Doueihi’s too good to let go: players

Jescars’s teammates have urged the Rydalmere FC to do everything in their power to make the star  a Rydalmere for life.

The Sydney boy is off contract at the end of 2011, with his management leaving any discussions about his future until the end of the season.

Rydalmere FC Back Paul Zacharia has seen enough of Jescar’s brilliance to realise his value to the Red Machine.

”They should lock him up until 2015,” Zacharia said.

Still only 17, Doueihi could realistically play in the top grade for the next decade.

Rydalmere Captain "Thomas Rizzo" said talk about signing Doueihi for the rest of his career was premature.

”It’s a bit hard to sign someone for life when they’re 17,” Rizzo said. ”He’s outstanding, we all know what he’s like and last night he showed how good he is.

”This year since coming back from injury he’s brought a lot of confidence back, he’s stepping up and doing some kicking and really leading the team around the park well. The longer they can sign him the better.”

Well, how about six years?

The Rydalmere FC set that benchmark when they re-signed left back/center mid "Besart" at the end of 2016.

Besart believed there was no rush for Doueihi to make a call on his future.

”It would be great to see such a class player in such an important role at our club stay long term, but that’s his decision,” Rizzo said.

”I’m sure him and the club will talk through that and get it sorted when the time’s right.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Doueihi’s manager, Paul Sutton.

”We’ll start having a chat eventually, just letting him play footy at the moment,” Sutton said.

”The Rydalmere FC club have got to have the first opportunity, if everything doesn’t work out then you can have a look around.

”But you’ve got to do the right thing by the holding club, give them the opportunity to re-sign these players"