We just waiting of Tommy Lee and Jack Owens to be announced

Aaaaah you shall have points Monty. Incredibly, already edited into his Wiki page!!

I'm happy to wait a few ice ages for those announcements.

Can’t say I’m over the moon does Jack Owens go out with cunninghams daughter? Is this why he as a soft spot for him

Both signings seem at odds with the rest of our recruitment.

I have also heard that Ricky bailey on his way to leigh

Who?

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Well Owen fits the bill in terms of age, but from the bits I saw of him for saints he was gash, however it was only bits and he is young with lots of potential when he was coming through the ranks.
Again Lee doesn't float my boat, and I read into it that it doesn't bode well for Mortimer and Higham

Gotta trust DB/KC/NJ on this, and anyone who pulls a Leigh shirt on gets my backing

On the subject of hookers, surely it's now or never for Foster, he can't be a promising player for ever - must be ready for a season at champ level now

Nick Gregson heading your way I believe

If that's so,I'm happy with that.

Does he play Steve Mcdonald in Coronation St?

Ya, I think he's working at the bakery for diggory compton.

Montyburns knows

Gregson -as hooker, stand off or back row? What's his best spot Tricky?

Back row.
He can play 6 at push but defensively can get caught out for pace in that position. I think he could also do a job if needed at 9 but only seen him play though there once so wouldn't want to say too much h about that.
Very tough kid who runs and tackles hard. Decent pair of hands. Heard he's also a really good professional.

I think culture and attitude is something we are focusing on with recruitment so far

It only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch Mo,but I see your point.

Not really, it takes bad management to not identify and remove the bad apple before it spoils the barrel

That's right, being proactive is very important.

Correct Maurice. There has to be rules and all must buy into them. Being a FT professional RL player is no different from going to a FT job outside of sport. As long as the employers / Clubs' rules are fair to all, and legitimate, then everyone who is employed must understand them and abide by them. I found it sad to hear previous accounts on this Messageboard of some players not turning up for training at 7am, whilst others did turn up. If 7am was the agreed time set by the coaching staff to meet up for training then all the players should have been there at that time. We all know that sometimes things happen out of our control that may make you late, and I am sure that is understood. Rare exceptions can be made if justified. However, the onus must be on everyone, coaches and the players, to stick to the rules. Some people in this world are what I would describe as 'high maintenance'. That person identifies the poor manager and cultivates a friendly relationship with them. Once they have them in their pocket, so to speak, they make their play. Sympathy is obtained from them over whatever story they spin to their advantage. The advantage being to make their own life easier. One problem away from work follows another, and then one excuse follows another. An inch taken becomes a mile, and then that person will ask for exemptions from doing the hard work or the crap job, or ask to come in late or leave early. This happens over and over. We have all worked with these people and they cause unrest in any proverbial camp. They are the "bad apples" and if they are allowed to go too far you get trouble in the workplace. Some people like to think of them as 'likeable rogues', the proverbial 'cheeky chappy'. They are not, and they will upset any good team ethic that ever existed in the first place, presuming that it ever did. The grafters get upset watching what they get away with and focus is lost. It is ultimately down to poor management. If NJ and the other Coaches saw this happening last season and weren't getting a grip of the situation before it got out of hand then they were all at fault.
Hopefully KC will bring good discipline to the Club and hopefully all will understand how important it is overall.

Given the quite wide range of issues, seemingly affecting a good number of players then makes you wonder what next season would have been like had we won the MPG.

Spot on, i am a production Manager and boy do i recognise the scenarios you have described. I think a person promoted from a 2nd to the gaffer can have a harder job "distancing themselves" from work friendships developed in previous roles within an organisation but it has to be done if you are to be respected and seen to be even handed.

It does indeed make you wonder.. KC must be in his element at the minute,being allowed to build his own squad from scratch,certainly wouldn't have happened had we won MPG.