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Maybe so, but was it enough to make us competitive? No. Was it enough to give us hope? No. Until he grows longer arms or gets shorter pockets nothing will change. He is in the entertainment business and is flogging a substandard product.. No wonder fans and members are not happy. Frankly I think his actions have treated the players, the fans, the league and the game with contempt. I imagine he would have acted differently had relegation been an option.
There's two distinct issues here - did we spend enough and did we spend well? Spending more can help mask poor recruitment but ultimately isn't that sustainable and the big clubs with more business connections and well over a million people in their catchment will always have deeper pockets. A spending boost would give us a shot in the arm but if I'm in MC's shoes I'd be wanting some proof that we know how to get some value out of that investment, our track record hasnt been great in that regard.
I think he actually spent fairly decently by our standards last year, but his local coaching team sold him a lot of duds. If you were an owner, and your spend resulted in:
This is the only one I disagree with, we would have known what we were getting with Aspro and no doubt paid him accordingly. When he did get right he was our best defender. I don't think that was bad business and before the season started I'd expect we intended to nurse him back to health, give him some minutes and sign him on a long term deal if he performed. Instead he was pushed in to the spotlight and snapped up when he delivered, and now he'll play off the bench for Rudan
They didnt sign them on multiyear deals, in Aspros case that's probably pretty fair as no one knew how he'd go after recovery. The Millar mistake was not locking him in for 2 years cheap when giving him his 2nd shot at the A league, the way the whole thing played out made it pretty clear he never intended to extend his time here. There's no reason not to push us for a counter deal with a deadline unless he had zero intention of taking it. Even if he didnt he still should have been looking for one to bump up his worth.
What makes you say this Fullham?
He's a winger and our width comes from the full backs pushing up - he was a MM signing too. Not AS
It's mostly Oar, Ingham and Silvera, probably in that order. Majok can play out there too I believe but like Murray it's not his preferred position. IMO it's a position we can bring youth in to without being too disruptive if we have a need to plug gaps mid season. Could draft in some of our NYL talent if needed.
Plus one of the Koreans who should be a level above.
Ingham is a replacement for Austin. Id take Pain thanks.
