The Rumours Thread

[Gardenia]

They are a dirty and unlikeable club.

Ive had more problems with their fans at games than anyone elses.

I thought they should have been closed down after the gang rape allegations.

Their idea of a school visit is to take advantage of it and try to pork students.

And my mate had a run in with Willie Mason.

Anyone who signs with the dogs is a lost soul.

Agree
The dogs are yucky

 

[Gardenia]

Xerri was on the whack.

Plus theyve got the low gutted dog who said unkind things about Ricky Stewarts kids.

Their ex panthers arent the players they used to be. Burton in particular, he was tracking to be an immortal under Ivan, he was that good.

I think the teams theyve played, have had rare bad games.
Theyve had a run of rare luck.

They will be back to their old useless selves any day now.

Burton I don’t mind
He has the best kicking game

 

[jak]

Burton I don’t mind
He has the best kicking game

but not much else in my opinion.

 

[SAP58]

How many opposition fans got stabbed this week?

Fire up SGi buddies, defend your turf!

I dont waste my energy or time on people that post on oppostion forums, they eventually crawl back in their hole.

 

[SAP58]

I dont waste my energy or time on people that post on oppostion forums, they eventually crawl back in their hole.

I should clarify - I mean posting with insults etc rather than common sense comments like yours Silverdale.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Burton I don’t mind
He has the best kicking game

Hes an outstanding player, but as a panther his development was ten times better and i thought he was future immortal.

To watch his career "stall"at the dogs- instead of keep climbing to the heights gives me a sense of loss.

 

[qld redvee]

You won’t get 30,000 at Belmore which is your spiritual home which you seem to have happily abandoned.

If you hadn’t won a few games to start the season you wouldn’t have got 10,000 to Belmore let alone 30,000 at the mausoleum you play at.

As your season unfolds against the best teams come back and visit us and give an update.

Re your recent signing of Latu by all means look after him for 3 years and invest in him and don’t bitch when he f**ks off to Melbourne or the Chooks.

Ot you forgot the other scenario when late doesn't perform to dogs hopes he will be pushed out to make way for another hopeful

 

[denis preston]

Hes an outstanding player, but as a panther his development was ten times better and i thought he was future immortal.

To watch his career "stall"at the dogs- instead of keep climbing to the heights gives me a sense of loss.

Got 4 or 4 bulldog mates. They all said Burton is over rated. Does silly things doesn’t get involved like he should and is slow.

 

[thebigredv]

Got 4 or 4 bulldog mates. They all said Burton is over rated. Does silly things doesn’t get involved like he should and is slow.

I've never seen the appeal to be honest...I also thought Anasta and Fittler were overrated in the same way. I was a bit late on the scene with Fittler but I was never that amazed.

 

[The Word]

The more I think about this, the more it stinks.

If he’d wanted to be closer to home then Panthers or Parra would’ve been better for him. Plus the fact that his family moved him to the gong for his development tells me at this stage of his career they wouldn’t be restricting his career options by reducing his club choices. So I don’t think it’s that.

There’s been no talk of fallouts or not liking the town or his teammates or coaches so I don’t think it’s that.

Bulldogs are going ok atm but they are not a Penrith or Melbourne so I don’t think he’s going for glory / silverware.

That really only leaves money. This Laundy idiot was shut down by Gould for bragging about being able to financially help the players, because he’s a club sponsor and so not allowed to give them third party deals. Since then we haven’t heard a peep out of him. We know the money is around 400k a year for 3 years. Flanagan is blowing up because we were promised a right of reply and then not given the option to increase our offer.

Why were we not allowed to make another offer when it was clearly about money? The only thing I can think of is that Gould has found a way around the 3rd party rules, where he’s harnessing the Laundy money to lure players. And presumably because it’s bending the rules the player managers are being told not to allow the players to go back to their clubs for another offer, as that would start too many questions being asked by the club officials.

Can’t be sure, but this absolutely stinks. And it’s being done to poach juniors. Yet another example of a weak NRL association allowing certain people to wrought the system.

 

[possm]

Drop Ilias
K Flannagan to halfback
Gutherson to five-eighth
Ramsey to fullback

Gutho to take kicks in general play.