morell wrote:Bigshow82 wrote:morell wrote:Mr Beefy wrote:[quote="morell"]He is right in general though. Paying mercenaries results in short term success and long term pain.
If we had a $25k budget I would rather pay for 5 elite juniors, their mates and parents rather than 5 "gun" 25 yr olds.
Build the foundation from the bottom up and invest in juniors, in other words.
In general yes, however, the inferences that half a dozen "B graders" from other clubs who are now at Rosies are now mercenaries is ridiculous and insulting. Also the notion that we are somehow a financial powerhouse is also a fair way off the mark.
Calm down matey. Hence why I said "in general". I know and understand Rosewater aren't like that, I meant the clubs previously mentioned - Kilburn, Brahma and North Haven.
Don't be so defensive!
And you know so much about Brahma Lodge and what we are like? Or do we put Mitchell Park in the same category since you blokes are struggling after players have left?
Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk
With Brahma it's obvious! You were in the D4 GF last year mate. Payne leaves, as does the money and the players, and you've effectively dropped 2 divisions and still copping 20-30 goal losses. That's a staggering turn around and one which belies a quick fix, short term gain type culture. May be changing now and for the good people at Brahma I hope it does.
Rosewater, on the other hand, slipped a little a bit and had a tough year in 2012, but were investing heavily in the infrastructure and facilities, got the right people in and in my opinion, and after having a chat to a few of their people, built something sustainable. They too lost their coach last year. Has the same thing happened?
Are you seriously comparing Mitchell Park to Brahama Lodge.
Cmon mate, that argument is so ridiculous its hilarious. One team finished third to bottom in D6. The other made the D4 GF.[/quote]
If only it was that simple Morell. Payney left, that's not why the majority of players left.
The club has the same amount of money this year that they had last year, the year before and so on. However the club could not and would not compete with the money that was offered from other clubs. Possibly this may tell you the money Brahma paid out isn't quite as high as what people speculate on here...
If you want my honest opinion I believe last year's success of making the GF has had a negative impact on the club, especially since the team got hammered. A lot of players and club people started to think and believe the jump would be to much. This has hurt the club more than anything else.
Sent from my HTC_PN071 using Tapatalk