Anyone else see it like this?
- Roosters are absolutely ruthless with their recruitment and retention/shopping of players. RTS gone? Fine we'll get Tedesco. Matterson wants more money? Fine we'll get Crichton. Snagging Keary after Souths gave him the boot, he's gone on to become one of the smartest and best 5/8s in the game. Enough old heads to steady the ship and carry the culture and standards required to play at a consistently high level for years. All overseen by a CEO who will stop at nothing to get his way.
- Storm, everything revolves around Bellamy and the scouting team there. They are what the Broncos used to be with identifying talent. They have several generations worth of talent each as good as the next. Blessed with 3 of the greatest to ever play the game yeah, but the culture, standards and commitment to excellence is ridiculous. Since Bellamy became head coach 17 years ago, they haven't finished lower than 6th (cap cheating spoon notwithstanding). People say Maguire is a 'taskmaster' and goes to hard on players - well Bellamy does that every week and yet they always seem to respond. He knows exactly how to ride the line between kicking them up the arse and making sure he doesn't have his players hate him.
The culture at the Broncos fucking stinks, it reeks beyond comprehension. It's like the head office is in a slow motion car crash that has been going on for years. How has this been allowed to happen? I know you can't be at the top forever but **** me, even some semblance of competence and professionalism wouldn't go astray. This is how clubs fade into obscurity if it's allowed to go on too long, perception becomes reality. With a 2nd Brisbane team just around the corner some serious action has to be taken.