Rumours and Stuff

[emjaycee]

So we negotiate a two year deal, then with 18 months left to go we want him gone. I hope he was retained cheap.

Maybe we are trying to get Chrighton as well as keep Matto?

We aren't keeping Matto.

 

[hineyrulz]

Let’s hope we have some takers.

last time around there was only manly interested iirc.

his form seems to have dropped off a cliff

Not even the Tigers are dumb enough to take him off our hands.

 

[emjaycee]

I wonder if BA will talk about it in the weekly Captains Run video. Isnt that released soon?

 

[hindy111]

Let’s hope we have some takers.

last time around there was only manly interested iirc.

his form seems to have dropped off a cliff

We obviously paid him overs and now we want him gone. I said this last year he looks cooked and people said carrying an injury. He's done.

 

[hindy111]

Not even the Tigers are dumb enough to take him off our hands.

UK would be his only hope and ours. Others would be a cut deal where we pay half his salary.

 

[hineyrulz]

UK would be his only hope and ours. Others would be a cut deal where we pay half his salary.

Hope he likes the cold.

 

[emjaycee]

Nrown will turn 30 before next years season kicks off so I reckon this is a combination of he isn't getting any younger, we have player like Rodwell who are ready, and we need his money for someone else. He has been a great servant of the club for 6 years and helped transform us from a pack with a soft underbelly into one of the toughest packs in the NRL.

 

[IFR33K]

We obviously paid him overs and now we want him gone. I said this last year he looks cooked and people said carrying an injury. He's done.

yep. U weren’t the only one calling it. When we resigned him, what was his form like? I can’t recall.

 

[hindy111]

Nrown will turn 30 before next years season kicks off so I reckon this is a combination of he isn't getting any younger, we have player like Rodwell who are ready, and we need his money for someone else. He has been a great servant of the club for 6 years and helped transform us from a pack with a soft underbelly into one of the toughest packs in the NRL.

Hopgood will most likely be our lock forward and from what I gather will deff be in our 17.
You think Mattersons gone?

 

[hindy111]

yep. U weren’t the only one calling it. When we resigned him, what was his form like? I can’t recall.

It was decent but not as consistent. Most of us wanted him signed but not on overs. By memory he got about 550k. I think our club knew and reason only offered him 2yrs. At that point we also didn't know how good Papali'i would be and Mattersons form had ben average.

 

[IFR33K]

It was decent but not as consistent. Most of us wanted him signed but not on overs. By memory he got about 550k. I think our club knew and reason only offered him 2yrs. At that point we also didn't know how good Papali'i would be and Mattersons form had ben average.

the ones saying we lack leadership, I wonder what there take on this situation is. I mean brown is one of our leaders, is he not?

 

[Lethal]

We aren't keeping Matto.

Wow, quite the exodus. I thought our players were supposed to love playing for the bald dope. Any ideas on who we are targeting to fill all these spots?

 

[hineyrulz]

Wow, quite the exodus. I thought our players were supposed to love playing for the bald dope. Any ideas on who we are targeting to fill all these spots?

“The boys love playing for BA”

 

[Avenger]

Have you ever read the story "The Boy who called wolf " Well your are the Serbian who call shit list. Everyone ends up in it.
But yes you have called him the hand brake for a few years now. However it was less then a week ago that I predicted he would be given a tap on shoulder.

You did mate. And a great call from you and the club.

 

[Avenger]

We aren't keeping Matto.

Wow.

 

[Noise]

Wow, quite the exodus. I thought our players were supposed to love playing for the bald dope. Any ideas on who we are targeting to fill all these spots?

Lots of merkins were saying we had to extend BA last year becuase the players would want to know who the coach was before they re-signed. All we kept was dad's army. What a great decision it has turned out to be.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I wonder if BA will talk about it in the weekly Captains Run video. Isnt that released soon?

He is quoted in the article which I assume is from his “captains run” article:

Coach Brad Arthur confirmed the Herald's report when asked about Brown's future by media on Thursday afternoon.

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"It's a simple one; Nathan's management has asked," Arthur said.

“He’s on contract until the end of 2023, and we have quite a few players in that situation where they’re all looking out for what comes after. We have to remember it is a sport, but it is a business. Everyone has their own priorities they need to look after.

“He’s just reached out to find out if there’s anything moving forward. With our cap situation and the players we’ve got and the spend, there’s nothing past 2023 in our plans. It’s his right to ask to look around. There’s no ‘he wants to go’ or ‘we’re pushing him out’. He’s just trying to secure his future past 2023. It is what it is.”

 

[hineyrulz]

Lots of merkins were saying we had to extend BA last year becuase the players would want to know who the coach was before they re-signed. All we kept was dad's army. What a great decision it has turned out to be.

It’s laughable it really is, we keep Cornholio and all we have kept are the older blokes on overs.

Matto, Mahoney, Marata and Papaliiiii all gone, throw in Stone and Oppa. All we have signed is a bloke who has played 6 games and upgrading a fat plodder like Ogden. I can see us really struggling to make the 8 next season especially if Uncle Arthur is still here.

 

[Noise]

It’s laughable it really is, we keep Cornholio and all we have kept are the older blokes on overs.

Matto, Mahoney, Marata and Papaliiiii all gone, throw in Stone and Oppa. All we have signed is a bloke who has played 6 games and upgrading a fat plodder like Ogden. I can see us really struggling to make the 8 next season especially if Uncle Arthur is still here.

We also have old man Josh Hodgson fresh off a 3rd ACL injury!

 

[Lethal]

Lots of merkins were saying we had to extend BA last year becuase the players would want to know who the coach was before they re-signed. All we kept was dad's army. What a great decision it has turned out to be.

Yep and as soon as they found out Bea would remain, they all f**ked off. Except Princess Gutho who we are stuck with after again bowing to his demands.