Rumours and Stuff

[Gronk]

ne'er-do-wells

I believe that's a town in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch .

 

[Joshuatheeel]

As I said, if Norman goes, he's coming as a half. Unfortunately a shit one

He might go ok

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

And think of the golf jokes we could make!

And how many pickled peppers we could pick!

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

I believe that's a town in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch .

And that is nowhere near Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

 

[Noise]

He might go ok

He won't. The only time he looked almost passable as a half was when Josh Hodgson had that almost Dally M year doing all the playmaking.

 

[Bazal]

And how many pickled peppers we could pick!

Ram will be apoplectic at the sheer number of peppers....

 

[Matty Bhoy]

And think of the golf jokes we could make!

I for one won’t be partaking in those.

 

[hineyrulz]

As I said, if Norman goes, he's coming as a half. Unfortunately a shit one

I thought the idea of recruitment was to improve the side????? I fail to see how we are improving the side swapping Norman for Austin.

 

[hineyrulz]

He won't. The only time he looked almost passable as a half was when Josh Hodgson had that almost Dally M year doing all the playmaking.

But luckily for us he will have King or Kaysa to be able to do that for him...........

 

[Matty Bhoy]

I thought the idea of recruitment was to improve the side????? I fail to see how we are improving the side swapping Norman for Austin.

Possibly by playing one player who gives a shit over one who seemingly doesn’t.

 

[Gronk]

And that is nowhere near Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.

Ah yes, I believe a distant relative discovered that dreaded tobacco virus which he fondly called:-

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valyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucylglutamyl-
leucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinylthreonylserylseryl-
leucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanylglutami-
nylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreo-
nylthreonylglutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylpheny-
lalanylserylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolylphenyla-
lanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalylarginylphenylala-
nylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylargin-
yltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucyli-
soleucylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenyla-
lanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisoleucyli-
soleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglutaminylglu-
taminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreo-
nylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspar-
tylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylsery-
lalanylasparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalylasparagi-
nylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyl-
tyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenyla-
lanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltrypto-
phylthreonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine

 

[Bazal]

I thought the idea of recruitment was to improve the side????? I fail to see how we are improving the side swapping Norman for Austin.

I'd keep Norman over Austin myself, but if we were (as a random example) to get Austin for half the price Norman is on, shift Norman's salary, and that allowed us to sign Taupau and Koroibete I'd say that's a net gain that definitely improves the team.

Is that at all likely? I have no idea, but the point is it's all relative. Austin may well improve the team if bringing him in over Norman frees up enough to improve other areas. We could quite literally sign him and a guy like Matt Parcell for what we're paying Corey, or thereabouts.

 

[Stevie]

Peter Parr would be an awesome signing.

Peter Parker would be better.

 

[Bazal]

Peter Parker would be better.

I dunno. He's been known to crumble under pressure...

 

[hineyrulz]

I'd keep Norman over Austin myself, but if we were (as a random example) to get Austin for half the price Norman is on, shift Norman's salary, and that allowed us to sign Taupau and Koroibete I'd say that's a net gain that definitely improves the team.

Is that at all likely? I have no idea, but the point is it's all relative. Austin may well improve the team if bringing him in over Norman frees up enough to improve other areas. We could quite literally sign him and a guy like Matt Parcell for what we're paying Corey, or thereabouts.

It's all hypothetical but I just don't see how Austin and Moses works, both are running 6's IMO.

And if Norman is as heavily backended as reported I don't like the idea of paying him to play somewhere else while we sign a far inferior player.

 

[hineyrulz]

Possibly by playing one player who gives a shit over one who seemingly doesn’t.

Brett Finch used to try really hard as well, f**king didn't do much for the Eels though.

 

[Bazal]

It's all hypothetical but I just don't see how Austin and Moses works, both are running 6's IMO.

And if Norman is as heavily backended as reported I don't like the idea of paying him to play somewhere else while we sign a far inferior player.

To be fair I think Norman is a running 6 as well, he just has a much better kicking game than a guy like Austin. As I said, I'd keep Norman myself, but I don't think re-balancing the cap is necessarily a bad idea either.

 

[Noise]

I'd keep Norman over Austin myself, but if we were (as a random example) to get Austin for half the price Norman is on, shift Norman's salary, and that allowed us to sign Taupau and Koroibete I'd say that's a net gain that definitely improves the team.

Is that at all likely? I have no idea, but the point is it's all relative. Austin may well improve the team if bringing him in over Norman frees up enough to improve other areas. We could quite literally sign him and a guy like Matt Parcell for what we're paying Corey, or thereabouts.

Id keep Norman too. If we release Norman there is a good chance that we will be paying freight for him next year. I doubt any team is going to do us a favour by taking him off our hands for nothing, particularly when everyone knows BA is shopping him around

 

[hineyrulz]

To be fair I think Norman is a running 6 as well, he just has a much better kicking game than a guy like Austin. As I said, I'd keep Norman myself, but I don't think re-balancing the cap is necessarily a bad idea either.

Lets hope Dylan Brown can make the step up sooner rather than later, he looks an actual 7 unlike anyone else we have or are in talks with.