andrew's_sharks
Great White
Our edges in the Rabbitohs was terrible in D, you could tell we had no consistency in the outside backs. We also lacked momentum and grunt. This was not a Nicho thing. People just like to blame the halvesMaybe a sprinkling of reality required . Sure Nicho is a fan favourite & we should support him like any of our players through tough times .
The key quote in the above article is " When the time is right " & " have a conversation about a long term deal " .
Agree being an " NRL poster boy " is worth $$ to our club but doesn't make a great player or mean lifetime allegiance to our club eg Valentine.
Nicho is still in the " potential " category as a player . To move to the next level he needs to show he can lead us to close out winning positions such as the Cowboys semi last season & not look like a deer in headlights as happened in the Souths semi.
We can then look at an ugrade and " have a conversation about a long term deal " rather than let Nicho's manager & Buzz talk us into a "lifetime deal " or get us to follow the @Blues_Eyes 84 approach and " Give him whatever he wants " .