Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

Because he’s fast, and because fast hookers carve our defence to pieces, Eels-supporting merkins think they’re the key to winning games.

Everyone carves our defence to pieces.

 

[Pazza]

so we have 4 players now on over $1m a season

Moses
Paulo
Gutho
Brown

and RCG not far behind

Thats 50% of our cap taken up on 5 players.

No wonder we struggle for quality depth because we can only afford bog average back ups

Most clubs would have multiple players on these sort of deals.

It's pure parra LU fantasy that good players are going to play for unders.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It makes sense Smith is bigger, he's 2 years older than Arthur. I reckon they could work well together. If Smith can put on a bit more weight with what I assume will be full time training next year he would be a good utility being able to play hooker, half and lock. Could be to us what Kurt Mann has been for the bulldogs.

Not that it’s a definitive indicator, but Mann played first grade (eight games) for Melbourne in the year he turned 21 whereas Smith can’t even get a run in a wooden spoon contender.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

However, if there was indeed an imbalance in the roster, it could be argued that Moses’ own consternation over his recent contract negotiations, and the hefty $1.3-$1.4 million a season he is being paid for the next few years created its own list of issues that contributed to the situation the Eels now find themselves trying to add depth to a top-heavy roster.

Nah we let go of Mahoney and Papali’i because we thought Hodgson and Momoisea would be just as good ffs

This article does point to the tension between players under a salary cap though. Everyone wants to be the only merkin on overs in a strong squad where the other 29 players are paid no more than they’re worth. Try juggling that bullshit when you have a core of senior players who want their final payday.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That can’t be right. We don’t pay overs.

I was told we just lowball merkins with all our accountants

 

[eels_fan]

Most clubs would have multiple players on these sort of deals.

It's pure parra LU fantasy that good players are going to play for unders.

Doubt it.

Roosters - Teddy the only one on a mill or over. Manu is only on around $600k. Smith $750k. Crichton just re-signed for $800k but was on less

Storm - Munster on $1m. Hughes is on around $800k. That’s it

Panthers - Cleary over $1m, that’s it. Jerome is on $700k, Edwards the same

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Most clubs would have multiple players on these sort of deals.

It's pure parra LU fantasy that good players are going to play for unders.

Especially right when the Dolphins came into the comp

 

[King-Gutho94]

Moses’ fiery post-match tirade was heard by many, including the club’s general manager of football, Mark O’Neill, who walked in during the outburst.

I wonder when MON walked in did he feel like he was being attacked by Danny Williams again.

 

[Gronk]

However, if there was indeed an imbalance in the roster, it could be argued that Moses’ own consternation over his recent contract negotiations, and the hefty $1.3-$1.4 million a season he is being paid for the next few years created its own list of issues that contributed to the situation the Eels now find themselves trying to add depth to a top-heavy roster.

WTF

 

[Wally21]

Moses’ fiery post-match tirade was heard by many, including the club’s general manager of football, Mark O’Neill, who walked in during the outburst.

I wonder when MON walked in did he feel like he was being attacked by Danny Williams again.

I f**king hope the dumb merkin did

 

[Matty Bhoy]

That article is a laugh. As if he’s even thinking about management after getting absolutely fkd over by the officials. That’s what happens when you’re down the bottom of the table though.

 

[Wally21]

WTF

Same Gronk. Don’t believe that number for a second. $1-1.1m perhaps?

 

[Pazza]

Doubt it.

Roosters - Teddy the only one on a mill or over. Manu is only on around $600k. Smith $750k. Crichton just re-signed for $800k but was on less

Storm - Munster on $1m. Hughes is on around $800k. That’s it

Panthers - Cleary over $1m, that’s it. Jerome is on $700k, Edwards the same

That's pretty much the same as our squad. Moses would be the only one on 1 mil plus. The others would be hovering between 750 to 950k

 

[Pazza]

Especially right when the Dolphins came into the comp

True and with more teams in the pipe line, there are going to be some decent players being paid like stars.

It's so important from a cap efficiency point of view that we get a juniour development in order.

 

[JokerEel]

Nah we let go of Mahoney and Papali’i because we thought Hodgson and Momoisea would be just as good ffs

This article does point to the tension between players under a salary cap though. Everyone wants to be the only merkin on overs in a strong squad where the other 29 players are paid no more than they’re worth. Try juggling that bullshit when you have a core of senior players who want their final payday.

Who is we?! You and the idiots still employed at this club!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Same Gronk. Don’t believe that number for a second. $1-1.1m perhaps?

I’d believe $1.2M for Moses. He’s our most important player and it’s only 10% of the salary cap.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Who is we?! You and the idiots still employed at this club!

By ‘we’ I mean people who understand cause and effect.

 

[Tmars]

so we have 4 players now on over $1m a season

Moses
Paulo
Gutho
Brown

and RCG not far behind

Thats 50% of our cap taken up on 5 players.

No wonder we struggle for quality depth because we can only afford bog average back ups

I think you will find only Moses out of those 4 is on $1m.

 

[Avenger]

Gould doesn’t do ratchet clauses. MON however loves a clause more than a f**king reindeer

 

[gaffer]

this bloke would look good in place of sivo. >Immaneul Feyi-Waboso < could easily replace the sivo sivo chant with wabo wabo