Rumours and Stuff

[I'm a loser baby...]

Close enough. Sign him up.

 

[hindy111]

Didnt watmough change the whole culture of our club? BA mist feel lile a dik how this and Foran signings turned out.I reckon he would of pledged for them to and now would be hard pressed wanting to sign big money stars.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Didnt watmough change the whole culture of our club?

You don't think the culture has changed? How can you say it's got nothing to do with Watmough? Arthur refused to pay overs for Hayne so why would he pay huge money for Watmough if he didn't expect to get more than playing ability from him? Arthur spent a year at Manly, plus all those years at Melbourne. He knows what's required at a strong club, and it is leadership in the playing group. That's why he signed Watmough and Foran.

 

[hineyrulz]

So Watmough after playing 17 games expects to be paid for 4 seasons???


Lol he's kidding himself, it's bad enough he got paid out for next year as well. What leadership he is showing right here, he came for the cash and the extra couple of years we offered instead of Manly. f**k off back to the Northern Shore you Mongly f**kwit.

 

[Twizzle]

How the f**k can a retired player just turn up to training and expect to be paid?

 

[Gronk]

How the f**k can a retired player just turn up to training and expect to be paid?

And have a pre-existing injury (so say the insurance company ).

 

[strider]

We were all more than happy to try and use him to rectify our cap situation 7 months ago ... but now f**k him, hey?

 

[Gronk]

We were all more than happy to try and use him to rectify our cap situation 7 months ago ... but now f**k him, hey?

Yes.

 

[Noise]

How the f**k can a retired player just turn up to training and expect to be paid?

If Paul Cariage gets wind of this I'm going to be pissed!

 

[Gronk]

While he only has two games to his name, Ponga is regarded by the game’s best recruiters as a future international and the hottest youngster on the market.

Wanting to have his future sorted before the 2017 kicks off, Market Watchunderstands a shortlist has been comprised which features four clubs who are genuine chances of landing his signature. Parramatta isn’t on it.

Eels officials told foxsports.com.au last week that they weren’t pursuing the teenager.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...t/news-story/7728b25c9c91fd699db15fd8fc976780

 

[Gronk]

FoxSports on where Baba will end up.

PARRAMATTA

Having recently re-signed young gun Bevan French to a long-term deal, the Eels are set for a fullback. They also signed utility Josh Hoffman who can play fullback, centre, wing or in the halves. With Clint Gutherson expected to start the year alongside Corey Norman in the halves, you could argue Ben Barba is no better alternative at five-eighth. It’s no secret the Eels have some coin to play with in 2017 but expect them to target a marquee half, not Barba.

Verdict: Unlikely

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...y/news-story/d2e10134733e6949db984e78853d9626

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The media talking sense for once about our recruiting. Ponga and Barba are fullbacks, and we're committed to Bevan French. Our money needs to go to a legitimate halfback option.

 

[Avenger]

While he only has two games to his name, Ponga is regarded by the game’s best recruiters as a future international and the hottest youngster on the market.

Wanting to have his future sorted before the 2017 kicks off, Market Watchunderstands a shortlist has been comprised which features four clubs who are genuine chances of landing his signature. Parramatta isn’t on it.

Eels officials told foxsports.com.au last week that they weren’t pursuing the teenager.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...t/news-story/7728b25c9c91fd699db15fd8fc976780

Such a shame. However I understand where we are coming from.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

So Watmough after playing 17 games expects to be paid for 4 seasons???


Lol he's kidding himself, it's bad enough he got paid out for next year as well. What leadership he is showing right here, he came for the cash and the extra couple of years we offered instead of Manly. f**k off back to the Northern Shore you Mongly f**kwit.

Well.....he didn't have to 'retire' to help us out this year. Without knowing what is in his deed of release it's impossible to say.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

The media talking sense for once about our recruiting. Ponga and Barba are fullbacks, and we're committed to Bevan French. Our money needs to go to a legitimate halfback option.

I reckon we would be crazy to spend big on a half right now, think we need to wait a bit and see how our current options perform.

We already have Norman who isn't that far from a top line half now. We have Gutherson who has potential.

And we have a bunch of younger options (fog, Dargan , Barnes) who could all have "break out" years.

Probably best to wait to see how those options go before paying overs for an outsider.

Also if all the options do fail, our backs / forward along with Norman are good enough to get us more wins then loses anyway in 2017.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

The media talking sense for once about our recruiting. Ponga and Barba are fullbacks, and we're committed to Bevan French. Our money needs to go to a legitimate halfback option.

Let's get him anyway. Keep French on his toes.

 

[parra-matters]

There are still whispers around that We might nab Ben Hunt for 2017.
It was suggested he may have already agreed to come in 2018 and we all know Bennett isn't a fan of having someone in his top side if they aren't going to be there following year.
Broncos want a big forward, looks like they have missed Ryan James so now they are going after Dylan Napa. If Roosters release Napa a year early and he ends up at the Broncos in 2017 expect the Broncos to release Hunt to us.
There is a reason Bennett signed Benji and resigned Nikorima.
Wait til Bennett gets back form the 4 Nations i guess.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reckon we would be crazy to spend big on a half right now, think we need to wait a bit and see how our current options perform.

We already have Norman who isn't that far from a top line half now. We have Gutherson who has potential.

And we have a bunch of younger options (fog, Dargan , Barnes) who could all have "break out" years.

Probably best to wait to see how those options go before paying overs for an outsider.

Also if all the options do fail, our backs / forward along with Norman are good enough to get us more wins then loses anyway in 2017.

I don't expect a new halfback for 2017 but for 2018. Gutherson is a good footballer but I can't see how he can overcome the lack of years of experience the good halves have. Norman's kicking game is his weakness (on the field anyway). We will have the worst kicking game in the NRL next year.

I don't think Dargan is the future, and Barnes would be years away from being an NRL halfback, if ever.

 

[miatch]

While he only has two games to his name, Ponga is regarded by the game’s best recruiters as a future international and the hottest youngster on the market.

Wanting to have his future sorted before the 2017 kicks off, Market Watchunderstands a shortlist has been comprised which features four clubs who are genuine chances of landing his signature. Parramatta isn’t on it.

Eels officials told foxsports.com.au last week that they weren’t pursuing the teenager.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...t/news-story/7728b25c9c91fd699db15fd8fc976780

this is different from what I heard in recent weeks, but my info could be old by now.

 

[strider]

this is different from what I heard in recent weeks, but my info could be old by now.

Maybe we are planning a sneak attack