I tend to agree, Joel. After the dismal effort and impact of an "elite" signing in Luai, WT can only go shopping in the second or third tier of players like Brailey, Averillo, Mann, Frizelle etc, that is, those who are surplus to requirements where they are.So, in the year that the genuine marquee signing (Luai) jumps ship a year early, WT are supposedly considering signing the likes of Kurt Mann, Sean O'Sullivan and Tyson Frizelle? That pretty much sums up this club. Just as with the Sheens appointment, in manager land, WT are the club that just keeps on giving to top up post-retirement income for has beens. Farcical.
I think the issue is that our mistakes compound our situation. Like, Luai was way overpaid (but had to to get him), then we are stuck paying him big dollars to play elsewhere which limits our ability to afford better quality fringe type players.
That’s why we have to be so careful in the future with spending huge money on a guy to save us.
If, say, Bellamy was the coach we could expect that they could even improve upon their current level of play and could help "save us", as you put it. Bellamy has done that repeatedly with his recruits. Sadly, WT are stuck with BQ Marshall, who seems to have the happy knack of turning players of talent and potential into underperforming, inconsistent, unaccountable plodders; albeit, happy plodders because Benji is such a great guy.
Season 2027 looks horrendous.
There’s some talk around that Blaize Talagi might be coming our way.
i would imagine that scenario would/could only happen if one of Doueihi, Madden or Schuster departed.
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