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LYALL Gorman could prove to be the best and biggest signing Cronulla Sharks have ever made.
By Paul Haigh
Nov. 27, 2014, 6:30 a.m.
Lyall Gorman could prove to be the best and biggest signing Cronulla Sharks have ever made, and there have been some notable ones over the years.
From the English great Tommy Bishop to local junior Andrew Ettinghausen and through to the present day the Sharks' ranks have boasted some great on-field talent.
But history tells us that it can take more than a team of champions on the park to win a premiership, regardless of the code.
When players and coaching staff are backed by a management team that not only wants to win, but also knows how to win both on and off-field, the odds for success must surely shorten in their favour.
Lyall Gorman knows how to win. He has a high profile, and enviable reputation from his days as a senior administrator with the Football Federation Australia, the Central Coast Mariners and perhaps most notably the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Do the particulars of a given football code make a big difference in an administrative position? Time will tell.
To his credit, and unsurprisingly, Gorman moved quickly and decisively to draw a curtain on the Sharks' recent past and get to work on the club's short and longer term future.
At the top of his agenda is signing a new major sponsor. Big tick on that one.
There's also the Woolooware residential and business development that is expected to generate crucial income for the club. Another tick.
On-field (where the points that really matter are scored) coach Shane Flanagan has also made not secret of his wish to leave the past in the past.
Flanagan's 12-month ban in relation to the supplements program is over and done with, he has his team's upcoming NRL season uppermost in his mind and that's how it should be.
There is a good balance of speed, experience, youth, talent and depth in the full-time squad which is at the very least the basis for a team that can mount a serious campaign for a finals berth and beyond.
In addition there is, as always, in the hearts and minds of the Sharks' faithful the dream that this coming season will be the one where they can stand up and say, "We've finally done it, we've arrived."
Holding aloft the NRL Premiership trophy would be a fitting end to the gut-wrenching ride that has been the past few seasons for the Sharks on-field and off.
The club's recent tumultuous past can't be erased but it should not be allowed to overshadow those very many fine moments that have contributed the the Sharks' proud tradition as a rugby league club.
Speaking of proud traditions; when the Sharks joined the big league in 1967, Sutherland Oval was their first home ground, but in mid-1968 they shifted to Endeavour Field, now known as Remondis Stadium.
Endeavour field was for many years the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' field of dreams, and what battles were fought there and live on in the memories of those who witnessed them and who continue to dream the dream of NRL glory.
If there was one thing that could be brought back from the past and carried through to the future of the Sharks, for me it would be that 'home' could once again be called 'Endeavour Field'.
It may not seem like much of a wish in these days of lawyers and businessmen, broadcast rights and corporate-everything in the world of the NRL, but it's my wish and I'll hold on to it if you don't mind.
http://www.theleader.com.au/story/27...-made/?cs=3761
By Paul Haigh
Nov. 27, 2014, 6:30 a.m.
Lyall Gorman could prove to be the best and biggest signing Cronulla Sharks have ever made, and there have been some notable ones over the years.
From the English great Tommy Bishop to local junior Andrew Ettinghausen and through to the present day the Sharks' ranks have boasted some great on-field talent.
But history tells us that it can take more than a team of champions on the park to win a premiership, regardless of the code.
When players and coaching staff are backed by a management team that not only wants to win, but also knows how to win both on and off-field, the odds for success must surely shorten in their favour.
Lyall Gorman knows how to win. He has a high profile, and enviable reputation from his days as a senior administrator with the Football Federation Australia, the Central Coast Mariners and perhaps most notably the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Do the particulars of a given football code make a big difference in an administrative position? Time will tell.
To his credit, and unsurprisingly, Gorman moved quickly and decisively to draw a curtain on the Sharks' recent past and get to work on the club's short and longer term future.
At the top of his agenda is signing a new major sponsor. Big tick on that one.
There's also the Woolooware residential and business development that is expected to generate crucial income for the club. Another tick.
On-field (where the points that really matter are scored) coach Shane Flanagan has also made not secret of his wish to leave the past in the past.
Flanagan's 12-month ban in relation to the supplements program is over and done with, he has his team's upcoming NRL season uppermost in his mind and that's how it should be.
There is a good balance of speed, experience, youth, talent and depth in the full-time squad which is at the very least the basis for a team that can mount a serious campaign for a finals berth and beyond.
In addition there is, as always, in the hearts and minds of the Sharks' faithful the dream that this coming season will be the one where they can stand up and say, "We've finally done it, we've arrived."
Holding aloft the NRL Premiership trophy would be a fitting end to the gut-wrenching ride that has been the past few seasons for the Sharks on-field and off.
The club's recent tumultuous past can't be erased but it should not be allowed to overshadow those very many fine moments that have contributed the the Sharks' proud tradition as a rugby league club.
Speaking of proud traditions; when the Sharks joined the big league in 1967, Sutherland Oval was their first home ground, but in mid-1968 they shifted to Endeavour Field, now known as Remondis Stadium.
Endeavour field was for many years the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' field of dreams, and what battles were fought there and live on in the memories of those who witnessed them and who continue to dream the dream of NRL glory.
If there was one thing that could be brought back from the past and carried through to the future of the Sharks, for me it would be that 'home' could once again be called 'Endeavour Field'.
It may not seem like much of a wish in these days of lawyers and businessmen, broadcast rights and corporate-everything in the world of the NRL, but it's my wish and I'll hold on to it if you don't mind.
http://www.theleader.com.au/story/27...-made/?cs=3761
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For Sure .
Living in Brissie but have family still in the Shire and generally get to 2-3 home games at Shark Park
Always at the Caxton before Brissie game and celebrating after it .
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I don't mind the Paddo either . Although havnt been there before a game.
Funny thing at the Caxton is it seems the Sharks supporters nearly out number the Broncos and always bump into old friends .
Never been hassled for being a Sharky too which is a bonus
Funny thing at the Caxton is it seems the Sharks supporters nearly out number the Broncos and always bump into old friends .
Never been hassled for being a Sharky too which is a bonus
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You're barely a man
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on you Sharkyboy ther is now no doubt you are a whataguy as well Congrats.
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Hey B&B I replied to your private message . Did you receive that ?
Whenever I check my sent mail the box shows empty
Gow's Scissors
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You have to select the option to save sent messages.
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Did you receive my reply to your private message a week or so ago Gow ?
Not so worried about not saving them BUT it would suck if everyone thinks I don't respond .
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Sweet !
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Your right Endeavour .
Had a few too many ales yesterday .
I feel a bit of a goose reading my post today .
Feel free to write whatever .
I always wondered what it looked like to have a conversation with yourself.
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i picture jimmy and Timmy talking together from south park