Rumoured Targets 3

[blaza88z]

Ikin thinks the Broncos are pretty well spent in the cap, time to hit them hard whilst we have the money there.

All the players we intended on re-signing have pretty much re-signed, TPJ will be announced in the coming days

You can have Oates.. a winger who thinks he's a backrower

 

[Burwood]

Ikin thinks the Broncos are pretty well spent in the cap, time to hit them hard whilst we have the money there.

So they only have their endless money from outside the cap left?

 

[AusKnightRKO]

All the players we intended on re-signing have pretty much re-signed, TPJ will be announced in the coming days

You can have Oates.. a winger who thinks he's a backrower

TPJ won’t be announced till after the season, he has even said so himself that he isn’t talking to anyone till then, there may well be a contract ready to sign but that is as far as it has gone.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

So they only have their endless money from outside the cap left?

Basically lol

 

[Frank Facer]

I just read an article on Zero Tackle suggesting that Merrin and Tamou are possibly both being shopped around. Penrith certainly did pay overs for both of them. You guys still need to sign one or two more good props. I think either or both could be good acquisitions, but you could do better. They would certainly be upgrades on Lillyman and Heighington.

In the comments section, someone was saying that Parra have signed Taupau.

 

[Frederick]

I just read an article on Zero Tackle

And right there is where I stopped reading

 

[Mr_Knightside]

While it would be an interesting situation if it did happen it’s hard to get excited unless something is actually announced by the club. There are plenty of rumours doing the rounds but there don’t seem to be many with actual merit.

For the record Merrin and Tamou would both be upgrades on what we have so I would gladly take either or both if we could. Both on big money though so you would want Penrith to pick up some freight on those deals.

 

[macavity]

While it would be an interesting situation if it did happen it’s hard to get excited unless something is actually announced by the club. There are plenty of rumours doing the rounds but there don’t seem to be many with actual merit.

For the record Merrin and Tamou would both be upgrades on what we have so I would gladly take either or both if we could. Both on big money though so you would want Penrith to pick up some freight on those deals.

Happily take Merrin, not on stupid money but he is still borderline rep quality.

Tamou looks like he has given up.

 

[Pedge1971]

Happily take Merrin, not on stupid money but he is still borderline rep quality.

Tamou looks like he has given up.

Based on 2nd half tonight he would fit right in here then.

 

[Spot On]

There is a certain price I'd pay for Tamou and it aint much at all. An absolute marshmellow of the highest order 95% of the time considering the f**king insane amount if money he is on.

Merrin looks to be trying most of the time but he is also massively over payed for what he delivers.

Happy to have them on small contracts because that is the ONLY way you could feel you'd get some value out of them.

I still can't understand why Penrith ever entertained Tamou. What did they think they were getting?????

 

[Pedge1971]

An origin player who had 1.5 seasons where he was absolutely killing it. Well past that when he signed with Penny though.

 

[Spot On]

Well past that when he signed with Penny though.

Exactly my point. Why sign a marshmellow to 750K???

They farked up royally with that one. Very few people would have looked at that deal and thought it was a good one. I don't think many would have thought it was a quality signing.

There is a whole generation of ex NSW Origin players on massive money that are completely over rated and fail to deliver too often. Watching Woods and Fifita Thursday night rammed that home again. Moylan as well.

 

[PhilGould]

This weeks Toohey's News

https://www.theherald.com.au/story/...bbitohs-centre-latest-knights-target/?cs=7580

 

[Silent Knight]

This weeks Toohey's News

https://www.theherald.com.au/story/...bbitohs-centre-latest-knights-target/?cs=7580

Geez Barney's doing alright for himself.

 

[Spot On]

At least Barnett is killing it somewhere.......

Brock Lamb needs a new manager. Really poor decisions by him re contract $$$$.

 

[slotmachine]

I'm sure the plan was to show his wares in first grade to generate more interest.

Unlucky for him he shat the bed, repeatedly.

 

[mozza91]

Last week we were taking about Klemmer. This week we’re talking about Hymel Hunt. That is f**king grim.

 

[Spot On]

I'm sure the plan was to show his wares in first grade to generate more interest.

Unlucky for him he shat the bed, repeatedly.

A very, very poor gamble then.

 

[Burwood]

It's all on Lamb, not his manager. The manager was doing his job (although highly ambitious...) by chasing top dollar early in the season after a strong finish to 2017, but Lamb was unable to back it up on the field in 2018 when it mattered.

Newcastle were never going to pay Lamb the sort of money he or his manager thought he was worth, and if any rival club thought he was worth the dollars they would have signed him long ago. Unfortunately for Lamb, what everyone already knew in regards to his true value has only just dawned on him. It's not really a case like Blake Austin where he had an offer but held out for more, only to have it all slip away.

It's one of the reasons I'm happy with Brown playing Cogger ahead of Lamb. He backed his ability by taking a small contract at Canterbury where he has a clearer pathway to first grade, and he is obviously still putting in at training and earning his position in the team.

 

[Spot On]

The manager put up a number the Knights laughed at Burwood. Yes, Lamb's inability to show any form farked his other options but really, what would they have been expecting to pick up?