Rumours and Stuff

[Eelogical]

I wouldn't wade into the deep on this one.

 

[84 Baby]

Kikau will be another 1 year wonder like all the other players that have been touted as the next big thing at that club.

Only cause people want to slobber all over him. He plays the same role as dozens of other players, all of similar abilities but in all cases reliant on their teams making that role viable

 

[parrathruandthru]

He probably won't be injured at the start of 2020, which is when he is off contract.

saw him on the news the other night. He's resigned with the guppies. Not available til 2023

 

[Gary Gutful]

I wouldn't wade into the deep on this one.

Yeah. It’s not black and white this one.

 

[El Diablo]

Kikau would kill crighton over 100mts lol...Crighton is not Kikau. Kikau is a genetic freak.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

saw him on the news the other night. He's resigned with the guppies. Not available til 2023

Yeah I meant before he re-signed

 

[Gary Gutful]

 

[hineyrulz]

He probably won't be injured at the start of 2020, which is when he is off contract.

Offering a bloke almost 30 coming off an ACL a million a season is classic Parra.

Wade Graham is a gun player and should of been targeted when the Sharks nabbed him. Not now when we will bepaying him premium money when his best footy is behind him. But you keep spinning Pou you crazy diamond.

 

[hineyrulz]

saw him on the news the other night. He's resigned with the guppies. Not available til 2023

He’ll be nearly 34, perfect age for an Eels signing. Think of all that experience!!!

 

[hindy111]

There's no substitute for experience.

Ferguson has plenty of that (192 games) but he's a f**kwit off the field so not a good choice to lead your club.

The rest have played this many games:

108 Paulo
105 Moses
90 Moeroa
69 Brown
68 Alvaro
66 Gutherson

The real experience in our squad is:

259 Jennings
223 Mannah
179 Hoffman
145 Takairangi

A couple of those aren't even guaranteed a top 17 spot. Wade Graham has 219 NRL games. He would've been a great buy. Kikau has played 34 games. The top teams are defined by having a lot of experience. Most of them do just fine without a 120kg edge forward.

How many games before your considered experienced? Cayless was captain at 23

 

[hindy111]

Kikau will be another 1 year wonder like all the other players that have been touted as the next big thing at that club.

I doubt it. 120kgs with speed and a step is always going to be a dangerous weapon.

 

[hindy111]

For mine looking to sign Graham means that we are looking to promote more youth in the squad. Absolutely a mill is overs for a player with his injury history but like every signing you take that risk, we were looking to sign him because of his age, experience, and leadership abilities.

This will annoy the moaners but we'll probably be looking at signing another player in the mould of Graham for 2020. I hope we keep enough spots open for the young guys too, we have 20 spots so it won't be hard to do so

Why cant the experienced player be an average player like Thaiday then Or Morris boys? Would cost little and first graders. Why pay ridiculous overs to an ex panther once again.

 

[hindy111]

Maybe once Kikau goes to england and wants to return at age 33 we can give him 2yrs...Frank the tank says high.

 

[hindy111]

Vertical stripes would make him appear thinner.

 

[hindy111]

Its worrying that BA has most of the 2020 squad free and an open cheque book and will sign or re sign a bulk of the 2020 squad. I hope he shines as a coach otherwise this could be an absalute train wreck if he gets it wrong. It means the bulk of the squad maybe locked in untill 2022/2023 with a new coach and a bunch of Kane Evans running around.

 

[Happy MEel]

Its worrying that BA has most of the 2020 squad free and an open cheque book and will sign or re sign a bulk of the 2020 squad. I hope he shines as a coach otherwise this could be an absalute train wreck if he gets it wrong. It means the bulk of the squad maybe locked in untill 2022/2023 with a new coach and a bunch of Kane Evans running around.

Yep, although I guess that’s why we now have a HoF. We really need to make a call on BA’s future pretty bloody quickly though.

 

[El Diablo]

what has the trolley boy been up to since he started?

 

[Happy MEel]

what has the trolley boy been up to since he started?

I’m guessing he was involved in releasing Norman. Let’s hope he has been just as active in the recruitment stakes.

 

[Gary Gutful]

what has the trolley boy been up to since he started?

Not sure, but Bernie must have already given him the shits.

 

[El Diablo]

he probably did it so he wouldn't drive shitfaced