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[QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2534232, member: 1899"] The reality is, life after Lockyer was always going to be tough. In this day and age, it's virtually impossible to replace legendary talent like that in the short term - just ask Sydney & Newcastle. However, the current administration have seemingly forgotten about what set the Broncos apart in the first place. It wasn't just because they were run by extremely business savvy owners, it's because they had men in charge who could make the tough decisions at the right time. Unfortunately, this aspect has gone astray and one could argue it's been that way since the rival codes decided to treat us as a feeder club for their talent. It appears the club's major problem is that everybody seems too comfortable. The club suffered it's worst ever season and while a few heads have rolled, it doesn't appear like enough pressure has been applied. It seems like the club's take on the season is that we 'just' missed out and it all can be put down to bad luck. The claim is simply bogus. Most fans would have told you at the start of the season we were never a chance of winning the premiership and our roster looked like the worst it had in years but it didn't stop Hook and co. declaring that we had the squad to go all the way. To assume you won't have any misfortune with injuries when you have a player like Justin Hodges and Scott Prince on your roster is truly mind boggling. So what do the Broncos do? They need to make some tough decisions and put the majority of their roster on notice this season. I'm already a big fan of our recruitment - Barba is exactly the player we need and if we can finalise this Milford signing we may have just found our replacement to Lockyer. However, our roster could always be better and I hope we continue to recruit in area that we're weak in. For instance, I'd love to see us sign a player like an Edrick Lee or his cousin Brenko, basically players who are able to keep the opposition on their toes at all times. In order to sign these players, invariably certain players are going to have to be let go. The club is going to have to make some tough, controversial decisions in order for this to happen and that may include releasing their captain, their star back in Hodges and even fan favourite Yow Yeh. All these choices will be ridiculed but these are the type of choices that defined us and enabled us to be such a championship unit in the 90s. Then there is the coaching. Right now, Hook's gameplan is terribly pedestrian and lacks the attention to detail for it to work. I'm not a fan of grindy football at the best of times, but accept it's just the way the game is. Unfortunately, the Broncos pretty much sucked in all the key departments of a grinding football side and were always playing on the back foot, rarely if ever dominating or as Wally would say dictating terms to the opposition. I'd give him one more season because I feel like there aren't any quality replacements available and if it doesn't work out, believe they need to target a Michael Maguire to get the job done. Now there is a guy who knows a thing or two about an attention for detail. TL;DR Everybody is on notice in 2014 Liking this current direction with our recruitment - keep it going Hook stays for a season, if it doesn't work out, time to bring in Michael Maguire. [/QUOTE]
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