Rumours and Stuff

[Chipmunk]

The market meant we had to pay overs per-player but we never would've paid ludicrous money like some people think. The most overs we would've paid were to Hayne but any shit club is probably paying their stars far more than they're worth - look at the Tigers with Farah. That's why the best way to rebuild is to f**k your stars off and buy some dependable plodders. That way you're at least able to have 12 solid defenders in your line. Then you look at taking a risk on an injury prone star or up-and-coming youngster.

It would be easy to decide the risk and value of a player - every club would have the same ideas about price, with minor variations depending on need at certain positions or roles (e.g. captain or goalkicker). The problem is all the clubs with good reputations would be able to get players at value (or cheaper) whereas we were having to offer overs for each player (except where we were the only club offering a top 25 or even top 17 spot). That adds up to a big difference in quality between squads.

Newcastle appear to be trying your theory this year Pou Bear. Interesting to see how it goes for them.

 

[hindy111]

Penrith rebuild wiped jennings,lewis out. Fans cried our best 2 players.

Our rebuild started when Ricky came. And when Hayne left.

Souths built with paying overs to guys like vagana and asotasi. They become a mid table club and most players are happy to go there.
Bar Newcastle ost teams currently offer a decent prospect.

Once we have our new stadium and training our selling point should be best of the sydney teams?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Newcastle appear to be trying your theory this year Pou Bear. Interesting to see how it goes for them.

I reckon your worst defender is at least as influential as your best attacker.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Being injury prone there won't actually be too much demand for him. The market will decide what he's worth, not Peats.

Nail on the head Poo. I can forsee Peatsy struggling to get the contract he probably should if not for his continual injurys. Wouldnt be surprised if even the Tits went cold on him.

 

[phantom eel]

I reckon your worst defender is at least as influential as your best attacker.

Doubly so, if they happen to be the same player...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nail on the head Poo. I can forsee Peatsy struggling to get the contract he probably should if not for his continual injurys. Wouldnt be surprised if even the Tits went cold on him.

At the right price any club would want him. But you could say that about most players.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Doubly so, if they happen to be the same player...

Who mentioned Sandow?

 

[hindy111]

Nail on the head Poo. I can forsee Peatsy struggling to get the contract he probably should if not for his continual injurys. Wouldnt be surprised if even the Tits went cold on him.

If peats finishes 2016 with us he maybe gets a 3yr deal somewhere on good coin. Not many hookers would of been around. Would of played most the season injury free. And a nice pay for 2017,18,19.
Now he needs to remain injury free this season to demand something decent and also coming off contract with a heap pf other good players.

 

[hindy111]

I always thought his 1yr deal with the Titans was silly considering his injury history.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I dare say the 2017 component would have been very big. He could be on $600k+ this year.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I dare say the 2017 component would have been very big. He could be on $600k+ this year.

He will end up at St George or The Knights I reckon. Then again The Broncos and Sharks seem to always have better cap management that other teams. Nudge nudge wink wink.

 

[eloquentEEL]

There's a pic of Segs in an Eels polo doing the rounds. Possible signing or just a fan? Wonder if he's moved back in with Norman.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Hmmm.

Shut your hole.

 

[Happy MEel]

There's a pic of Segs in an Eels polo doing the rounds. Possible signing or just a fan? Wonder if he's moved back in with Norman.

The fridge is well stocked with Canadian Club.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I suspect the virtual line will be pretty accurate. Its 2017 FFS. Its not like some gibbon will be in the control room with a ruler and a red pen...

I don't like the idea of it though. Sometimes teams are back 8m, sometimes they are back 12. As long as it is consistent from game to game, who cares...

 

[hindy111]

Shut your hole.

Is el dicko finish?

 

[Chipmunk]

I reckon your worst defender is at least as influential as your best attacker.

I'd probably agree. Quite often though they can be the same person...

 

[Kornstar]

Oh, yeh. And of course, there will be no proper quality control of Fox's 10m, but every dumb arse in the country will see it and cry blue murder as to why a man standing on the playing field can't have the vision of a raised camera placed adjacent the ruck

It will make following the game thread funnier because the ones who are prone to typing the first thing that comes into their head (yes, i am one of them) will have even greater ammo than the refs already give us.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

It will make following the game thread funnier because the ones who are prone to typing the first thing that comes into their head (yes, i am one of them) will have even greater ammo than the refs already give us.

Yep.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

The Lurker reckons it's Peats asking the eels to come back rather then us chasing him.