A birdie tells me that GPS & Easts will have the services of a few Reds Squad members for the remainder of QPR - they have been told that they no longer need to front at Herston in 2017, and they've even been asked not to use the gym at Ballymore.
They include guys who have played for the Barbarians & the Wallabies in the last 12 months.
If this is true I think it's extraordinary.
What's happening at Ballymore with recruitment & retention?
Are the people making these decisions safe themselves? Or are they simply sabotaging the careers of young home grown talent?
Are the Reds any better now than they were under Richard Graham?
Why do they continue to lose young talent and recruit older rugby statesmen in their place?
Who has greater pull at Ballymore the Coach or is it the Wallaby Captain(who may himself feel threatened by some of the talent in the squad)?
To me this is just canablism.
Ready and Gunn have been sent back to clubland "so they better appreciate the privilege of a professional career"
"Coach Nick Stiles believes both young forwards can be better than they've shown and is determined to crank up their hunger."
fair enough too
Can the same be done for Nick Stiles? perhaps him and Mick Heenan could swap for a bit so he can appreciate the privilege of a professional career himself?
Seems Mr Stiles is a big fan of throwing players under the bus rather than accepting responsibility for what he's doing or done wrong.
The talent pool can't be different to what it was in the 70s-90s so what has changed?
OR Tim and Sio go back a long way and he just wanted to play footy again after returning from the UK and a shoulder injury....I'm hearing whispers coming out of Shaw rd that big money has been offered to former Canberra NRC player Tim Cree for the remaining 5 games of the year to cover their lack of depth in the loose forwards/second row.
Seems a bit pointless with only a few games to go especially after I just heard that their win against Bond has come with complications and resulted in them losing the 4 competition points for playing an unregistered player. This loss of points has all but ruined their chances at finals surely.
He just wanted to play footy again after returning from the UK and a shoulder injury.....Tim wasn't up to it when he played for Easts & Souths previously in QPR - I doubt you'd get value for money no matter how much or little you pay him.
Given that Norths appear to be out of the race for the top 4 why bother, invest in the future and give a young bloke a go.