Quote ="Hopwood"i think we just stop wasting money on overseas players { apart from Fifita). The fact is we cannot afford regular NRL players so we end up with NRL has beens ( proctor ) or second rate players who cannot get a place in an NRL team ( too many to mention ). I know we have occasionally struck lucky ( Fifita ) but we should be competing for the best young British players especially local lads. I know that competing with the top teams is difficult when you are at the bottom but if we didnt waste money on overseas dross we could offer more plus they are more likely to get regular first team rugby than at other teams.'"
Really.
Granted, we have had some poor overseas players, and especially in the past few seasons, weve had some good ones too. Just in the super league era, to name a few, we've had the following
Poching
Tadulala
Domic
Solomona
Jefferies
Collis
Aiton
Poore
Fifita
Arona
Tupou
Add in JD to that, though he came in a slightly different route
If were looking at UK players, we've had some poor ones of those too, only have to look at Gaskell, Lineham, Kirke, again just to name a few.
For me, its not about forgetting a certain part of the world, its about having someone who can identify the right players, at the right time from here, and the rest of the world.
Sadly, our outgoing CEO does have a reputation for throwing his toys out of his pram, when something doesnt suit him, and now certain people wont entertain him,which has had a detrimental effect on the squad.
