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Western Sharkie · Apr 22, 2022

SF said:
This would help massively in getting the stadium funding:

Special delivery: Sharks confirm intent to join NRLW in 2023

Cronulla have become the latest club to confirm their intent to take part in the expanded NRLW competition in 2023, with several of their star women's players hand-delivering the club's application to NRL Chief Executive Andrew Abdo's office on Friday.

www.nrl.com

Sparkles said:
Was thinking about that reading the posts above. Would be great news and wel overdue!

HaroldBishop said:
That would be great, I'd take more of an interest in it if we had a team.

The NRL shafted us in the inaugural season stating that we were to close to the dragons geographically, even going as far to say that had the Sharks requested an NRL mens team (assuming that we weren’t already in the comp) they would have refused us for the same reason!!!!
I think that might have been greenturd thou and he is no longer around, so we might be in with a chance!

We will need to attract all our superstar players back from other clubs thou!

sharks2010 · Apr 22, 2022

apezza said:
Ok. Dino and the board can keep their jobs - for now. Though one more second half like that and we will be having words.

Good ole Peter Fitzsimons eh? Haven't heard from him lately.

He wasn't the only one who went hard at the club and is now very very quiet

bort · Apr 22, 2022

Tiger Shark said:
Everyone keeps saying it could have been handled better . So could you explain to me how replacing a coach could have been handled better?

Have a look at what a mess it was, do you think that is the absolute best possible outcome? I’d suggest it isn’t

Bomber should have been afforded the opportunity to interview to continue the role (even if that was just for show). I understand the need for some of the blind side element but he deserved to at least feel like he was considered.
Additionally supposed leaks disparaging his coaching make the board look/feel better about the decision but they are also not the right thing to do by him.

HaroldBishop · Apr 22, 2022

Wonder if Newman is still considering a tilt. Good luck with that if he is

apezza · Apr 22, 2022

bort said:
Have a look at what a mess it was, do you think that is the absolute best possible outcome? I’d suggest it isn’t

Bomber should have been afforded the opportunity to interview to continue the role (even if that was just for show). I understand the need for some of the blind side element but he deserved to at least feel like he was considered.
Additionally supposed leaks disparaging his coaching make the board look/feel better about the decision but they are also not the right thing to do by him.

Bomber had the best interview - he was head coach!

Once the club decided to move in a different direction there was no way they could keep him on. As soon as Fitz was signed it would of got out. Fitz after all was recruiting players whilst still at the Roosters etc.

Six Again · Apr 22, 2022

sharks2010 said:
He wasn't the only one who went hard at the club and is now very very quiet

Agree . a fella called Buzz Rothfield was the one who generated a lot of the misinformation at the time to suit his agenda & he is not now quiet .

He now sings a different tune praising the club's management & has found others to pick on for a story .

Tiger Shark · Apr 22, 2022

bort said:
Have a look at what a mess it was, do you think that is the absolute best possible outcome? I’d suggest it isn’t

Bomber should have been afforded the opportunity to interview to continue the role (even if that was just for show). I understand the need for some of the blind side element but he deserved to at least feel like he was considered.
Additionally supposed leaks disparaging his coaching make the board look/feel better about the decision but they are also not the right thing to do by him.

Hahaha so give the guy a fake interview…. That’s how it could have been handled better. Right.

Also he was the actual coach, he was literally in a position to continue the role. Of course he was considered.

We’re coming 3rd so I’d consider the outcome pretty good!

Tiger Shark · Apr 22, 2022

HaroldBishop said:
Wonder if Newman is still considering a tilt. Good luck with that if he is

Well pretty sure he didn’t think the development would happen or we’d return to Shark park so probably for the best

Western Sharkie · Apr 22, 2022

Tiger Shark said:
Well pretty sure he didn’t think the development would happen or we’d return to Shark park so probably for the best

Reverse psychology???

Tiger Shark · Apr 22, 2022

Western Sharkie said:
Reverse psychology???

Of course. Why didn’t I think of that!

bort · Apr 22, 2022

Tiger Shark said:
Hahaha so give the guy a fake interview…. That’s how it could have been handled better. Right.

