Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:04 am
Lord Tony Smith wrote:
Well Burgess and Co were happy to sign Zane Musgrove. He makes Nikorima look like a church choir boy.
I hardly think Nikorima pulling a one off sickie is going to disrupt team chemistry. Deary me.
Is he a better player than Drinkwater? Yes. Will he improve us? Yes.
I hardly think Nikorima pulling a one off sickie is going to disrupt team chemistry. Deary me.
Is he a better player than Drinkwater? Yes. Will he improve us? Yes.
"Deary me" what's all that about??
In the case of Musgrove perhaps Burgess thought that it was an area of the team that needed strengthening, he may have a relationship with the player or his advisors, it was a planned piece of recruitment and he might even had the time to speak with the player to set the club's stall out and to get some reassurances from the player themselves.
IF it was a one off sickie and this guy was squeaky clean in other aspects of his attitude and behavior I'm not so sure that's a sackable offence and it's still a no from me.
And yes I get that and quite like the fact that rugby league teams aren't generally built with "church choir boys" (I'm a big Boyd fan) but to rush into something like this a risk for a potential marginal gain doesn't seem like good business.