@mickb I'm sure Richardson and Marshall will be trying to upgrade the roster. My point is that that is easier when managers and players see WT as a serious club to sign for. With Richardson leading those negotiations we're starting from behind by comparison to other CEOs, IMO. And, will more than likely have to pay "overs" to get those signatures. I would like to see him disappear as soon as possible.
I can't agree with this, Richo is one of the most respected figures in the game.
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@mickb I'm sure Richardson and Marshall will be trying to upgrade the roster. My point is that that is easier when managers and players see WT as a serious club to sign for. With Richardson leading those negotiations we're starting from behind by comparison to other CEOs, IMO. And, will more than likely have to pay "overs" to get those signatures. I would like to see him disappear as soon as possible.
What other club CEO's do you compare to? I don't know enough about the other clubs admin but I agree that its a fair way to compare their abilities.
I agree that we are starting from behind but I don't think its got anything to do with Richo. It has more to do with the fact that Justin Pascoe couldn't pull off any wins in recruitment over a 10 year period. We were sucked into offering big money to Packer, Matulino, Mbye and Reynolds at the start of the Cleary era. Then after we cleared those deals we overpaid local juniors because every high profile player we tried to sign knocked us back.
I would go as far as saying that Richo only deserves to be judged once every Pascoe era contract is off our books.
