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The RFC can thank it's supporters for its survival today.
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TigerForce said:
I see our future unfolding in front of my eyes TF but as Phar Ace states next year will be just as terrible IMHO. We have to get real with some of our players that we assume will be part of our future structure. For example Rance, really doesn't have the poise and skills to be at the top level of football. Collins has gone backwards is a real worry, Polo, McGuane, Moore who have been our defence are really not up to it, Post is going through the motions whom we expected to have been an automatic selection in this years team, the rest (6-7 players) who we can name easily of the cuff will not be around, and automatically we will be back to square one again next year looking down the barrel of a thumping each week.
My biggest concern is if a 'new ticket' is established it can effect the mentality of the squad, players like Deledio will be a certaintly to move on with free agency.
If Geoff Raines is involved in this 'new ticket' I will be spitting him in the face.
geoffryprettyboy said:
How does this affect Lids or any player in particular? None of this happened in Wallace's first year when Phanto made the big move.
As I posted before, we'll be the same but getting rid of duds and bringing in better inexperienced kids should be a long term benefit for us. People just have to get used to it. WTF has Raines got when we dished his kid up north already?
TigerForce said:
I like Phanto now, but in all seriousness, not enough people took him seriously.......... ;D
Big difference.
LidsBling&Cotch said:
Maybe 'seriously' is not the right right word then for now
But he does have more cred now than then, that's for sure.
Agree where you are coming from GPB but i think your being a little melodramatic, if it wasn't for the supporters of any club, they wouldn't exist.
In saying that, what Tigers supporters have endured from the early 80's and to still have the supporter base that we do, we should give ourselves a pat on the back. Imagine what will happen if we win a flag in the next 5-10 years, Manchester United will have to take a back seat.
Reading some of the comments tonight about the game today, some of you have given me a gut ache i have been laughing that hard. On and off the field, It has taken 30 years to *smile* the club and some of you expect Gale & Hardwick to fix it overnight??? Before todays game, who really expected us to win, not I and i thought a 40 point loss was on its way. The fade out was wholley and soley a case of inexperience and the more seasoned bodies won through for them.
Am i happy about the Loss? NO
Am i happy about the fade out? NO
Would i have liked to get the 4 points? YES
Did i see improvement? BLOODY OATH
In saying that, what Tigers supporters have endured from the early 80's and to still have the supporter base that we do, we should give ourselves a pat on the back. Imagine what will happen if we win a flag in the next 5-10 years, Manchester United will have to take a back seat.
Reading some of the comments tonight about the game today, some of you have given me a gut ache i have been laughing that hard. On and off the field, It has taken 30 years to *smile* the club and some of you expect Gale & Hardwick to fix it overnight??? Before todays game, who really expected us to win, not I and i thought a 40 point loss was on its way. The fade out was wholley and soley a case of inexperience and the more seasoned bodies won through for them.
Am i happy about the Loss? NO
Am i happy about the fade out? NO
Would i have liked to get the 4 points? YES
Did i see improvement? BLOODY OATH
NZ Tiger said:
Mine too.
I expected us to finish last. I almost expected us not to win a game.
Not hitting the panic button by any stretch yet.
how long can the RFC keep relying on its supportes. my patience for one, is wearing thin.
when are we gonna start relying on the coaching and playing group to keep the club alive????? its only been 20 odd years
when are we gonna start relying on the coaching and playing group to keep the club alive????? its only been 20 odd years
geoffryprettyboy said:
GPB don't beat yourself up son. We just aint got the cattle. Pure and simple. You can't turn dogshit into strawberry jam mate.
geoffryprettyboy said:
I've been left shell-shocked twice tonight. First, watching the Tigers capitulate in 20 minutes of football and secondly, hearing the latest off-field drama's unfolding. What I find perplexing the most is the timing.
I'm no Peter Drucker, but, how is it less than six months into a 'transformation', the RFC appears destined for another Board challenge?
Collectively over a period of 30 years, the RFC board has displayed incompetent management ability and this has hurt all aspects of the football club.
If Brendan Gale can manage the potential turmoil as a result of a new ticket, smoothly and transparently, then he should be appointed CEO of GE Globally.
If he cant and the club fails, time to value our current assets at $1, get a new business name and outsource our operations to a private consortium.
the rfc need to have recruiters at every vfl, sanfl and wafl game. after we've gone 6-7 deep in the draft on kids we need to go even deeper on players from these leagues in the hope we find an extra player or 2. there are at least another 14 to go at the end of this year. we need to take encouragement from pods and barlows of this world.
Agree again - we need to find 6-8 players aged 20-23 with mature bodies playing in men's comps like the abovementioned. There must have been plenty of TAC Cup players overlooked in recent years, who have taken longer to mature as footballers - they must be out there. We have to find them.Harry said:
