OPINION Tallis is a flog

[Dexter]

As far as the coaches go we don't know they are crap until they get the chance. The Roosters took a punt on Robbo and it turned out . We have moved on the duds reasonably quickly and now we have planned ahead and moved WB on for the coach of the year ( at the time ) it's still crap ( or looking like it ). The player retention / recruitment is another story.
I do think though, if we wanted Bellamy, we should have gone a lot harder. Management should have known Melb would match us if possible. At the worst we could have made them pay huge overs to keep him.

I'm not a fan of our current recruitment strategy either. We are committed to our pack medium term now with nothing much going on where we need it.
I'd say we will be watching some dull footy over the next few years unless something changes over the next few months.
I'm still hopeful we can convince DB to retire and Bird can develop into a Jack Wighton style 6.

 

[lynx000]

As far as the coaches go we don't know they are crap until they get the chance. The Roosters took a punt on Robbo and it turned out . We have moved on the duds reasonably quickly and now we have planned ahead and moved WB on for the coach of the year ( at the time ) it's still crap ( or looking like it ). The player retention / recruitment is another story.
I do think though, if we wanted Bellamy, we should have gone a lot harder. Management should have known Melb would match us if possible. At the worst we could have made them pay huge overs to keep him.

I'm not a fan of our current recruitment strategy either. We are committed to our pack medium term now with nothing much going on where we need it.
I'd say we will be watching some dull footy over the next few years unless something changes over the next few months.
I'm still hopeful we can convince DB to retire and Bird can develop into a Jack Wighton style 6.

I agree with a lot of this, but I am still reasonably optimistic about the future. The forwards have come through and look outstanding for the future, the backs are lagging a little behind, but we look to have some quality coming through, but we seem to be a couple of years behind. Where we are really lacking is the spine and that is where the focus on recruiting should be.

In my view to be a genuine threat to win the premiership, we need one or two marquee players or players just below that standard with one of those being a game manager. Some of our younger players either have to develop to that level, or we need to buy. A guy who would make a huge difference to us is Hodgson.

 

[Son Edo]

White needs to go.

 

[Morkel]

So Tallis’ primary (only) role as a Titans’ ambassador is to continually heap shit in the Broncos’ direction? Dragging us down does not make the Titans any more competitive, it just means that if those involved in pushing the Titans’ case aren’t even talking about them, they risk sliding in to further obscurity. At least “The Titans will win the 2019 premiership” had people talking about them, even if it was for the wrong reasons.

 

[Battler]

@Foordy and @Battler, can you both honestly say that you believe that in terms of recruiting, retention and development that the club has been professionally and competently managed in the last 12 years?

If we signed Smith we probably have 2-3 more prems in the bank. Outside of **** ups like signing Bird over Moses I don't think there's much else they could do. Going all in on the Macca/ Hunt contingent of juniors doomed our club to a decade of mediocrity, but they were very promising at the time in all fairness.

I've been critical of signing Boyd, Gillett, Macca to long term deals at their ages. The club really lost the plot after '15, before that you can sort of excuse them.

 

[Kooly87]

If we signed Smith we probably have 2-3 more prems in the bank. Outside of **** ups like signing Bird over Moses I don't think there's much else they could do. Going all in on the Macca/ Hunt contingent of juniors doomed our club to a decade of mediocrity, but they were very promising at the time in all fairness.

Both the Broncos and Raiders had very ordinary returns in the main from that generation considering those two teams were so strong and played such a belter NYC Grand Final against one another.

Realistically only Dugan (at other clubs mind you), Yow Yeh, McGuire and Hunt really made it to the upper echelons within the game, but none of them were ever really what you'd call 'elite'.

(Yow Yeh was obviously easily the most unlucky of the lot)

 

[Broncapz]

The thing Tallis doesn't understand about being an ambassador. Ambassadors are supposed to generate good will, and good relations.

Any idiot can be antagonistic, but it actually takes tact and restraint to be a good ambassador.

All Tallis is doing is damaging the Titans brand for Brisbane fans wanting to support another QLD team.

What Tallis is saying is good for media, but TERRIBLE for his role as an ambassador.

 

[Bongo]

But his point is also invalid saying white has been through 4 or 5 coaches.

True. He is wrong about the amount of coaches

 

[Brent81]

Can I ask a question?

Why is “Tallis is a flog” marked as an “opinion”....

I would have thought it was an undeniable fact.

 

[theshed]

Just felt compelled to say that Tallis moved to Sydney as a teen, debuted for the dragons and now swears he’s a titan.

Payne Haas has played at the broncos for as many years as Tallis did.
So has Staggs.
Patty had played 1 less season at the broncos.
Corey Oates has played more games for the club than Gordy.

All these guys are as much the broncos as Tallis ever was

 

[I bleed Maroon]

I really don't think of Tallis as a Bronco anymore. He doesn't, so why should I? He's shown himself to be a real insufferable turd in recent times. He only gives a shit about jobs for the boys, not for the club's wellbeing. We really shouldn't be so triggered by the ****.

We have other, frankly better old boys to respect and associate with the club like Pearl, Wally, Locky, Petero....The list goes on.

 

[Foordy]

I think someone made a mistake with the prefix. It should be labelled "Official" not "Opinion"

 

[Manofoneway]

Just felt compelled to say that Tallis moved to Sydney as a teen, debuted for the dragons and now swears he’s a titan.

Payne Haas has played at the broncos for as many years as Tallis did.
So has Staggs.
Patty had played 1 less season at the broncos.
Corey Oates has played more games for the club than Gordy.

All these guys are as much the broncos as Tallis ever was

The only difference is tallis belted fuckers fair and square for the club. Boy I wish we had tallis in the side right now. Could you imagine what Tallis would have done to May after he broke Walsh's cheek?

But yeah, tallis is a douchebag and his comments are fucked. I do like that he is so loyal to Kevvie though. That's about the only trait I can relate to these days, everything else is just BS.

 

[Skyblues87]

He talks rubbish for example, he said Kevvie is a better coach than Madge.
How so?
Leaving aside representative games.
Kevvie at Catalans was a fail. Meanwhile Madge wins Super League and Challenge cup with Wigan.
Won premiership with South's v Kevvies GF loss.
Then he compares Madge recent record with Wayne saying Madge hasn't won anything since 2014 whereas Wayne's last win was 2010. Then says Broncos should go for a qlder as coach and mentioned Mal and Cam Smith. I am over his irrational rants, he has zero credibility.
I wanted Madge as coach because he was the best available and most definitely better than Kevvie, and won't suffer lazy uncommitted players, certainly what we need.
One eyed comments like he is NSW, are stupid, who cares!. I will support him 100pct and if after 4 years we are no better, then rinse and repeat. I think we will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Reds2011]

The only difference is tallis belted fuckers fair and square for the club. Boy I wish we had tallis in the side right now. Could you imagine what Tallis would have done to May after he broke Walsh's cheek?

It's a major lack at the moment. There is no one in the Broncos pack that any opposing player is actually scared of at the moment. Flegs was our best recently.

 

[tommy]

Is my memory correct that cam Smith abandoned the maroons when kevvie became coach? Just a few weeks before game 1?

 

[Xzei]

Is my memory correct that cam Smith abandoned the maroons when kevvie became coach? Just a few weeks before game 1?

nah but he left it close to the first game In the series iirc
Dick move on smiths part imo