Peter O'Sullivan Appreciation thread

[Solway90]

Signed with the Broncos.

Source ?

 

[Joel.M]

Source ?

@isaacissa_journalist on instagram

 

[R_A]

@isaacissa_journalist

lol

 

[Joel.M]

lol

Now reported by every other reporter. It’s done

 

[jamesgould]

I didn’t realise recruitment managers were only on 400k>

is there a salary cap on these sorts of positions ?

Add me to the surprised list, $500k for a top line recruitment manager like POS doesn't seem extravagant. Pays for itself many times over if you get those decisions right.

 

[Joel.M]

Add me to the surprised list, $500k for a top line recruitment manager like POS doesn't seem extravagant. Pays for itself many times over if you get those decisions right.

Football Department Cap: Operational expenses—including coaches, administrators, performance staff, and recruitment/scouting personnel—are capped under a separate football department limit (historically set at $5 million, though adjusted by league reviews).



First time learning about this but there is a cap on how much you can spend on your recruitment team

 

[Billy]

What a POS.
Sorry.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Sucks but now we can give the difference to Justin Holbrook.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Considering we have $ to burn and long term success will pay his salary 10 times over, seems dumb we didn't match the offer.

Unless well it really was personal reasons.

Good luck with Madge Pete lol.

 

[Billy]

His job was largely done.
We have enough talent for the next 5 years and we have new systems and guys like Blair and SKD working with youth development.
I'd like him to stick around for 1 more year to tie up loose ends and get a replacement up to speed, but after that we'd be paying him to pretty much spot players we don't have a spot for.

 

[Solway90]

Considering we have $ to burn and long term success will pay his salary 10 times over, seems dumb we didn't match the offer.

Unless well it really was personal reasons.

Good luck with Madge Pete lol.

I agree. Is there a shortlist of replacements ?

 

[mozza]

I agree. Is there a shortlist of replacements ?

Michael Hagan!!!
Can you imagine?

 

[Solway90]

Michael Hagan!!!
Can you imagine?

legend of the club but is he suited to recruitment ?

 

[mozza]

legend of the club but is he suited to recruitment ?

Well he’s shown twice that he’s absolutely horrific with recruitment so it’s a no from me.

 

[Solway90]

Well he’s shown twice that he’s absolutely horrific with recruitment so it’s a no from me.

Oh ok I wasn’t aware of this hence I couldn’t tell you were being sarcastic lol

 

[Billy]

legend of the club but is he suited to recruitment ?

Talent spotting - yes. One of the best ever.

Contract negotiation - no - he wants to pay everyone twice what they are worth. But actually, Parr is very good at player contracts and is probably still doing most of that anyway.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

His job was largely done.
We have enough talent for the next 5 years and we have new systems and guys like Blair and SKD working with youth development.
I'd like him to stick around for 1 more year to tie up loose ends and get a replacement up to speed, but after that we'd be paying him to pretty much spot players we don't have a spot for.

SKD? Surely not Kenny-Dowell.

 

[mullenmagic]

Yeah his job was done, all of those players needing upgrades and new contracts are just going to sort themselves out now. As we've all seen from the 20 years prior to O'Sullivan being here: identifying/signing elite talent and managing the salary cap are both extremely easy tasks that anyone can do.

 

[Newygirl]

I didn’t realise recruitment managers were only on 400k>

is there a salary cap on these sorts of positions ?

Only? Nrl clubs aren't massive businesses. The Knights themselves are owned by a much bigger business in Wests. The average NRL CEO is only on about $500k, with the Bronx being the exception as a publicly listed company

 

[JOJO82]

FFS what rubbish news.....this means broncos will be competitive again.