Rumoured Targets 3

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Even if Brown ends up staying at the Eels (I think most likely)

IF the reports are accurate ( Big IF ) then it is unlikely he'd stay at the Eels unless he is one of the most loyal players in history.

The Eels arent budging on the current contract, which means Brown would lose 6 million to stay at Parra.

 

[Joel-22]

Not to get too off topic, but assuming we sign Brown - where do we play him? Could he play 7?

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Not to get too off topic, but assuming we sign Brown - where do we play him? Could he play 7?

Brown would slot into 7 if he's up for the challenge. He's too classy to play second fiddle. Hopefully Sharp can develop into a running threat at 5/8.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Whilst I prefer him at 6 I don’t hate the idea of Brown at 7 IF we come up with a suitable game plan for it to work. We can’t expect him to become a player that he’s not.

 

[mozza91]

1.3 million a year for Brown is salary cap destroying overs but a Ponga/Sharpe/Brown/Crossland or Arthur spine could be lethal as f**k.

 

[Apey]

I’ve heard the media laughing at us a bit for coming across as “desperate”, but I don’t really see what we have to lose by putting all our cards on the table and seeing what happens.

I guess the half glass empty view is that other managers can try to take advantage of us if we're vocal about our willingness to pay Brown 1.3M or whatever, but I suppose it's up to us to stick to our guns.

 

[Apey]

1.3 million a year for Brown is salary cap destroying overs but a Ponga/Sharpe/Brown/Crossland or Arthur spine could be lethal as f**k.

Yeah, that's it, I don't think Brown is a bad player at all and I can understand why fans want us to take the risk after so many years of mediocrity, but I hope we don't - not at 10 years anyway. You can hack overpaying for someone if it's a shorter contract.