Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:20 am  

mat wrote:

Communication from new owners is very poor so far, but at moment I'm giving them benefit of doubt as they must be overwhelmed tring to sort a lot of things out in short order.

Admirable.

Way I see it - the RFL are a bunch of ignorant amateurs with their own private agenda, and like the European Commission, cannot be ousted.

They do not communicate and conduct themselves in a very poor and unprofessional manner.

This process has been about installing owners who replicate themselves - granted - the opportunity presented to them is courtesy of Green.

But its been grabbed with both hands and we now have owners who conduct themselves as per the RFL model.

I won't be investing - I'm out

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:24 am  

I suppose the new owners feel that they don't have the obligation to let players who are no longer on the books so to speak anything, with Dane in Oz a bit more out of sight out of mind, but still it should have been common courtesy to let him know!
But they obviously want to play hard @ rse and make Gary Hetherington look positively philanthropic! That's fine with Players and Staff but I wouldn't try that with long suffering Fans!

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:27 am  

Well it's disappointing but it's difficult to comment without seeing the full picture. Do we have players already in mind or are they simply cutting loose a lot of the high earning players? This season is looking longer by the minute, let's hope we have some good news to soften the blow tomorrow.

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:31 am  

Blotto wrote:

I suppose the new owners feel that they don't have the obligation to let players who are no longer on the books so to speak anything, with Dane in Oz a bit more out of sight out of mind, but still it should have been common courtesy to let him know!
But they obviously want to play hard @ rse and make Gary Hetherington look positively philanthropic! That's fine with Players and Staff but I wouldn't try that with long suffering Fans!

Agree with the first part, we currently have one player signed and are supposed to have a game on Sunday. Unless we get others who are in the UK signed in short order Leon will be very busy against Hudders.

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:40 am  

Did Lowe not say yesterday they would be sorting playing contracts in the next 48 hrs? has that 48 hours passed no?
As $hitty as it sounds there may have been a phone call today?

[Bullseye]

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:41 am  

All we can do is sit tight and wait and see how it unfolds. It’s a crap state of affairs but I’ve reconciled myself to it. Next season will be a struggle at best and a disaster on the field at worst. However, even with these two running the club with their questionable history in business I don’t think the RFL will allow this to fail. If they’re in it for a windfall from a possible sale of the ground then they’re going to do all they can not to let the club go to the wall again.

I think we’ll be on “life support” for a while – what that actually looks like we shall see, it might not be as bad as it could be. I expect it might be at least partly a part time immediate future. I can live with that if there’s a plan to move forward. I’d like to see that plan at some stage soon. In the meantime I’ll be keeping an open-ish mind and getting a premier sports subscription for the NRL.

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:45 am  

bowlingboy wrote:

With regards to the hysteria on Facebook banter like the world has just ended, Rohan again a nice guy failed to get us top 4 last year, the players last year also failed to do this, the management team failed to keep the club afloat.

To replace all these things in one foul swoop can only be seen as a positive.

its a shame we're not keeping Dane as he is a very good player whos great to watch. However, the above is correct. 2 years in the Championship on a huge (and ultimately unsustainable budget for the league)and the combination of owner/management/coach(s)/players failed, failed totally. We finished 5th in the mostly part time 2nd tier. I would have kept Moss/Smith/Chisolm if we could afford it, but that's not to be so I'll try and stay positive and see what players and coach we do sign up before making a judgement and getting too upset by players we are not re-signing.

The new coach will be key for me, that will be the signal of intent and an indicator of who we might be able to attract like Smith attracted Moss and Chisholm. I'm keeping my powder dry until the coach and 17 for Sunday are revealed.

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:47 am  

Bullseye wrote:

If they’re in it for a windfall from a possible sale of the ground then they’re going to do all they can not to let the club go to the wall again.

Just submitted FOI to BMDC asking some relevant questions regarding 2018 and its permutations - will post the results if or when I get them..

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:48 am  

bowlingboy wrote:

Did Lowe not say yesterday they would be sorting playing contracts in the next 48 hrs? has that 48 hours passed no?
As $hitty as it sounds there may have been a phone call today?

I thought that as well.

Given that he chose not to come back from his Christmas break in Australia, I suspect he was well down the list of people to talk to - by comparison with people hanging around Odsal and banging on their office door.

It's a shame, but far from a surprise

Re: Dane Chisholm : Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:50 am  

Duckman wrote:

I'm keeping my powder dry until the coach and 17 for Sunday are revealed.

At this rate the only coach for Sunday will be the one taking Leon to the John Smith's Stadium. At least there'll be no rush for the back seat.