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Message: [QUOTE="Kooly87, post: 3222444, member: 9326"] You want know why Tom Dearden leaving is a sign that 'all hope is lost' for the club: Regardless of whether he's bog average or the next Allan Langer, the club clearly wants to keep him, yet once again, they've been simply unable to convince him to re-sign like other clubs do with the players they want to keep. We've had to endure him visiting the Cowboys, like we had to endure Fifita touring the Titans, and Milford touring the Storm before that all while we publicly pleaded with them to stay. There was a time when Brisbane simply did not lose the 19 year old kids they wanted to keep. Better men than we have today ran the place and they locked down the guys they wanted early and without fanfare. They had clear succession plans in place and were able to convince players young and old to buy into it and be here because being a Bronco was a special thing. Tom Dearden may or may not be something special. The jury is still absolutely out on that. But a little over 18 months ago he was basically handed the keys to the farm and told in no uncertain terms how Brisbane viewed their future with him. Nothing has changed here, and the club still clearly desperately want to retain him, but what has changed is that we can no longer simply get the guys we want to stay. We also can't seem to recruit the guys we want, but that's a story for another day. It's got everything and nothing to do with Tom Dearden specifically any more than it was about Sam Walker, or David Fifita, or whichever kid it is that we next get our pants pulled down by. So yes, even if it isn't for the reason the OP probably meant it, and even if that was just an exaggeration, it's hard to argue that Tom Dearden probably is a sign that all hope is lost, at least for the near future, of what was once a proud club. [/QUOTE]

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