Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:31 pm  

which is why I said partly. rest is rubbish

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:39 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

fair points. but he's also let too many players go on to long, they are no longer either reliable or good enough. it was there to see for all, or those who wanted to see, last season. nothing has changed. no decent kicker, either in game or at goal, no leaders, no quality half back or full back. its easy to do things on the cheap when you have a spine of quality players who are also leaders. when they have gone you need to rebuild.
you strengthen while on top. the rhinos havn't and I see a few seasons of turbelance ahead, I just pray we don't do a Bradford because I can see us struggling massively.
the spine is weak and rudderless. that's the issue

Nobody saw last season coming and most on here were predicting even more success.
Not much has changed has it?

I'd have preferred us to bring in a new half back but I'm happy to give the youngsters a go before we do that and while I doubt we'll win anything, top 4 certainly isn't beyond us in 2017.

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:44 pm  

I agree nobody saw last season coming but not to do anything after last season is criminal. at least 2/3 quality players were needed.
as for top 4 bottom 4 would be nearer

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:45 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

I agree nobody saw last season coming but not to do anything after last season is criminal. at least 2/3 quality players were needed.
as for top 4 bottom 4 would be nearer

We'll see.

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:32 pm  

loiner81 wrote:

Nobody saw last season coming

Rubbish. Despite all the myths on here about writing off etc, quite a few could see what was coming. Bad planning is bad planning. Only the eternal optimists were oblivious to that.

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:32 pm  

So I think the people suggesting we get rid of a player once he gets beyond his peak needs to remember that the foundation the golden decade was built on was loyalty and people buying into the club, whilst potentially sacrificing the highest personal rewards.

If you get rid of the players who have served so well, once they are older I think you'll find loyalty harder to come by in coming generations.

Now, I think the transition could have been managed better, though this may be a failing of the salary cap. I think people need to look at the bigger picture sometimes, though I think our current squad looks like it is the weakest I can remember us starting a season with

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:48 pm  

The Eagle wrote:

So I think the people suggesting we get rid of a player once he gets beyond his peak needs to remember that the foundation the golden decade was built on was loyalty and people buying into the club, whilst potentially sacrificing the highest personal rewards.

If you get rid of the players who have served so well, once they are older I think you'll find loyalty harder to come by in coming generations.

Now, I think the transition could have been managed better, though this may be a failing of the salary cap. I think people need to look at the bigger picture sometimes, though I think our current squad looks like it is the weakest I can remember us starting a season with

but you can't have 4/5 players, most in key positions, getting old at once. you have to phase it. and its not just getting rid. you help them take coaching badges, maybe help train them for new jobs within the game.
they wouldn't simply be dumped

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:15 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

i'm just struggling trying to recall the days that GH sat in on the signings of Hanley, Lyons, Schofield,Crooks and Iro...

Or 'Furness' and 'Anderson' either.

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:34 pm  

The Eagle wrote:

So I think the people suggesting we get rid of a player once he gets beyond his peak needs to remember that the foundation the golden decade was built on was loyalty and people buying into the club, whilst potentially sacrificing the highest personal rewards.

If you get rid of the players who have served so well, once they are older I think you'll find loyalty harder to come by in coming generations.

Now, I think the transition could have been managed better, though this may be a failing of the salary cap. I think people need to look at the bigger picture sometimes, though I think our current squad looks like it is the weakest I can remember us starting a season with

Has GH best squad ever been rolled out yet!

Re: 2017 | Gary Hetherington Thread : Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:36 pm  

taxi4stevesmith wrote:

Has GH best squad ever been rolled out yet!

I'm not sure even the Leeds media team could spin this as the best squad