The Rumours Thread

[Draginzaaar]

Here we go again ......... https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...iCqSpLte7sgy87cmmVmFk37fV2O8ydlgaAglAEALw_wcB

This is Months old. Come on fellas.

 

[Harry Bath]

This is Months old. Come on fellas.

Yes lazy journalists recycling old news

 

[Slippery Morris]

Why don't we just put the players names in a hat on selection night and draw them out from 1 to 13 plus 4 reserves. That way we can surprise the opposition when we line up on match day

That will be the Dogs tactic for 2024. They have all the utilities who can play any position.

Welsby would be an exciting acquisition. Apparently Hunt approves lol.....Why should they care what he thinks, he wants to leave anyway or maybe that is a clear sign that he intends to stay the 2 years.

Good to see Saints are looking outside the box. First the Super Rugby guy, now Welsby.

 

[Reddragon]

Seems clear Flanagan wants Hunt to stay the course.

 

[Illusion]

Isn't this old news Illusion? It's dated 22 December 2022. Dead and buried now I think??

Sorry guys never seen it before thought it was now .......

 

[St Tangles]

We seem to be talking a good game at the moment.
I'm going to wait until till we sign someone before I get excited.

 

[Wolfgang90]

Seems clear Flanagan wants Hunt to stay the course.

Flanno knows the halfback market for a good quality player is bare atm. There's a few guys like Sullivan on potential that could be available but none are proven good quality.

 

[Gardenia]

tbh f**k Luai. I dont want him.
Give me Dearden and AFB and we would be on our way. Not finished by any means, but it would be a jump start

Agreed. Luai is too expensive. We are best spending our money on AFB and Dearden who would not be as expensive as Luai. Something about Dearden I like. Appears more centred.

 

[Gardenia]

Easy there fellas.. a fall from the height you are getting urselves too will be fatal.. lets sign 1 of them first..

I would also love to know why Welsby hasnt already signed with another nrl club, surely theyve tried? He's in a long contract iirc, and I guess most clubs have a gun fullback so he's not quite as useful.

Note: Does this mean Dearden is no longer a go? Seem very similar roles and standings... Mam has fallen thru.

Oh dear I was really hoping for Dearden

 

[Lindsay Moss]

That will be the Dogs tactic for 2024. They have all the utilities who can play any position.

Welsby would be an exciting acquisition. Apparently Hunt approves lol.....Why should they care what he thinks, he wants to leave anyway or maybe that is a clear sign that he intends to stay the 2 years.

Good to see Saints are looking outside the box. First the Super Rugby guy, now Welsby.

Who's the super rugby guy

 

[Dragon David]

Who's the super rugby guy

Dragons set to make play for rugby union star

He could be in the NRL as soon as 2024.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Reddragon]

Flanno knows the halfback market for a good quality player is bare atm. There's a few guys like Sullivan on potential that could be available but none are proven good quality.

The market for good qualities halfbacks is usually always bare. The rest is hype!

 

[Rod Coil]

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Yes lazy journalists recycling old news

No. The linked story is actually dated Dec 2022.

 

[The Word]

Oh dear I was really hoping for Dearden

Not out of the equation yet Gardenia. Flanagan is clearly looking for 3 or 4 elite players for 2025. From what I can make out he is allocating the big bucks to a FB, Half and Middle Forward (maybe a backrower as well?).

Very hard to dislodge an elite player, even spending a bit over market rates, which I think he's happy to do with a couple of deals to get us going.

That means you need to cast your net wide, as there's a good chance of knock-backs for all of these deals. Hence the reason he's having a crack at multiple players. This guy is not resting on his laurels, he's being super active and thinking outside the box which we've been wanting for ages, looking at the UK and Union.

To cut a long story short, Dearden is still on the list lol.

And for all those who think Richardson is going to work miracles at Wests, maybe he will maybe he won't. But I'd much rather have a top line coach than a top line CEO if I had to choose one or the other.

 

[justadragon]

Not out of the equation yet Gardenia. Flanagan is clearly looking for 3 or 4 elite players for 2025. From what I can make out he is allocating the big bucks to a FB, Half and Middle Forward (maybe a backrower as well?).

