The Rumours Thread

[BLM01]

When was the last time the club did their "utmost" to achieve anything good? They lucked into Flanno, they lucked into Bennett. That's how they roll. Incompetent.




Cold hard facts are that Lodge is an improvement on what we have now. How scary is that?

Our coach is doing his utmost. Almost snagged us POS, RCG and gone hard after some real big names..but
it is our football department nuffies and bosses that cant seal a deal, offer incentives and we are left standing at the altar

 

[since77]

Our coach is doing his utmost. Almost snagged us POS, RCG and gone hard after some real big names..but
it is our football department nuffies and bosses that cant seal a deal, offer incentives and we are left standing at the altar

Yep. I trust Flanno 100%. The issue at this club is always going to be the clowns running the show.

 

[blacksafake]

Yep. I trust Flanno 100%. The issue at this club is always going to be the clowns running the show.

Which is why Gus said in his Clayton’s review that changing the coach won’t make a difference.

 

[possm]

I suspect we will sign Lodge soon.. but that would be the 'absolute bare minimum' in terms of a competitive 2025 roster for me.. if the other slots are just leftovers guys like ur Nu Brown or Eisenhuth (though tbf he went alright mostly).. that sort of ilk.. then its not good for us.. as I'm seeing every other roster with new talent coming in for 2025.

And I'm not sure we are waiting till Nov1 on purpose.. I think we are just missing our marks.. a few of em signed or extended elsewhere I am led to believe we were talking too.. we just cant close em.

I do however hope there is going to be a shock'and'awe unexpected Hunt trade or something hit us in coming weeks.. but the longer this plays out the less likely that is.. before you know it, its going to be pre-season.

This season we have had our opportunities to recruit players that would have made a positive difference to our squad. Unfortunately, we have not been very successful in recruitment. My view is that although Flanno is a great coach, he may not be the best recruitment manager. As usual, our penny-pinching Board has been reluctant to appoint a professional recruitment manager ever since Millard became unavailable to do the job. Little does the Board appreciate that SGI has missed some great opportunities to secure some excellent players.

I suggest the Board urgently appoint a new CEO and Recruitment manager and delegate the authority to sign players on the proviso they keep within the Club's salary cap. A five-year plan would be a great leap forward.

CEO to approve the spending
Coach to identify players he wants and consider other available players.
Recruitment officer to win negotiations by using a very positive sales pitch.
Recruitment team to maintain a good and positive relationship with player managers.

 

[possm]

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/10/03/why-big-risk-of-foxx-hunt-is-worth-the-reward-for-dragons-with-bulldogs-set-to-punt-wayward-star/

JAC would be a great addition to our squad however, our priority should be:
2 x big bobber first-class props
A replacement for Hunt
A replacement for Sloan

 

[possm]

Which is why Gus said in his Clayton’s review that changing the coach won’t make a difference.

At the time, the Saints should have hired Gould as their GM of football. He has good experience with junior development and knows how to sign a player. Haran is as useless as pockets in a singlet.

 

[John moz]

Tip at Flemington race 7 Saint George no 14

 

[jak]

some good news at last, we don't have to listen to gus calling the GF

 

[chewbacca]

Ok don't shoot the messenger because it is far-fetched.
But i heard a rumour that Hunt is definitely gone and his replacement for 2026.......Mitchell Moses.
Yeh I know but that's what I heard....

 

[Jubilee]

Ok don't shoot the messenger because it is far-fetched.
But i heard a rumour that Hunt is definitely gone and his replacement for 2026.......Mitchell Moses.
Yeh I know but that's what I heard....

I am not shooting the messenger. But I am taking off the safety catch on my Browning.

 

[saintmar]

Ok don't shoot the messenger because it is far-fetched.
But i heard a rumour that Hunt is definitely gone and his replacement for 2026.......Mitchell Moses.
Yeh I know but that's what I heard....

If true then Deano must have already been
given the gig for 2026

 

[redVinme]

If true then Deano must have already been
given the gig for 2026

You are about to hit 1000 posts and every one of them has been garbage. Quite impressive

 

[Jubilee]

If true then Deano must have already been
given the gig for 2026

If true, where will you be posting your future snark?

 

[st george tragic]

2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Tuaupiki extends at Warriors; Eels release Sivo

Storm captain Harry Grant has taken up his player option to stay in Melbourne until the end of the 2026 NRL season.

www.nrl.com

RCG gets his 3 year deal

 

[Jubilee]

If I wanted to be snarky about this, I would say Moses is 30 y.o. (September birthday) so we would get him at 31 y.o.. But, his form is great and so is his fitness. He could play until season 2030, when he is 35 y.o. Plenty of modern halves are going that way.

That would be tremendous timing for our young halves coming through.Yes, I would give him four years.

 

[chewbacca]

If I wanted to be snarky about this, I would say he is 30 y.o. (September birthday) so we would get him at 31 y.o.. But, his form is great and so is his fitness. He could play until season 2030, when he is 35 y.o. Plenty of modern halves are going that way.

That would be tremendous timing for our young halves coming through.Yes, I would give him four years.

For context, my contact is a former lower grade player who claims to still have good inside knowledge. So that's probably just one rung above total nonsense. But it's a rumour thread.....

 

[Jubilee]

For context, my contact is a former lower grade player who claims to still have good inside knowledge. So that's probably just one rung above total nonsense. But it's a rumour thread.....

Exactly. It's a rumour thread. So that's fine with me unless the former lower grade player is Gitano. Although he was kind of right about Lomax...

 

[redv13]

For context, my contact is a former lower grade player who claims to still have good inside knowledge. So that's probably just one rung above total nonsense. But it's a rumour thread.....
That former lower grader isn’t Gitano I hope

 

[denis preston]

Which is why Gus said in his Clayton’s review that changing the coach won’t make a difference.

Scary, isn’t it ?

 

[since77]

Ok don't shoot the messenger because it is far-fetched.
But i heard a rumour that Hunt is definitely gone and his replacement for 2026.......Mitchell Moses.
Yeh I know but that's what I heard....

I won't shoot you but I might kiss you if this turns out to be true.