Rumoured Targets 3

[Noname36]

Barnett is a bit of a strange target. We have enough young and inexperienced (aka untested) players.

I know we've moved Tariq on, might lose Rochow and lost Tapine but surely with all the money we're freeing up we could find someone a bit better and most importantly, more experienced than someone like Barnett.

 

[slotmachine]

if we don't we'll be running out the knights under 23s team in 2017, and get a third spoon on the trot

 

[macavity]

if we don't we'll be running out the knights under 23s team in 2017, and get a third spoon on the trot

Pretty much guaranteed already mate.

They have declared a "locals only" policy, and we simply don't have the quality of player available to us to do any better if we persist with this frankly absurd policy.

It isn't like we can reclaim Cordner, Jackson, Bird and Ennis and start from there.

Absurd when you put it like that isn't it - the entire Blues starting backrow should have been Knights, meanwhile back row is a huge weakness for us.

Anyway, yeah no. 15th would be an accomplishment next year. Will be stunned if we make 3 wins this year, and we won't be any better next.

 

[Turton Road]

We're close to signing Greg Bird. The issue is he wants to play with Robbie and the Knights are baulking on his contract. Would be a great leader for our young forward pack I reckon

 

[macavity]

We're close to signing Greg Bird. The issue is he wants to play with Robbie and the Knights are baulking on his contract. Would be a great leader for our young forward pack I reckon

He is under contract...

 

[Jono078]

We're close to signing Greg Bird. The issue is he wants to play with Robbie and the Knights are baulking on his contract. Would be a great leader for our young forward pack I reckon

All this KERFFUFLE just to play 6 games a year with Rochow?

 

[Turton Road]

Just had a kid mate, wants to come home. Plus the Titans were trying to get rid of him 12 months ago. Why do you think butts and Marty have started tossing him up. It's close to happening

 

[Turton Road]

Matty even

 

[Alex28]

We're close to signing Greg Bird. The issue is he wants to play with Robbie and the Knights are baulking on his contract. Would be a great leader for our young forward pack I reckon

Hasn't he essentially said he'll never ever come back. Ever?

Just because Matt Johns says we should make a play for him, does not mean we are actually going for him.

 

[Burwood]

Is the club actually going with a "locals only" policy? I thought Brown and Gidley had gone on record as saying that they are going to give the young locals every opportunity to show if they are up to first grade, and then to plug the gap with imports where needed.

 

[Turton Road]

Hasn't he essentially said he'll never ever come back. Ever?

Just because Matt Johns says we should make a play for him, does not mean we are actually going for him.

Well we are and we are close to getting him

 

[Spot On]

Yes, I've been told many times Bird hates the joint and never wants to return to Newcastle. Something major must have changed/occurred for that to change.

 

[Turton Road]

I guess lets just see how it pans out. Only what I've been told from pretty good authority mate

 

[Spot On]

Is the club actually going with a "locals only" policy? I thought Brown and Gidley had gone on record as saying that they are going to give the young locals every opportunity to show if they are up to first grade, and then to plug the gap with imports where needed.

Correct. And Brown is definitely implementing that very plan. The young talent is getting NRL game time, he is punting the useless, overpaid 'stars' that don't put in any effort and hopefully he'll have some key signings over the next 18 months.

 

[Turton Road]

On a little tangent, but would you guys take a risk on Todd Carney? Play him at fullback if Mullo and Hokko are fit otherwise throw him in the halves. Paul Kent said the other day the NRL would let him back.

 

[Spot On]

So Titans want him out a year before his contract is up?

 

[macavity]

Is the club actually going with a "locals only" policy? I thought Brown and Gidley had gone on record as saying that they are going to give the young locals every opportunity to show if they are up to first grade, and then to plug the gap with imports where needed.

They will let the locals stink it up, and only replace them if they have shown they suck.

Hardly pro-actively building the best possible squad.

 

[Turton Road]

They wanted to get rid off him 12 months ago. But if he asks for a release they owe him nothing ...

 

[Spot On]

They will let the locals stink it up, and only replace them if they have shown they suck.

Hardly pro-actively building the best possible squad.

As long as Brown doesn't sign the locals up to ridiculous oversized contract dollars and terms then they won't be hard to move on if unimpressive.

 

[Turton Road]

All for the locals but we should be doing more before June 30. And on the locals note Boyd Cordner, latrell Mitchell, Greg bird ......