JOEL THOMPSON TO MANLY?

[coast_dragons]

The whole Thompson thing has died down rather quickly.

 

[coast_dragons]

What, you don't wank?

Well he does have a hand up his arse being a puppet.

 

[ouryear]

Thompson wants $575,000 a year, Manly happy to pay it.

He is going.

Will not stay on 400k.

 

[TDK14U]

Thompson wants $575,000 a year, Manly happy to pay it.

He is going.

Will not stay on 400k.

That’s fair enough, however he has a contract with us for next year so should only be let go after that finishes. Otherwise what’s the point of signing contracts?

 

[TheOnlyTeam]

Maybe manly will pay us $175,000.

 

[dungay dragon]

Maybe manly will pay us $175,000.

Very effective when he is on his game , and the inclusion of Graham would be of great benefit , but does tend to float in and out of matches...$ 575k not for me.....better investing in our juniors...

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

Very effective when he is on his game , and the inclusion of Graham would be of great benefit , but does tend to float in and out of matches...$ 575k not for me.....better investing in our juniors...

Nearly 600K for a back rower?
Ta Ta Thommo!

 

[Dragonslayer]

Nearly 600K for a back rower?
Ta Ta Thommo!

So ta ta Friz as well?

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

So ta ta Friz as well?

In principle yes but we are already paying him that money so it's a mute point.
To keep Thompson we have to upgrade nearly 200K to match Manly.
I love Thompson as a player but that sort of money can be better utilized.
Plus our backrow is not really our problem - we have ready made solutions.

 

[Dragon Revival]

Thompson does not stand out against the Top 4 sides. Sims and Host could cover for him. We need a hard hitting prop similar to Kevin Ryan.

 

[qld redvee]

Very effective when he is on his game , and the inclusion of Graham would be of great benefit , but does tend to float in and out of matches...$ 575k not for me.....better investing in our juniors...

Dungay
I think Thommo floats in and out of games because hes busted from his runs . How many times a game does he get the short pass from widdop only to be creamed instsntly by the opposition , I would love to see him this year with hunt also able to maybe put him thru a gap . lets not forget that our backrowers are all used as battering rams just to make yards We needed Thoomo as our reddy /wynn running into a gap . Unfortunately contracts get broken too easily for emotion and give them a good final pay day/
be a shame to lose him but theres no reason why host cant replace him

 

[Overseas dragon]

Dungay
I think Thommo floats in and out of games because hes busted from his runs . How many times a game does he get the short pass from widdop only to be creamed instsntly by the opposition , I would love to see him this year with hunt also able to maybe put him thru a gap . lets not forget that our backrowers are all used as battering rams just to make yards We needed Thoomo as our reddy /wynn running into a gap . Unfortunately contracts get broken too easily for emotion and give them a good final pay day/
be a shame to lose him but theres no reason why host cant replace him

We can add 3 Young bucks for that money so sad to say if we had a decent coach there's plenty of young bulls in the wings .over to you Mary .

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

Again, if the player really wanted play for the coach, he would but when you have McGregor as coach, is it any wonder they are leaving in droves.

I'm still waiting for Hunt to renege on his deal.

 

[TomRedVRiver]

If Thommo really does want 600k then good luck to him, that is massive overs for a player of his calibre and would jeopardise our cap/squad.

If losing him means that we can go for a quality outside back, I won't lose any sleep.

 

[TruSaint]

Again, if the player really wanted play for the coach, he would but when you have McGregor as coach, is it any wonder they are leaving in droves.

I'm still waiting for Hunt to renege on his deal.

OKB, enjoy your posts buddy but Hunt has secured his future.
The Mary debate will linger on, but the kid made a choice for good coin, long term so he is staying put.

I hope he brings us some joy as he is one talented player IMHO.

PS i get your point about playing for the coach.

 

[BringTheNoise]

I ran into Joel Thompson over the weekend at The Star. I asked him "You're not actually going to Manly are you!?".

He smiled and replied "I dunno, maybe".

 

[Saints Forever]

Cannot see the club matching the Manly offer.

Nor am I sure that he is worth $600k per season. Has the odd outstanding game but often drifts in and out of games.

We have Sims/Host and Leilua to cover the void.

Probably better that the club release him rather than have an unfocused and unsettled forward playing for us in 2018.

Thank you for your service Thommo.

 

[emack]

Cannot see the club matching the Manly offer.

Nor am I sure that he is worth $600k per season. Has the odd outstanding game but often drifts in and out of games.

We have Sims/Host and Leilua to cover the void.

Probably better that the club release him rather than have an unfocused and unsettled forward playing for us in 2018.

Thank you for your service Thommo.

Totally 100% agree............and the drifting in and out isn't just within games, he has gone missing for weeks on end in the past.

 

[st.phil]

So ta ta Friz as well?

apples // oranges

 

[Datramp]

Love Thommo. Great service and leader. Not worth 575K