Very hard to dislodge an elite player, even spending a bit over market rates, which I think he's happy to do with a couple of deals to get us going.

That means you need to cast your net wide, as there's a good chance of knock-backs for all of these deals. Hence the reason he's having a crack at multiple players. This guy is not resting on his laurels, he's being super active and thinking outside the box which we've been wanting for ages, looking at the UK and Union.

To cut a long story short, Dearden is still on the list lol.

And for all those who think Richardson is going to work miracles at Wests, maybe he will maybe he won't. But I'd much rather have a top line coach than a top line CEO if I had to choose one or the other.

I think Richardson is a proven winner, look at what he did with Souths and Penrith, he certainly wouldnt have made the dumb arse mistakes our club has made over the last 5 years. You need a red hot ceo with a good coach, not an ordinary dinosaur with a no idea twit. Lets hope that the Flanno and Webb combination works out well.

 

[The Word]

I think Richardson is a proven winner, look at what he did with Souths and Penrith, he certainly wouldnt have made the dumb arse mistakes our club has made over the last 5 years.

Gus Gould was responsible for the biggest changes at club and district level for the panthers. What a legacy he's left.

Souths, and I could be completely wrong here, but that change was driven by Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes A Court putting their own money in and getting the Burgess brothers etc. For me, Sam Burgess was a bigger reason for their Premiership season than "Richo" was.

 

[justadragon]

Gus Gould was responsible for the biggest changes at club and district level for the panthers. What a legacy he's left.

Souths, and I could be completely wrong here, but that change was driven by Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes A Court putting their own money in and getting the Burgess brothers etc. For me, Sam Burgess was a bigger reason for their Premiership season than "Richo" was.

Yep you are right with Crowe and Holmes A Court, they just threw money at the club but it was Richo doing all the behind the scenes work at Souths. At Panthers he ran a pretty tight ship, he really didnt let Gus do what he has been doing at the Dogs lately, Richo was always keen on building from within, just like he wants to do at the tigers. But anyway I'm backing the Flanno/Webb combo to shine.

 

[The Word]

Yep you are right with Crowe and Holmes A Court, they just threw money at the club but it was Richo doing all the behind the scenes work at Souths. At Panthers he ran a pretty tight ship, he really didnt let Gus do what he has been doing at the Dogs lately, Richo was always keen on building from within, just like he wants to do at the tigers. But anyway I'm backing the Flanno/Webb combo to shine.

Sam Burgess has said many times it was Russell Crowe that got him there. Sam was the reason the brothers went there. They were the main reason Souths won the GF. Nothing to do with "Richo".

With regard to the development of the Penrith District system, the changes Gould made have been well documented.

 

[Gardenia]

Not out of the equation yet Gardenia. Flanagan is clearly looking for 3 or 4 elite players for 2025. From what I can make out he is allocating the big bucks to a FB, Half and Middle Forward (maybe a backrower as well?).

Very hard to dislodge an elite player, even spending a bit over market rates, which I think he's happy to do with a couple of deals to get us going.

That means you need to cast your net wide, as there's a good chance of knock-backs for all of these deals. Hence the reason he's having a crack at multiple players. This guy is not resting on his laurels, he's being super active and thinking outside the box which we've been wanting for ages, looking at the UK and Union.

To cut a long story short, Dearden is still on the list lol.

And for all those who think Richardson is going to work miracles at Wests, maybe he will maybe he won't. But I'd much rather have a top line coach than a top line CEO if I had to choose one or the other.

Very hard to dislodge an elite player, even spending a bit over market rates, which I think he's happy to do with a couple of deals to get us going.

This is so true. Even Hunt proved hard to dislodge and he actively wanted to leave us. I remember the Broncos fans getting very excited and thinking like heck you are getting our best player. Flanagan is doing everything he can. He eventually will land a big one. I am happy with his latest signing. Nearly Christmas time. Lets see what the first half of 2024 brings.

 

[TheRev]

Still pretty impressive to come in and completely wipe a disfunctional self-centred board/ceo out in your first week... you can understand why our board didnt want a bar of him despite Ryles request.