Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

No Papa, marata and the Dogs landed Kikau.


No matter all aboard the Lane Train baby!!!

 

[Avenger]

Maybe the Dogs have found a suitor for Luke Thompson.

 

[84 Baby]

After reading the Kikau, I’m wondering after last year whether the threat of losing all revenue at a moment’s notice might mean heaps of players might just take the best dollar offer. Smugs were expecting Kikau to resign at a discount

 

[parra-matters]

The same he is on now. He hates Sticky and the cold.

he has no plans to get vaxxed last i heard.

 

[Avenger]

he has no plans to get vaxxed last i heard.

Neither did Luke Thompson until he realised the alternative.
#unemployment

 

[Chipmunk]

I think what people, including these media types, fail to realise is that if Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo don't re-sign with Parra, then Parra suddenly has a significant amount of money to spend on a player in that position and Parra suddenly becomes very attractive option for 1's, 9's and key forwards for about 80% of the comp (whether they're on contract or not).

 

[Noise]

I think what people, including these media types, fail to realise is that if Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo don't re-sign with Parra, then Parra suddenly has a significant amount of money to spend on a player in that position and Parra suddenly becomes very attractive option for 1's, 9's and key forwards for about 80% of the comp (whether they're on contract or not).

If we lost Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo on top of Niukore and Papali'i, then it shows that we aren't even an attractive option for our current players let alone prospective players.

 

[TheRam]

I think what people, including these media types, fail to realise is that if Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo don't re-sign with Parra, then Parra suddenly has a significant amount of money to spend on a player in that position and Parra suddenly becomes very attractive option for 1's, 9's and key forwards for about 80% of the comp (whether they're on contract or not).

Oh yeah, we can just simply go to that super duper player tree and just pluck the nicest juiciest ones we want. Easy peasy baby.

I just don't see what all the fuss is about. Freakin chicken little's.

 

[hineyrulz]

If we lost Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo on top of Niukore and Papali'i, then it shows that we aren't even an attractive option for our current players let alone prospective players.

But but but but we have stability!!!!!!

 

[Joshuatheeel]

 

[Wally21]

Best forward?

I thought we re-signed RCG?

How do you know we won't uncover another Papali'i?

I'm sorry, but $650,000 per year for an unproven player is madness - well-run clubs do not buckle to that, and I'm glad we didn't.

I'm sure he will be fine at the Tigers.

But he simply isn't worth that sort of coin to this club.

100% spot on Eele.

 

[84 Baby]

That’s too sensible a tweet for a sports journo. Needs to hand in his accreditation

 

[Chipmunk]

If we lost Gutherson, Mahoney and Paulo on top of Niukore and Papali'i, then it shows that we aren't even an attractive option for our current players let alone prospective players.

Nuikore and Papali'i are probably costing us something that starts with a 3 combined in 2022. They're both probably worth to Parra respectively something that starts with a 2 and 3. Both will be paid something starting with a 6 from 2023. Both would be stupid to stay, and the club was stupid if it offered anything starting with more than 3 and 4 respectively.

Gutho is probably currently on what he is worth to us at the moment. Paulo I suspect is on overs for what he is providing, and what could probably be provided by someone else at the same price or less, and Mahoney is probably on a lot less that he is worth. The only one who deserves a pay rise out of those three is Mahoney.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Very interesting. I don't think anyone would be too surprised that Matto is likely last in the pecking order of who we want to re-sign. That's not to shit on him, but with his history of bad head knocks, it's a risky proposition to offer too much.

I think recent events have revealed how we prioritise our retentions as well. Obviously low priority guys will get their offers last. However what of everyone else? You couldn't argue that Niukore or Papali'i are team leaders who drive our culture. It seems that we negotiated up to our ceiling offer and said take it or leave it. I reckon RCG was in this category as well. So three of those have made a decision for 2023. The higher priority leaders like Mahoney, Paulo and Gutherson are players we are willing to pay slight overs for. Which is why they haven't made a decision yet.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Glenn . . . going only by the amount of crying on this thread alone, I don't think so.

Some of these merkins throw a fit every time we lose a game. They are the Telegraph's target audience.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

My only complaint is that Papali'i's exit - at this stage - perhaps robbed us of a chance to keep Niukore.

I don't think so. We offered both players what they were worth to us and refused to budge. Neither was a top priority retention.

 

[84 Baby]

Some of these merkins throw a fit every time we lose a game. They are the Telegraph's target audience.

Lose? I throw a fit every time I see one of our players dawdling

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Never the coaches fault hey Del lol.

Why does it have to be anyone's fault? Was someone to blame for the Roosters losing Mitchell? Souths just wanted him more and were willing to spend more money. It doesn't mean anyone at the Roosters f**ked up or that they don't want to play under Robinson. Why do you have to turn everything into a f**king melodrama?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And yet indeed, our squeaky clean board has nothing to do with TPA’s. It’s working a treat. Don’t worry our CEO will probably send all us members another Email soon.

But you were happy to put shit on a previous board for cheating with TPAs. Now the current board are f**kwits because they won't?

 

[The Rosco]

So apparently we're desperate but also haven't even made an offer to Matterson. Makes a lot of sense. If we were desperate we would've matched the Tigers offer for Papali'i.

Why would you even want to match WT offer ? I thought IP wasn't a big loss, a poor defender, destined to become a plodder, etc, etc. And besides all that, you probably will unearth another couple as good as him any minute now.
These gems of wisdom were all retrieved from this very thread in perfect condition.
They were all preserved brilliantly, pickling away in the sour, bitter and the salty.
Your backrow often was IP, Matterson and Niukora. A great backrow. The 2 better have now gone and you are left with the heartless one. And apparently youse have finally wised up to him.
I sense a lot of sour grapes. A Lot !!
A high degree of salinity.
Denial in spades.
But one thing you can't deny is just how funny this last couple of days on here have been.
And I thought our fans were precious !!