Also he was the actual coach, he was literally in a position to continue the role. Of course he was considered.

We’re coming 3rd so I’d consider the outcome pretty good!

Even if you’re pretty sure you’re going another way an opportunity to state his case doesn’t seem like a big ask, does it?

He was the actual assistant coach and I bet they still spoke to him before they made him head coach - the staff/board and coach are allowed to interact. They are allowed to have a conversation with him and not just judge from what they see from the stands.

He was already coach getting reasonable results in tough circumstances and doesn’t even get a conversation about keeping the job. How about some feedback about concern around the supposed flip flopping if it was such an issue? Is that an unreasonable thing, that an employer discuss some feedback rather than just let it go and not renew your contract?

I think there was a way to come out the other side having shown Bomber a little bit more respect.
But if you think that is the absolute best way the whole thing could have been handled then you do you.

Shortfin Mako · Apr 22, 2022

Western Sharkie said:
The NRL shafted us in the inaugural season stating that we were to close to the dragons geographically, even going as far to say that had the Sharks requested an NRL mens team (assuming that we weren’t already in the comp) they would have refused us for the same reason!!!!
I think that might have been greenturd thou and he is no longer around, so we might be in with a chance!

We will need to attract all our superstar players back from other clubs thou!

This is the reason why I do not care about the women comp.

If we get in then it’s a different story but I will always be bitter about that. Especially since we were advocating so hard for a women’s league. Instead they gave a license to Roosters with all of their 5 supporters.

Dragons and geography excuse is the stupidest thing I heard since there are like 15 teams from Sydney. Did they expect us to support the Dragons just because we are 30min drive from them? Of course not, it was just an idiotic excuse.

sharks2010 · Apr 22, 2022

https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/nrl/sharks-squad-hand-deliver-nrlw-bid/video/74a8801b19d78a9e0d1d7b09ad596907

Hand delivered our application

Addy · Apr 22, 2022

Shortfin Mako Shark said:
This is the reason why I do not care about the women comp.

If we get in then it’s a different story but I will always be bitter about that. Especially since we were advocating so hard for a women’s league. Instead they gave a license to Roosters with all of their 5 supporters.

Dragons and geography excuse is the stupidest thing I heard since there are like 15 teams from Sydney. Did they expect us to support the Dragons just because we are 30min drive from them? Of course not, it was just an idiotic excuse.

If you go back through the stories, the NRL not only gave the Roosters the license, but it actually caught the Roosters off guard because they didn't even put a bid in and weren't planning for it

Shortfin Mako · Apr 22, 2022

Addy said:
If you go back through the stories, the NRL not only gave the Roosters the license, but it actually caught the Roosters off guard because they didn't even put a bid in and weren't planning for it

I forgot about that.

Capital_Shark · Apr 22, 2022

Tiger Shark said:
Hahaha so give the guy a fake interview…. That’s how it could have been handled better. Right

Put on a show & waste everyone's time. Then complain his sham interview was an insult.

There's no perfect break ups. Quick is usually best though for everyone to move on.

apezza · Apr 22, 2022

I really like Bomber and was disappointed for him at the time but I feel if we stayed on that trajectory we would be more like the Bulldogs and Trent Barrett about now.

Proud Shark · Apr 22, 2022

How far does 50 mil go as far as stadium renos are concerned?

If I remember correctly Bankwest cost around 300 mil.

bort · Apr 22, 2022

apezza said:
I really like Bomber and was disappointed for him at the time but I feel if we stayed on that trajectory we would be more like the Bulldogs and Trent Barrett about now.

We’re already better than then playing under full cap, but okay
Fitz seems like a decent hire but don’t need to disparage Bomber like that do we haha

bort · Apr 22, 2022

Capital_Shark said:
Put on a show & waste everyone's time. Then complain his sham interview was an insult.

There's no perfect break ups. Quick is usually best though for everyone to move on.

Not usually good form to break up with someone by them finding out you’ve already asked someone else out while still dating them…

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