Leeds Rhinos - southstander.com • Re: Furner out
chapylad wrote:
You have probably got most of that right.
Whilst it was deemed a master stroke bringing back Sinfield the worry and it seems to have been proved right is that he was /is too close to the club and his cronies.
To give the likes of JJB and Ablett a contract can only be down to his friendship with the players.
He is I am sure mortified at the way the club has fallen and was falling under the helm of Mc Dermott.
We have brought in two very good marque signings but have ignored the need to have a pair of half backs that can run the game and be creative.
We also up until now ignored the fact we needed fire power in the pack and have had to keep faith with players such as Ferres, Myler, Sutcliffe, Briscoe and Singleton who no longer come up to scratch.
The dilemma is we have too many average players on long contracts and the young lads who need guidance out on the pitch are not getting it or developing fast enough.
I would say it will be a couple of years yet until we get back to anywhere near to where we want to be with or without Furner.
Realistically what could Furner and Sinfield have done about the halfback situation? Myler was contracted and Tui I believe was signed before they took over, the two major signings they have sogned have been our best players, they have shipped out some of the deadwood and signed a very promising young half back.
I can actually see the reasoning behind the JJB and ablett deals but don’t necessarily agree they were the right calls.
Statistics: Posted by christopher — Fri Apr 26, 2019 4:56 pm