Rumours and Stuff

[the phantom menace]

New alt, who dis?

Maybe it's Pou finally deciding that his current alt is permanently discredited?

#snoweelversion3

 

[the phantom menace]

Boods is under contract for 2 more years.

Wow... that's one guy that should have had a coach clause in his contract, or can maybe argue compassionate grounds to leave early.

 

[84 Baby]

Maybe it's Pou finally deciding that his current alt is permanently discredited?

#snoweelversion3

I don’t think you can insult anyone over alts

 

[the phantom menace]

I hadnt realised one of the "reasons" he bailed on the Tigers to come to us was that he didnt like how they dealt with his head knock injury(s?) .... was in a media article the other day.

Yep, and "they" being coach Maguire...

 

[King-Gutho94]

Wow... that's one guy that should have had a coach clause in his contract, or can maybe argue compassionate grounds to leave early.

I am sure the Arthur's were thing thinking the club were going to give BA 20+ years to win a premiership.

Why bother with a clause.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I hadnt realised one of the "reasons" he bailed on the Tigers to come to us was that he didnt like how they dealt with his head knock injury(s?) .... was in a media article the other day.

Madge was training him too hard during his recovery.

Mutually terminated I couldn't believe how easy the Tigers just gave him up.

I think Parra had offered more money anyway but I always thought why didnt the Tigers pressure us for a swap at the time.

He had another 2 years on his contract there to go.

 

[Incorrect]

I am sure the Arthur's were thing thinking the club were going to give BA 20+ years to win a premiership.

Why bother with a clause.

BA was probably planning on coaching one of his grandsons in first grade one day....

 

[King-Gutho94]

BA was probably planning on coaching one of his grandsons in first grade one day....

I wouldn't rule it out in 20 years time.

BA might still only be a 7 min drive away.

Might be like Bennett with souths he has some unfinished business here.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes, but we are so good at them that we have double than the next club. Seriously , when the Club gets stood over by player managers as seems likely, it doesn’t end well. Dylbro and his manager will milk the options for all their worth.

Without them he would’ve cost more up front.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Maybe we should only sign players who are ok with not having options in their contract.

It might shrink the pool of players to choose from but.

Or instead of giving them options we give them more money. The thing is options cost nothing under the cap, whereas extra salary does.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

we need to get an outside back signed in the next week or two. We are literally one backline injury away from having no-one in our top squad to play.

Lumelume and Cini are not options.

If we are honestly serious in trying to go on a bit of a run now Moses and Gutho are back, we can’t open ourselves up to the risk of it coming unstuck by having no backs

Lumelume isn’t but Harper and Cini are both in the top thirty and playing well in reserve grade. Which is where backups play when they’re not required in first grade.

We already have our top 17 outside backs contracted for next year, and we’re trying to retain Talagi. What quality of player would sign with us to be pushed to reserve grade as soon as everyone was fit? Morgan Harper quality, that’s what.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

We still need to unearth another young half given we lost Sanders... maybe Lynn will become that? Otherwise, we need to go shopping. Asi has his strengths but we cannot rely on him for more than 3 or 4 consecutive games if we lose Moses or Drown during the year.

He's not young but I'd look at Adam Cook although he is probably the same as Asi. He'll have 17 clubs after him but Coby Black is the one so I doubt we get him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep, Pou still can't admit his last few years of posts (re BA) or his last 12 months of posts (re Lussick) were wrong!

Who says they were wrong?

 

[emjaycee]

Who says they were wrong?

"History is written by the victors" isn't it?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

"History is written by the victors" isn't it?

I dunno if there’s any victors around here.

 

[emjaycee]

He's not young but I'd look at Adam Cook although he is probably the same as Asi. He'll have 17 clubs after him but Coby Black is the one so I doubt we get him.

I guess they don't have to be juniors/young. An experienced journeyman who is willing and able might suffice. Not as "experienced" as say Rankin, but maybe someone mid-20's with 15-20 NRL games under their belt but not likely to be a regular first grader. Do they exist?

 

[emjaycee]

I dunno if there’s any victors around here.

I think in the context of this conversation, the "sack BA" brigade would likely be claiming some sort of victory, albeit hollow.

 

[Avenger]

@hindy111

 

[Avenger]

I think in the context of this conversation, the "sack BA" brigade would likely be claiming some sort of victory, albeit hollow.

What are the fence sitters celebrating ?

 

[emjaycee]

What are the fence sitters celebrating ?

Splinters?