I don't say he's not trying though, do I? I do ponder his conservative approach to the role, but that's not 'he's not trying'.
I am saying he'll absolutely get a pass out from the Aussie football community if it all goes wrong here because of the various other factors which include Aussie antipathy towards the club.
So are you saying - or have I misunderstood - that if he didn't think the Aussie football community would give him a pass for failure, he would be taking more risks, signing more HandyPrem players?
You're reading far more into Balbi's comment than what he actually said. I don't think the fact that Rudan wouldn't be poorly judged for failing at the Nix has any bearing on the players he is signing at all.