We Should have got him!!!

richo · Joined: 06 Sep 2004

Say what you like, but when we had the chance a couple of years back we should have got the G-Train.

Richo.

Cam · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:01 pm

West Coast decided not to deal with us. Not our fault.

sq3 · Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Location: Gold Coast/Tampa

Not only Gehrig, Pies also missed Plugger and Quinlan.

WCE were part of the problem with Gehrig but the major part of the problem was RJ - Gehrigs manager and Black, S.Grant etc.,

Pies have a very poor history of trades with RJ's clients.

Member · Joined: 26 Jul 2000

its a pity we didnt use the stkilda tactics to get these players
i would only have got gehrig and black

ron joseph made allegedly, though not proven a lot of money via kick backs to push his clients to the saints

he also got good deals for them

gehrig
black
capuano
lawrense
callaghan

we should have done the same thing

edit by LD for bbmods...can posters be very careful in distinguishing rumour and fact in this, and all other forums.

Johnson#26 · Joined: 18 Dec 2003

Wouldn't it have been good to get the big G. Great foil for Tarrant. And extra 100 goals. Thank-you very much.

If only...

d9 tank · Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Location: Victoria

Not true sq3.

The one reason we didn't get Gherig was because of WCE, namely Trevor Nisbett. Wouldn't deal with us and would have prefered to lose Gherig for next to nothing even after we offered them something decent.

This is one occasion where the failed deal was not our fault at all.

spoljar · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Lynbrook

d9 tank · Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Location: Victoria

thats not true either spoljar. Port deperately wanted to deal with us, they just wanted something decent. And when we offered them what they considered unacceptable (McGough + pick 17) they rightfully rejected it on principle.

spoljar · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Location: Lynbrook

That's exactly what I was trying to say D9, but what I should have said is "for nothing much in return". For us to get Stevens for McGough and pick 17 would have been a bonanza for us. We would have got a ready made Midfielder for the next 6-7 years who is a class player. And yet they would have got a player that struggles to get a game for us!
Their decision was certainly justified as they seem to have a good depth of players and were able to cover him, which they would have known. Why would they want to make us a stronger side with no real benefit to them. So in short, I agree with you!

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

It would have been nice. I think he wanted to come to Collingwood too, but shite happens.

Johnson#26 · Joined: 18 Dec 2003

sq3 · Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Location: Gold Coast/Tampa

D9 - WCE were part of the reason for Gehrig even though RJ played his part - but - RJ was the reason that Black and S.Grant did not end up at the Pies.

Piepark · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Location: Victoria

I think we need to cast our minds back and think of the circumstances when the G-Train left West Coast. I hate to say this, but I know one particular club was not interested in the G-Train at all and said as much. Collingwood. It is easy to blame everyone about our recruiting, but I know for a fact that Collingwood did not want him and said as much.

Easy to blame West Coast an RJ but it wasn't the first time we blame other people or cubs for not wanting to deal with us, but half the time our name gets mentioned for failing to get a player, when we didn't even want them in the first place! In this case we didn't want Fraser Gehric and we didn't get him. pretty simple.

Cam · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:46 am

Posts on us getting gehrig

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2000 3:30 pm
http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?p=5675

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2001 4:29 pm
http://nick.magpies.net/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1648&highlight=