[Mild Rover]

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:02 am  

As well as an employee-employer tension over 'loyalty', I wonder if it is a bit of an intergenerational thing as well. The board, and to a large extent the fan base are baby boomers and generation x and grew up with different attitudes and expectations. The players are millennials, for whom employment is, speaking broadly, more transactional and there is a need to be more hard nosed economically. That doesn't reflect on them morally, it is just the way the world is for younger people nowadays. So they tell me. Their peer group will understand this and will advise them accordingly.

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:20 am  

Mild Rover wrote:

As well as an employee-employer tension over 'loyalty', I wonder if it is a bit of an intergenerational thing as well. The board, and to a large extent the fan base are baby boomers and generation x and grew up with different attitudes and expectations. The players are millennials, for whom employment is, speaking broadly, more transactional and there is a need to be more hard nosed economically. That doesn't reflect on them morally, it is just the way the world is for younger people nowadays. So they tell me. Their peer group will understand this and will advise them accordingly.

Speaking as someone from the "good old day's " of winter rugby,flat caps and woodbines. Players would gravitate to their local club following friends and family members.
Only those who reached the heady hights of representatives rugby sort to move for bigger paydays.
Today's players do so to put food on the table so sell their wares to the highest bidder, and so they should.
But I do agree that us aged ones do still put loyalty before requirement were our rugby is involved and maybe allow this to cloud our opions.

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:21 am  

Mild Rover wrote:

As well as an employee-employer tension over 'loyalty', I wonder if it is a bit of an intergenerational thing as well. The board, and to a large extent the fan base are baby boomers and generation x and grew up with different attitudes and expectations. The players are millennials, for whom employment is, speaking broadly, more transactional and there is a need to be more hard nosed economically. That doesn't reflect on them morally, it is just the way the world is for younger people nowadays. So they tell me. Their peer group will understand this and will advise them accordingly.

I am a baby boomer and proud of, it yes the board has the right to say who is staying and who is not we need both or one of the wingers to stay do we not

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:43 am  

cravenpark1 wrote:

I am a baby boomer and proud of, it yes the board has the right to say who is staying and who is not we need both or one of the wingers to stay do we not

As stated before, I can see Sio heading back to the NRL for his young family still in Aus. This was probably going to happen regardless.

Greenwood is likely to go because he is being looked at by Wigan/Saints. Even staying in SL this might have happened.

I hope Josh stays, and Dixon will be a fantastic player in the Championship.

According to HDM, Donaldson will stay. Solid performer but not big enough.

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:53 am  

Recruitment and retention this year needs to be a mix of those who can get us out of the championship plus a good sprinkling of players who can kick on in the Super League if we are lucky enough to get promoted.
So some of last year's squad yes, some old heads from the been there and done it bregade yes, then we need young developing players,either from our own ranks, amature rugby or the NRL.
To do this we need to make squad space, so some people will be disappointed with what they are offered. This is were Hudge & J.P. will show if there up to the task, if not, next year's close season will be even more brutal were contracts are involved.
I for one will be waiting till requirement is complete before starting to worry !!

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:27 pm  

Should say I wait till RECRUITMENT is complete. Bloody prodictive text

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:35 pm  

Marsh just announced, no real surprise but another body in the building

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:41 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Marsh just announced, no real surprise but another body in the building

Will go well in the championship I think people tend to forget that he didn't have a settled half back partner with him last season depending who we sign an old head alongside him should see him come on

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:48 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Marsh just announced, no real surprise but another body in the building

marsh salter,etc will have to stay they have no options, as for the others only sio, and Kelly on his day were special the rest of them were bang average blair, lunt just above average hull daily fail keeps quoting about building the team around local lads if we did we would never return to superleague

Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:00 pm  

rover 2000 wrote:

marsh salter,etc will have to stay they have no options, as for the others only sio, and Kelly on his day were special the rest of them were bang average blair, lunt just above average hull daily fail keeps quoting about building the team around local lads if we did we would never return to superleague

Firstly I think Blair and Lunt are above average and haven't Wigan just won the grand final with team of local lads