KNIGHTS TO MAKE OFFER TO LYON

[Dragons Cross]

I hope the Knights sign Lyon, they deserve him after all the players they have developed and lost over the last few years.

 

[Bring it home Knights]

The Knights will have a good enough backline anyway, with Seage, Quinn, Carmont, Gidley, Hall.... hang on, not as many as I thought. Oh well, as long as we don't get any injuries. I'd be happy with Lyon but I don't think the Knights can afford him.

How far has our backline slipped over the last few years. It wasn't that long ago we had:

1. O'davis
2. Albert
3. Gidley
4. Hughes
5. Macdougall

That backline is 10 times better then what we will have next year.

 

[Nevcost]

Newcastle have a cashflow problem, they have asked for a loan to make player payments.

Guess thats what happens when they give it all to Johns.

I'd keep my mouth shut until Lockyer signs if I were a Broncos fan .

Yes, we still have to sign Lockyer and yes he'll probabaly be our highest payed player. However Locky isn't talking up going to union and isn't greedy like a certain A. Johns and realises that if he asks too much, he won't be able to have the calibre of team mates that he has at the Broncos.

 

[Redback71]

i wish he would come back to us

1/ mckinnon
2/ burt
3/ tahu
4/ lyon???
5/ grothe
6/ dykes???
7/ witt???

 

[imasharkie]

Lyon has been linked to Parramatta (obviously), Manly, Panthers, Raiders and now the Knights.

and the Sharks..

 

[bluesbreaker]

Hahaha, yeah, he's not greedy, yet he's the highest paid player!

As I said, keep your mouths shut until Lockyer signs. _if_ he's paid any less than Johns, then you have a leg to stand on.

 

[bluesbreaker]

and realises that if he asks too much, he won't be able to have the calibre of team mates that he has at the Broncos.

Bahahahaha, what a load of shit.

 

[Kiwi]

Newcastle have a cashflow problem, they have asked for a loan to make player payments.

Guess thats what happens when they give it all to Johns.

This happens to Newcastle every year. There's nothing wrong with it. They don't have a leagues club to provide cash flow, so they always borrow towards the end of the season to make final player payments etc, then pay it back early in the next season when the cash starts flowing again.

Exactly right ibeme, Newcastle get most of their income from us Knights supporters attending games etc. so if crowds are down it can really hurt.

Hopefully even if the Knights are going through a rough couple of years the supporters keep turning up because the club needs us.

As for this Lyon dribble, get real he isn't going to sign with the Knights we have absolutely zero room to move under the cap.

Then why don't the idiots start a leagues club, with the so called strong support they have the only reason it would fail is poor managment.

 

[macavity]

Answered your own question Kiwi.

Plus there is unfortunately nowhere logical for it to go.

The largest club in Newcastle (Wests Leagues, its almost Penrith-size....) is a short walk from EAS, and otherwise the population is spread out. Panthers owns the old Worker's club, and otherwise clubs are struggling. The club they DID buy was out in the suburbs, small and dingy, and there was no incentive to go there.

They do need investments, but it looks like a Leagues club isn't the right one.

Many Novocastrians scratch their heads over the fact we dont have a link with Wests. However they DID find the (retch) Mariners.....

 

[Nuffy]

Sounds a little too good to be true so probably isn't.

We'd be happy to have him on board but it ain't going to happen!

 

[Bring it home Knights]

Lyon wont sign with the knights. We are after forwards not backs and I doubt we have any money left for him anyway.

 

[Davester]

Lyon is also linked to the Tigers if that hasn't been mentioned yet

 

[Nuffy]

I notice that Tom has disappeared without a trace......................

I think it s fair to say that Wee Waa will have the services of one J.Lyon next year.