Many won’t like what he’s saying, but I wouldn’t argue with all of what he saying. To be fair he’s saying much of what has been stated on this forum by more than one.

Agree the 5 signings we are supposed to make are going are going to make or break our season

I can’t see what’s controversial or derogatory in what he says

He pretty much sums up the current and past situations, we are inconsistent!

Strip Miller, Tupou, Fifita, Arona, Batchelor & Johnstone from that inconsistent team and you have a massive task to fill their roles within the team let alone improve it.



Aside from that, I think the tactic of waiting to see what the World Cup unearths, if that is what we’re doing, is a huge gamble. Almost all of the Pacific Nations players will be contracted to NRL clubs and the pickings from PNG, Cook Islands and Fiji will be very slim indeed.

I’m not 100% convinced that the wait is to see who’s available after the World Cup. I suspect it may be to do with the announcement next Wednesday from IMG, as to the proposals for next season and beyond. For example, if it’s decided on a 14 team SL, with licensing/no relegation period, then perhaps Trinity May bring more youngsters through with a couple of real quality NRL players. We should all see next Wednesday what sort of future IMG have for the game. Let’s keep our powder dry just a few more days.

It's not what he says it's the timing, surely a few weeks for Applegarth to do something would have been polite. So no I don't agree, it's deliberate undermining of the club, he's done it for years and he doesn't do it to other teams IMHO. Is there an article on Hull or HKR? Have they not been inconsistent? No, it's always us, it's cheap.

Mash has a tough job, maybe the toughest in SL at the moment and part of that starts with recruitment of players and staff.



I actually think Garry is becoming less of a character of himself these days. I deal with him occasionally with work and he certainly seems to be calming down a bit.



His younger post playing persona is always going to go against him though for some of his views and controversial statements.