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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2776275, member: 1899"] Shades of the Brian McLennan signing in 2012. Based on his efforts as the New Zealand coach, Kearney has improved since his time out at Parramatta but I struggle to see how he'll provide the leadership the club so desperately needs. I think they needed to give somebody new a shot, somebody with a new vision who doesn't have any preconceived notions at this level. In saying that, let's look at Kearney's time at Parramatta. Kearney was appointed as coach in October 6th, 2010 after the Parra board pulled an about-face and sacked Daniel Anderson from the final year of his contract. By that point, Mateo & Inu had already announced their departures to join the Warriors and in their stead Anderson had brought in Carl Webb, Casey McGuire, Jordan Atkins and Reni Maitua. Kearney wasn't given the best hand, but he made it worst with his next three signings. Chris Hicks, Paul Whatuira and Chris Walker at one point or another had been handy players that had the luxury of playing in successful teams, but by 2011 were well and truly past their best. The place needed a clean-out. It wasn't just the signings that were poor, it was the loyalty being shown to ordinary players or players past their best. Of their 17, the only players who really offered much of anything were Hayne, Hindmarsh and Moi Moi. The rest needed to be moved on. End Result 6-17-1 It was the year the Eels were bound to have. In fairness to Steve, he gave nine rookies a chance in first grade, the issue was the cattle just wasn't there. He had to take the bullet and needed to build a team with some smart signings and quality junior development. He needed to sign players who were consistent, who knew how to make the tough plays and weren't afraid to get their hands dirty. He signed Chris Sandow and Ben Roberts instead. Game over. The signings of Joseph Paulo, Willie Tonga and Taulima Tautai were hardly better mind you but right then and there you just knew Kearney had it all wrong with his halves pairing. Kearney didn't last the year, Stuart came in and did exactly what Kearney should have done in 2011 and Arthur had a pretty decent base to work with in 2014. Stephen needs to learn those lessons quick smart. He needs to be adept in his recruitment, stick to a vision and execute. He can't be flexible and allow his recruitment officer to make desperation signings like Sandow. He needs to be firm, show a few of these Warriors players the door and rebuild. [/QUOTE]

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