Be more concerned about the administration of the club than the players you release because at the present time, this once mighty club ranks quite low on being an organisation to attract talent.
And by talent, I mean the RETENTION of quality juniors coupled with the need to reinforce said talent with experienced players from clubs who have enjoyed success.
I provided some commentary regarding Albert Hopoate and I'll add to that and say they younger talent at the club are not feeling or finding a pathway that provides them with comfort that their livelihood will improve at this club.
I'm not talking about holding the club to ransom with respect to their monetary gain but each of these players have managers who assess the liquidity and malleability of a playing roster and, the Club, has managed that poorly and continues to approach such delicate matters with a "she'll be right mate" attitude.
There have been numerous comments regarding the remuneration of player X and player Y, those decisions are made and their effects continue many years ahead HOWEVER when a club steadfastly refuses to outline a plan for on field success, well you might as well put up the white flag because you'll attract the talent we see now.
We don't need to do the micro details or thinking of each internal decision made by the Club, but if you can't sell yourself or proclaim to your fans why their expectations can't be met, then as we become more fragmented in our support, you'd be crazy to think players don't read, share or openly discuss the problems with our club.
We don't have the "pull" in the representative teams to "entice" the younger players to our club, we don't have the "pull" with the managers who are now stronger than ever, two or three especially so and the saddest part of all, our Owners can not seem to understand that this is 2020, not 1920 and accountability starts with opening dialogue with the members of your club, the fans of your club and showing the broader community, that you give a F about the misery we are going through.
As a passionate fan, the fish rots from the head and no amount of "friendly journalists" will help you now, why, because the player of today, the player of tomorrow doesn't care what's written in the paper, they care are about success, winning, providing for their future AND oddly enough, life after football.
And believe me, we aren't even close to offering any one of those "pathways".
Unless someone inside this club or collectively the club itself makes some really hard decisions, what we witnessed tonight is the manifestation of prolonged neglect in the structure of our Club.
No one player can change that, no matter how bad his hamstrings are.
