Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

I’ve been saying he’s one of the most poorly used players in the team, it’s amazing he’s playing big mins in the middle and Nek Minnit origin selection.

Origin might be good for him but having Papali’i defending inside Moses (instead of Matterson) is a big part of why our defence is so poor.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Fu*k it no Eels game this weekend.
Took myself and the Missus to see Top Gun Maverick today.
Great movie. Absolutely loved it. Dont miss it. Action is full throttle.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Fu*k it no Eels game this weekend.
Took myself and the Missus to see Top Gun Maverick today.
Great movie. Absolutely loved it. Dont miss it. Action is full throttle.

Cool, taking mine tomorrow. Bloody hate watching crap!!

 

[Gazzamatta]

Cool, taking mine tomorrow. Bloody hate watching crap!!

Enjoy Joshy and Mrs Joshy.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But in this case we can't overspend because of the salary cap. O'Neill surely knows this. To make the claim that the board have recently made some very tough decisions regarding recruitment is at the least disingenuous. They may have the power to get involved or veto a signing but have they ever? I'd bet they haven't.

It’s not just the salary cap. Players need to provide value for their salaries as well. This means decisions on contracts need to be made well in advance of the salary cap filling up, particularly in future years where only half a dozen players might be currently on contract. Otherwise it’s “f**k yeah you can have a million dollars in 2025. Every merkin can if it means we can fit you all into the 2023 roster and I meet my KPIs.”

 

[hineyrulz]

Top gun gave me a 2 hour nostalgia boner.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So Carty shunned those offers elsewhere to stay here on less??? Maybe the 2 years swayed him?? Or playing under Bea a coach who really believes in him???

Why would other clubs be offering big money or a guaranteed spot? The player is a known risk.

 

[hineyrulz]

Why would other clubs be offering big money or a guaranteed spot? The player is a known risk.

Ask the Tigers merkin, ffs!!

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I’m not even trying to suggest it, I’m stating it outright. There is a lot of work required in the lead up to a final ‘rubber stamp’ decision on something as massive as offering a multimillion dollar contract to a bloke who might not have even finished high school. Every contract is a risk, and the biggest player contracts represent the biggest risk.

So all that work that is done to enable the decision making process is performed by the salaried employees of the club (e.g. Sarantinos, O’Neill, Arthur, Rogers) and proposals are developed by these execs/managers. They will be authorised to make some spending decisions but I would be astounded if they didn’t need the entire board to approve, for example, offering a million dollars to a 21 year old who got caught banging some moisty in a public shitter.

I never disputed that they might have the power to approve signings. I said that the board plays a very minor role in recruitment and you'll note that emjaycee, who seems to actually know a bit about it, agrees with that. The claim of Gronk's that they've made some very tough decisions recently regarding recruitment is nonsense. Letting your recruitment team do their job that they appear to be pretty good at isn't a tough decision at all.

 

[hindy111]

Fu*k it no Eels game this weekend.
Took myself and the Missus to see Top Gun Maverick today.
Great movie. Absolutely loved it. Dont miss it. Action is full throttle.

I dislike action films.

 

[Noise]

Fu*k it no Eels game this weekend.
Took myself and the Missus to see Top Gun Maverick today.
Great movie. Absolutely loved it. Dont miss it. Action is full throttle.

Watched it last week. It’s awesome hey!

 

[84 Baby]

Watched it last week. It’s awesome hey!

And how was Maverick? Did you pick that James Garner was really his dad?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How do you know if he got any other offers?

You have to assume anyone worth more than minimum salary will be getting multiple offers.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well it was reported yes I know reported that the saints were very interested in him, there was a few clubs sniffing around. Yes I know the media are only a good source when it suits Pou and Gronk………

When have I ever said they’re a good source? They are a terrible source, but unfortunately the only source we have much of the time.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Happens all the time, look at Taylan May just yesterday. Do you think that the Panthers signed him because they made the highest offer?

No but if he’d gone to Wests or the Dogs you’d be an idiot to think their offer wasn’t the highest, and probably much higher than the Panthers’ offer.

 

[hindy111]

No but if he’d gone to Wests or the Dogs you’d be an idiot to think their offer wasn’t the highest, and probably much higher than the Panthers’ offer.

They seen enough. 10 games in the NRL and bang wrapped him up. Didn't f**k about.
I feel like they have players who would prefer to be around the area and friends over money however. And would take a great offer to take them away.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Benchies don’t equal fringe first graders, or are you saying Matto is a fringe first grader?

It’s not about whether you start, it’s about how many minutes you play.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So is Josh Hodgson didn't stop us signing him.

He’s a spine player though.

 

[chiefy1]

He’s a spine player though.

No he isn't

 

[Gazzamatta]

Watched it last week. It’s awesome hey!

Yep. Awesome.