He has gone
He will always be the mastermind behind our 40-0 thrashing of the storm and the 2011 re-emergence of one of the most feared superpowers in rugby league's history (Brisbane and Melbourne are the 2 other superpowers)
He re-installed the old manly culture of success and fearsome defence
He also tried to take over the entire club,become a polly and tell the board what they can and can't do,he used a system of player KPI whilst not liking KPIs on himself (I tend to believe if you win a premiership 40-0 you dont have KPIs,but our board was what it was)
At some point he signed with the Bulldogs to try to turn their club around on the field,purely for financial gain which is understandable,not commendable but understandable (If you go for money,honesty is all i expect from you and i will wish you well) ,as a player he lost his position on the field to a rookie the year after he won a premiership,personally i disagree with what the club did back (He got a little dudded) then but it allowed my childhood hero to take his role and he became the toughest son of a bitch ever to pull on any jersey,let alone one of ours (And a one club legend to boot(Yes **** you David Middleton,he played for ONE club))
Then he started to just piss me off,taking each and every staff member he could get his grubby little hands on and allegedly (He isnt taking legal action,read into it what you will) trying to take a player/s across to the dogs with him,hopefully to no avail
Im sick to death of Desmond Hasler,his new club and 99% of their wanker fans
Yes,every club has wanker fans and while they are a small percentage in most cases (Bar Tigers/Eels/Rabbletohs) they are still annoying as **** telling the world how their "Champion" team is going to win from now until the rapture,what they dont know is they have poor cattle which will need to be weeded out and for the most part released at the end of their contracts,year 4 of Des at the dogs is when they will be truely a powerhouse with true contender status for the premiership
They have no fullback,Their wingers are basic model with rubbish centres,they have a horrible 5/8 with a tackling machine in the number 7 (To bad he is born for the 6 or 9 jersey)
Their front row rotation is easily one of the best in the nrl and their back row is what id suggest to be skinny with little depth
So im suggesting they try to build from the front row,because it is the only part of the team worth keeping,Ennis goes alright to i guess and i like his kind of grubbyness as opposed to the Issac Luke style of being a grub
Their 7 needs a positional change,he would be a brilliant 6 or 9 but is a sub par 7...he lacks flair which is unfortunately untrainable,you have it or you don't,his future is not at halfback but i will say god he can tackle,Now before you Hodko fans get to rough on me remember take this point,Choc Watmough,Glenn Stewart and Tony Williams would all be **** halfbacks,Snake may have been good there but that bloke is a freak,the 3 mentioned players are absolute superstars in the back row,but god they would make **** halfbacks