Rumours and Stuff

[I'm a loser baby...]

Has Moses signed yet?

 

[Happy MEel]

Has Moses signed yet?

No....

So he can go and get f**ked!!

 

[Glenneel]

This sums it up perfectly...
Now all focus and energy towards winning on Saturday and working towards making the semis..
No more excuses, no more contract talk ( except for Moses who I'm sure will extend soon). After he is done then hopefully we are selective with recruitment for nxt yr and beyond. I think we should be a after a front rower and a centre as a minimum.
Have to keep strengthening the side. Build around the core of the team now..

Now that we've re-signed Gutho for what I consider top dollar where do we play him next year?

I consider his best position is centre and not fullback. Imo he is too slow for the position and is more a supporting fullback than an attacking fullback. That is why I consider he is best suited to centre, and the two current centres should be let go at end of year. Potentially we could have Gutho and Ethan Parry (or any other recruit) as the centre pairing next year. With Salmon I'm still to be convinced he'd make a decent NRL player and probably be let go at end of his contract.

Presently the Storm have a plethora of good young fullbacks at their disposal who've all been taught by Billy Slater, not a bad teacher imo. I think we should go hard to obtain one of those. Forget DWZ, not fast or skilful enough for me, one of Scott Drinkwater, Jahrome Hughes or probably the best of the bunch, Ryan Papenhayzen, would enhance our attack.

 

[Glenneel]

According to the Squad Succession thread, we need heaps more players. We only have 13 merkins contracted next year: https://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/squad-succession.437729/page-109

In reality how many do you think BA will let go? Not many would be my guess. Hope the Recruitment and Retention Committee are more realistic and let most walk. Hell, if everyone off contract was let go I wouldn't shed any tears for them. Imo we need a good cleanout!

 

[Bazal]

Now that we've re-signed Gutho for what I consider top dollar where do we play him next year?

I consider his best position is centre and not fullback. Imo he is too slow for the position and is more a supporting fullback than an attacking fullback. That is why I consider he is best suited to centre, and the two current centres should be let go at end of year. Potentially we could have Gutho and Ethan Parry (or any other recruit) as the centre pairing next year. With Salmon I'm still to be convinced he'd make a decent NRL player and probably be let go at end of his contract.

Presently the Storm have a plethora of good young fullbacks at their disposal who've all been taught by Billy Slater, not a bad teacher imo. I think we should go hard to obtain one of those. Forget DWZ, not fast or skilful enough for me, one of Scott Drinkwater, Jahrome Hughes or probably the best of the bunch, Ryan Papenhayzen, would enhance our attack.

Since when is 650k top dollar?

 

[Glenneel]

Since when is 650k top dollar?

Is for a centre. You obviously didn't read past the first line, probably too long for you to remember the content.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Now that we've re-signed Gutho for what I consider top dollar where do we play him next year?

Gutho will be fullback.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I consider his best position is centre and not fullback. Imo he is too slow for the position and is more a supporting fullback than an attacking fullback.

Moses is in charge of the attack. A supporting fullback is what we need. Although he looked fast enough running away from the St George defence 2 weeks ago.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

With Salmon I'm still to be convinced he'd make a decent NRL player and probably be let go at end of his contract.

Salmon is at worst a 'decent' NRL player. Young, big, good pace and plenty of potential. Better judges than you or I have identified that.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Potentially we could have Gutho and Ethan Parry (or any other recruit)

Ethan Parry hasn't come anywhere near first grade yet. You are happy to gut Salmon but are advocating a total unknown.

 

[wittyfan]

No....

So he can go and get f**ked!!

You sound like a very unhappy meel!!!

Moses will deliver premiership #5.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Hell, if everyone off contract was let go I wouldn't shed any tears for them. Imo we need a good cleanout!

Are you at least optimistic about some of the juniors developing nicely? Reed, Oregan, Stone, Brown, Stefano? Niukore has been good.

 

[Gronk]

Now that we've re-signed Gutho for what I consider top dollar where do we play him next year?

I consider his best position is centre and not fullback. Imo he is too slow for the position and is more a supporting fullback than an attacking fullback. That is why I consider he is best suited to centre, and the two current centres should be let go at end of year. Potentially we could have Gutho and Ethan Parry (or any other recruit) as the centre pairing next year. With Salmon I'm still to be convinced he'd make a decent NRL player and probably be let go at end of his contract.

Presently the Storm have a plethora of good young fullbacks at their disposal who've all been taught by Billy Slater, not a bad teacher imo. I think we should go hard to obtain one of those. Forget DWZ, not fast or skilful enough for me, one of Scott Drinkwater, Jahrome Hughes or probably the best of the bunch, Ryan Papenhayzen, would enhance our attack.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

You sound like a very unhappy meel!!!

Moses will deliver premiership #5.

I thought it was a bit harsh myself.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Having said that it looks like he's started the mind games.

Code hopper: Why Eels star is ditching league for a mid-season soccer soujurn

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...n/news-story/fdb5a0b67d71e24cfce5f366e58531fe

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Having said that it looks like he's started the mind games.

Code hopper: Why Eels star is ditching league for a mid-season soccer soujurn

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...n/news-story/fdb5a0b67d71e24cfce5f366e58531fe

Well, that's a misleading headline if ever I'v seen one.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Well, that's a misleading headline if ever I'v seen one.

Too right, he's no star. Traitorous merkin more like!!

 

[Bazal]

Is for a centre. You obviously didn't read past the first line, probably too long for you to remember the content.

I read it. I just considered it irrelevant.

Two things.

1) Gutho is playing fullback and will be unless we sign a better option. You also seem to consider that Gutho, the fullback with the most try assists in the NRL, is not an attacking fullback. So I basically just figured you were ignoring facts in favour of your own opinion again.
2)Latrell Mitchell, a CENTRE, already has million dollar offers in the works.

Conclusion? STFU

 

[84 Baby]

I’m really coming around to Moses.

So I’ll have mixed emotions about telling him to get f**ked

 

[Joshuatheeel]

In reality how many do you think BA will let go? Not many would be my guess. Hope the Recruitment and Retention Committee are more realistic and let most walk. Hell, if everyone off contract was let go I wouldn't shed any tears for them. Imo we need a good cleanout!

Why would we let most go? You still need a squad of 30, and most have shown they are up to being average NRL players - which is what most NRL squads are made off.

Also its pretty hard trying recruiting 15 new players without f**king the cap!!

All we need to do is re-sign most of those players at a reasonable price which reflect their value and identity 1-2 positions we want to strengthen and recruit 1-2 top 17 players for those positions.