Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[Smug Panther]

@Blade23
How long till panthers play the we’ve took Crichton’s contract of the table card

they know he’s gone

First 300 game Panther locked in. Love your work mate

 

[Original Name]

Hopefully he is a gun hooker. We need a young hooker we can bring on slowly behind Api and Kenny.

Already got it.

Obviously you won’t give anyone but kikau credit on that left side. Watch the south’s semi also. Luai had some crazy plays down the left side without Kikau. He really did not struggle without kikau.

I never said he struggles without Kikau. I think we need more of a sample size to judge things purely on stats to judge how does without him. I mean c'mon guys one of those two blinders in the 5 games without Kikau was against the Bulldogs. You see this problem in cricket one young batter hits like 5 really good shield games and all of a sudden he should be in the national team according to people, on facebook. Yes the game against the Rabbitohs was a really good and I'm confident in him but it was one game.

Maybe if we just played give the ball to Luai and didn't have as many strike players around him he would actually play better like Hayne did at his peak. Maybe it would lift him to a new level. What I said was when Kikau does play Luai and especially Crichton get more time and space. Maybe Luai could sustainably create as much time and space on his own for the rest of his career without Kikau. But at this point in his career most times of his 2021 try assist aren't him skipping to outside to create an overlap and throwing a cut out or a short ball like say Ponga when he was playing extremely well. The overlap's already happened by the time he gets the ball or they're ready coming in as Kikau as gets it to create it so things are much easier for him and that's my point.

 

[WymondhamPanther]

The Dogs are making a play for Burton to come early. They have offered up a few suggestions of players to swap. Napa is one of them.
At the moment all we are doing is listening to their offers.

maybe a better option is they have him, no swap and they pick up the bill for Waqa/RCG (although I’ve no idea how much we are actually paying)

free’s up burtons wage and saves on the wages for the other two, maybe that actually frees up £500k +/- which we can use to do whatever with

 

[Original Name]

maybe a better option is they have him, no swap and they pick up the bill for Waqa/RCG (although I’ve no idea how much we are actually paying)

free’s up burtons wage and saves on the wages for the other two, maybe that actually frees up £500k +/- which we can use to do whatever with

I don't know if that's legal.

 

[WymondhamPanther]

I don't know if that's legal.

Then a transfer fee to the equivalent amount, same difference. We don’t need any of their players so this is prob the only thing that suits us. Free’s up some money for upgrades/front ending some contracts

 

[Original Name]

Then a transfer fee to the equivalent amount, same difference. We don’t need any of their players so this is prob the only thing that suits us. Free’s up some money for upgrades/front ending some contracts

Transfer fees are illegal in the NRL. You can only give money to go on the cap to Super League clubs. If we trade Burton for 200K that money wouldn't be on the cap.

 

[WymondhamPanther]

Transfer fees are illegal in the NRL. You can only give money to go on the cap to Super League clubs. If we trade Burton for 200K that money wouldn't be on the cap.

Shame

 

[murraymob]

maybe a better option is they have him, no swap and they pick up the bill for Waqa/RCG (although I’ve no idea how much we are actually paying)

free’s up burtons wage and saves on the wages for the other two, maybe that actually frees up £500k +/- which we can use to do whatever with

Unfortunately the money works as being part of the cap.Waqa and RCG are at parra .So it has to be parra that make concessions on there side for us to get relief on those two

 

[Jane Murray]

@Blade23
How long till panthers play the we’ve took Crichton’s contract of the table card

they know he’s gone

Crichton is staying.

 

[Hooked]

Never go hunting with @Rhyno

 

[MugaB]

Never go hunting with @Rhyno

 

[Disillusioned Tiger]

Then a transfer fee to the equivalent amount, same difference. We don’t need any of their players so this is prob the only thing that suits us. Free’s up some money for upgrades/front ending some contracts

The problem you guys have, if you release Burton /Laurie, is that it is yet another player you have to find and, as stated above, transfer fees don’t come off your cap, therefore a player swap is absolutely necessary. Financially it sounds crazy to release either in your current predicament, unless you get a ready made 1st grade player in return, I assume Burton isn’t on much this year so the other team would have to chip in too.

 

[Disillusioned Tiger]

@Blade23
How long till panthers play the we’ve took Crichton’s contract of the table card

they know he’s gone

That’s our favourite card! How many in the pack, as I think we may have used them all!

 

[franklin2323]

The problem you guys have, if you release Burton /Laurie, is that it is yet another player you have to find and, as stated above, transfer fees don’t come off your cap, therefore a player swap is absolutely necessary. Financially it sounds crazy to release either in your current predicament, unless you get a ready made 1st grade player in return, I assume Burton isn’t on much this year so the other team would have to chip in too.

That is why I can't see Burton going. Laurie being in development squad is a waste. He either gets swapped for a FT or gets promoted himself

 

[Disillusioned Tiger]

That is why I can't see Burton going. Laurie being in development squad is a waste. He either gets swapped for a FT or gets promoted himself

Laurie should definitely be promoted to your top 30 but this requires a pay rise. The rules re 1st grade eligibility have changed this year, not sure how this affects development players though.

 

[franklin2323]

Laurie should definitely be promoted to your top 30 but this requires a pay rise. The rules re 1st grade eligibility have changed this year, not sure how this affects development players though.

Whare and Mansour going freed up funds but not much on the market. So the 50k odd needed will be no issue

 

[kinghippo]

The Dogs are making a play for Burton to come early. They have offered up a few suggestions of players to swap. Napa is one of them.
At the moment all we are doing is listening to their offers.

It's a beautiful thing to not be desperate in negotiations and be a team other players want to come to.
I was just having a look at the bulldogs team.
I am a bit surprised Napa would be on the table, they have less depth at prop than we do.
Luke Thompson the grub is suspended, toleman gone. That Leaves Hethrington and Napa starting.
Apart from a couple of second rowers we don't need, or maybe hopoate or averillo at centre I can't see much we would be interested in.

 

[Jane Murray]

I was just having a look at the bulldogs team.
I am a bit surprised Napa would be on the table, they have less depth at prop than we do.
Luke Thompson the grub is suspended, toleman gone. That Leaves Hethrington and Napa starting.
Apart from a couple of second rowers we don't need, or maybe hopoate or averillo at centre I can't see much we would be interested in.

Brendan Wakeman maybe?

 

[murraymob]

Whare and Mansour going freed up funds but not much on the market. So the 50k odd needed will be no issue

The trick is to navigate this year .yes the upgrades start but so does the ending of Blake mansour hethrington top ups we are paying

 

[kinghippo]

Brendan Wakeman maybe?

Yeah that would make sense or lewis