Wade A Warrior

[AliN]

good on ya being an Eels fan watching our game right thru and picking up something about McKinnon that no one else has.
Just fast forwarded the game to the end, and still missed it..

Evarn was mentioned tho..

 

[Martli]

Is the commentry the same in Australia??

 

[JoeD]

Can anyone else confirm this?

 

[Skinner]

Can anyone else confirm this?

No - it's not confirmed anywhere Joe - it's just scuttlebutt until then.

 

[douglasallen91]

they mentioned wade mckinnon but they didn't say it was a confirmed signing. i would assume the commentators had just read the sunday star-times.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Is the commentry the same in Australia??

Unfortunately yes, at least when the game is being played in NZ as they use the Sky coverage.

 

[douglasallen91]

Warriors Wade in to nab McKinnon
18 June 2006
By STEVE KILGALLON

Parramatta fullback Wade McKinnon is the Warriors' new recruitment priority, signalling the near-certain departure of Kiwi test no. 1 Brent Webb, the Sunday Star-Times understands.


While clubs and agents cannot confirm deals before the June 30 NRL anti-tampering deadline, other clubs have withdrawn from negotiations with McKinnon because they believe he is already destined for Ericsson.

Webb's agent Jim Banaghan, meanwhile, is on his annual mid-season foray to England, and has been heavily touting his client to Super League clubs. He has also been offered to South Sydney.

It's thought Webb wants in the region of $300,000 a year and the Warriors cannot afford that much.

CEO Wayne Scurrah yesterday denied the club had given up on talks with Webb, but said the last week had been focused on negotiations with prop Evarn Tuimavave, who signed a new three-year deal yesterday. Tuimavave is the sixth off-contract Warriors to re-sign, leaving only Webb, Awen Guttenbeil and Epalahame Lauaki uncontracted. "We're down to probably five or six spots left now and it becomes a question of affordability," said Scurrah, who also confirmed a definite interest in Cronulla's New Zealand-qualified winger Luke Covell.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3704367a10713,00.html

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Screw Covell. I'd re-sign Guttenbiel though if I could get him at a reasonable price (shouldn't be hard as he'll come at a discount). Lauaki I'd only keep if he was dirt cheap but some other club will pay more for him.

 

[MKEB...]

I would lose Lauaki at the drop of a hat...plays maybe three times a season and is injured regularly.

Pissed off that Paleesa Ale has buggered off though. Good luck to him.

 

[Dr Crane]

What the hell do we need Covell for?

 

[Scott]

What the hell do we need Covell for?

We don't. Both AhVan and Vatuvai are better wingers.

 

[douglasallen91]

What the hell do we need Covell for?

is the covell brigade big enough for marketing reeasons?

 

[Lego_Man]

Well the coming of Covell might well reverse the trans-tasman immigration trend. Secondly i think that maybe the Warriors see Covell as simply a better version of Tony Martin, and they can get him for cheaper (i seem to remember Martin being signed for around the 300K mark?).

 

[Martli]

Screw Covell...

 

[Lego_Man]

Putting aside your objections to the Covell brigade, it strikes me as a similar situation to the Brent Webb one. You have a player currently signed for big dollars, and another player on the market who is just as good (if not better), who you could get substantially cheaper. Martin is not worth 250-200K.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3704367a10713,00.html

With this article it seems to me that this is an outright admission of breaking the anti tampering rule.

Great 2007 starting off with -4 points again:roll:

 

[The Colonel]

He has been given permission to negotiate about three or four weeks ago.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

He has been given permission to negotiate about three or four weeks ago.

The only thing I don't get is why we're still not allowed to make the announcement officially, if the anti-tampering deadline doesn't apply due to him being given permission then surely his signing can be officially announced too?

 

[Dr Crane]

Putting aside your objections to the Covell brigade, it strikes me as a similar situation to the Brent Webb one. You have a player currently signed for big dollars, and another player on the market who is just as good (if not better), who you could get substantially cheaper. Martin is not worth 250-200K.

Martin at centre > Covell at centre

Better kicker, and oh, he likes it here.

 

[Skinner]

The only thing I don't get is why we're still not allowed to make the announcement officially, if the anti-tampering deadline doesn't apply due to him being given permission then surely his signing can be officially announced too?

Completely agree Spacey, it's dumb. We know who have signed for the Gold Coast, so what is the difference here, there is none surely. Announce and get on with it.