Rumoured targets thread

[macavity]

Why would Bennett suddenly "tenfold" his efforts to move on players he doesn't want?

He is either trying to move on fat contracts he doesn't want on the books, or he isn't - I don't know that this changes his efforts.

Pedantic I know, but I don't think this changes anything RE wes and sau, other than perhaps now other clubs will be holding back money to have a go at Lewis, instead of taking on our under-performers.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

11. SBW
12. Scott
13. Lewis

 

[RABK]

Why would Bennett suddenly "tenfold" his efforts to move on players he doesn't want?

He is either trying to move on fat contracts he doesn't want on the books, or he isn't - I don't know that this changes his efforts.

Pedantic I know, but I don't think this changes anything RE wes and sau, other than perhaps now other clubs will be holding back money to have a go at Lewis, instead of taking on our under-performers.

Dunno, perhaps because it's not Bennetts job to try and ship players - only to give the suggestion. He coaches the football team. I daresay if he seriously wants Lewis he might take on a more hands on role in trying to find Wes and Sau new homes. Perhaps he'll be more willing to use more cap to compensate someone for taking one or both of them off our hands and sacrifice cap space / depth for 2013/14 to do so.

 

[red and blue]

Heard peter tunks on the radio today saying Newcastle have offered jeremy smith a 3 yr deal.

 

[Newie is God's Country]

Sounds like Houston's career here is done.

 

[perverse]

ummm... that would take Jeremy Smith to 35-36 years of age. that doesn't seem like sound recruitment.

I'm a Jeremy Smith fan, but not when we're talking 3 years at his age.

 

[Newie is God's Country]

Smith rejected us last time because his partner wanted to stay in the Shire or Woollongong if i remember correctly. Doesn't make sense does it unless Wayne has offered him a minimal deal given his age. I wish some ESL club would come in for Sau and Wes. If we lose out on Lewis over money as opposed to him wanting to play under Bennett then we really have got it backwards with recruitment last season.

 

[Rod]

As I said a couple of pages ago, I could live with us getting J. Smith if we missed out on Lewis. He's a gutsy player, who would add some impact to our backrow.

The bit pervy touched on concerns me as well though. I wouldn't mind signing him provided he wasn't just coming here to retire and not really put in. He doesn't strike me as that sort of guy but we have been recently stung in this sort of area as we know.

Scott, possbly J. Smith being signed to long-term deals, we want to be careful we don't become a place where guys just come to collect their paycheck and not put in. And we certainly don't want to sign these sorts of guys to long-term deals if it means we get to this time next year and we can't afford to make a decent offer to the Cordners of the world.

 

[Nuffy]

Impossible to believe that Smith would be getting a 3 year deal unless it was way under the going rate, maybe Cronulla have sweeten the deal to clear the decks for Lewis.

 

[aqua_duck]

Heard peter tunks on the radio today saying Newcastle have offered jeremy smith a 3 yr deal.

I'm sorry but that's absolute lunacy, Smith is a very good forward but he's 33 next year and we want to offer him a 3 year deal?

 

[Allstar Knights]

So are we 100% sure he's 33 and not 27? lol.

 

[Yosh]

So Richie has gone to Manly huh? He is gonna come back to bite us...

I fear Smith is gonna turn into a Costigan for us... Just get this feeling...

 

[Joker's Wild]

Richie's gone to Manly now?

 

[Burwood]

Signed to replace the injured Brett Stewart at fullback apparently

 

[Allstar Knights]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-deal-with-manly/story-e6frexnr-1226422860451

 

[Joker's Wild]

lol what have you been smoking Burwood

 

[Newie is God's Country]

Richie is seriously laughing at us now. Stormers and then Manly all in the space of a year. Talk about basement to the penthouse in an express elevator.

 

[perverse]

Well, I'm glad that we're not the only ones that like Richie. Bellamy and Toovs seem to agree with us.

We must have been paying him overs. I just can't work out why we would have ditched him so readily otherwise.

 

[Nuffy]

Well, I'm glad that we're not the only ones that like Richie. Bellamy and Toovs seem to agree with us.

We must have been paying him overs. I just can't work out why we would have ditched him so readily otherwise.

Most of the team is getting overs, hence we are moving them on.

I'm happy for the bloke as he always did his best.

 

[justagamemate]

We should hopefully get a couple of props from the Queensland Cup. There is so much untapped talent up there.