match. He is off his game as compared to his previous performance before the concussion. Unfortunately, he was again hit hard on the head by Olakuato that was missed by the field…"

"The Dragons just sacked their GM of Football. The Tigers brought Shane Richardson in to revitalise their roster. They're currently in 3rd place. It's an important role and which greatly effects the performance of the NRL side. "

"Great breakdown HOE, and I completely agree that this one wasn't on the players and their effort, or the coaching staff and their plan. We are playing a hodge-podge first grade side at the moment and thus we need very simple plans that we can…"

"But what consistency? He tested the market, as a lot of players are doing, he got a 4 year deal for $2.6mil over those years. He couldn't turn that down. Now Russell is a steady player but similar to Opacic you can find a Russell type easier than…"

"I never said he hasn't done anything worthwhile. Of course he has. And I have openly thrown my support behind him in the past. But it's patently clear that he is a spent force and needs to be replaced. He's the GM of Football so the buck stops with…"

"The SIX Again are killing Parramatta,with three six agains in one set is a deliberate strategy by the ref ,probably by NRL instructions "

"There's definitely something not right..How is it fixed that is the big question"

"Agreed, HOE, the new 6-Again Regime creates huge runs of possession. Ironically, Vlandy's and the NRL over pre-season talked incessantly about how their proposed rule changes were all about creating changes in possession. If one were a conspiracy…"

"There are another 13 teams without a premeriship winning roster. Does that mean those CEO 's are also bad operators?"