If Api leaves, maybe the club could get Brandon Smith over the line...
The Mole: Unease as salary cap pressures start to bite at Penrith Panthers
The manager of Api Koroisau wants to meet with Penrith to clear the air over rumours regarding the star hooker's future.
Wide World of Sports has been told that at least two clubs have been told that the Panthers may not be keeping Koroisau when his contract finishes at the end of next season.
The Panthers want to retain the premiership-winning hooker, but have massive salary cap issues looming with all their young grand final squad seeking upgrades.
"Api loves it at Penrith and wants to stay but all of a sudden these rumours about his future have started," his manager Giancarlo Lombardo told Wide World of Sports.
"He is on holidays and knows nothing about it but I want to talk to Penrith to see where things stand.
"He can talk to rival clubs from November 1 about 2023 so we need to know where things stand."
'Massive' salary cap issues looming for Penrith
'We need to know where things stand'wwos.nine.com.au
That is a joke. Most of the rumours have been started by his manager. Got the shits Leota, Edwards and Kikau are ahead of him in the pecking order. That is the manager who has the shits, not the player.
As I said a few weeks back we can keep Edwards (announcement soon) Kikau, and Api. Even with modest increases. If we are forced to pay slight overs we may lose a Staines or Leniu.
It is the silly season. Expect more BS.
and as we all well know News corp are very happy to drag out the negative stories, stories that involve socio economic bias against the area and the players.
Actually Fairfax i(Webster I'm looking at you) sn't far behind either. That's what so disappointing about the NRL. com digital arm being phrased out.
I hope that Penrith are willing to bite down on the mouth guard give their media presence to newspapers like the Western Weekender, and use their own digital stories. Because some of the rubbish actually being 'peddled' out is nothing short of luaghable.
Personally, I hope we don’t lose Spencer, he will surely come on leaps and bounds in the coming seasons.That is a joke. Most of the rumours have been started by his manager. Got the shits Leota, Edwards and Kikau are ahead of him in the pecking order. That is the manager who has the shits, not the player.
As I said a few weeks back we can keep Edwards (announcement soon) Kikau, and Api. Even with modest increases. If we are forced to pay slight overs we may lose a Staines or Leniu.
It is the silly season. Expect more BS.
It’s the silly season now. No football to talk about.Momirovski gone by sounds of Chammas in the SMH
He's still good depth/injury coverThis move would show Ivan is smart enough to know we'll never win a comp again that way. Can't carry a centre who won't pass
Your giving him way to much credit.This move would show Ivan is smart enough to know we'll never win a comp again that way. Can't carry a centre who won't pass
That is a joke. Most of the rumours have been started by his manager. Got the shits Leota, Edwards and Kikau are ahead of him in the pecking order. That is the manager who has the shits, not the player.
As I said a few weeks back we can keep Edwards (announcement soon) Kikau, and Api. Even with modest increases. If we are forced to pay slight overs we may lose a Staines or Leniu.
It is the silly season. Expect more BS.
Wasn't it reported just a couple weeks ago he was close to extending with us?