If no DCE, what halves could of won us a premiership by now!

[reconeagle]

Who was actually on the market at the time and who was waiting in the wings to step up at manly a the time to fill the gap as 6 and 7?

 

[manlyfan76]

Cleary and cronk

 

[Shoe1]

Don’t know about a premiership, but without Dce we might have held on to Hynes, Metcalf, Fainu, Foran, Humphreys, Gutho.

And I guess could have signed any number of other halves such as Moses, Fogarty, Reynolds in the period.

 

[Jay Eagle]

Don’t know about a premiership, but without Dce we might have held on to Hynes, Metcalf, Fainu, Foran, Humphreys, Gutho.

And I guess could have signed any number of other halves such as Moses, Fogarty, Reynolds in the period.

Wow.. exactly and too the point

I'm really struggling to support this guy atm..

In hindsight...If only we could turn back time i would have happily shown him the door and off to the Titans .

I remember how gutted I was when that whole fiasco unfolded.. and then over the moon I was at his backflip..
But right there was an indicator of who he really was. And he hasn't changed.

 

[frank stokes]

Don’t know about a premiership, but without Dce we might have held on to Hynes, Metcalf, Fainu, Foran, Humphreys, Gutho.

And I guess could have signed any number of other halves such as Moses, Fogarty, Reynolds in the period.

Would not have held onto Foran, he is the reason Chez got the massive contract…

 

[47MVEagle]

We could have kept Gutho if Fulton hadn't have wanted Dylan Walker.

Imagine if we had kept Gutho? As far as I'm concerned he's the ultimate professional & while he may not be a gun in a particular position, he's an awesome clubman who makes up for any of his shortfalls with pure effort & determination.

You know he'll always give 110% regardless of what position you put him in - he could have developed into a great 5/8th for us & filled in for Turbo when he's been out injured. He could have played anywhere in the backline for us.

What could have been...

 

[frank stokes]

We could have kept Gutho if Fulton hadn't have wanted Dylan Walker.

Imagine if we had kept Gutho? As far as I'm concerned he's the ultimate professional & while he may not be a gun in a particular position, he's an awesome clubman who makes up for any of his shortfalls with pure effort & determination.

You know he'll always give 110% regardless of what position you put him in - he could have developed into a great 5/8th for us & filled in for Turbo when he's been out injured. He could have played anywhere in the backline for us.

What could have been...

At the time he had some serious concerns over his longevity though due to knee injuries…

Missed about 3 games since we let him go 🤣🤣🤣

 

[47MVEagle]

At the time he had some serious concerns over his longevity though due to knee injuries…

Missed about 3 games since we let him go 🤣🤣🤣

Exactly!

 

[G-land Express]

Not sure if Tom Wright was shunted due to DCE'S wages but add him to the list.

 

[Damien2812]

At the time we needed DCE to backflip but in retrospect I think the club could have allowed him to go since we haven't been close to winning another premiership.

 

[Rackets]

pure effort & determination

100% agree 47. Look at where the dogs are on the ladder and only getting better. Why? Because they don't have flashy players, most are nobody's and surplus from other clubs, but they are players who are determined and full of effort. Gutho would've been that player for us because like the Trbojevic's, he loved the club.

 

[Eagle Eyed]

Not only the players in those positions who may have worked out well instead, but what about the possible players in other positions we missed out and players who left because of how much was spent on DCE?

 

[Chip and Chase]

This is the exact reason any contract in excess of 5 years is an extremely risky play. I hope the club learns a massive lesson from this DCE contract fail and NEVER falls into that trap again. No matter who the player is.

 

[robbiea]

Dce didnt win us sweet FA ,End of story !

 

[King]

I remember how gutted I was when that whole fiasco unfolded.. and then over the moon I was at his backflip..
But right there was an indicator of who he really was. And he hasn't changed.

A leopard never changes it spots…

I can accept a move to Redcliffe, due to his connection to the club, retirement or the English Super League. Anything else is a slap in the face and further justifies what the 2011 senior playing group were pissed off about. Money is more important to DCE than winning the club a premiership.

 

[globaleagle]

Leopards' spots are called rosettes.

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