will thurston be an eel?

[tresurehunt]

i just got of the phone to my wife and she said that she seen something on the news about Jonathon Thurston linked to the eels,can anyone clear this up?

 

[ianlovesparra]

Just a rumor on ch 7. Parra are interested but it's no done deal, every club will be after him.

 

[FUIFUI_MOIMOI]

speculation at best. Dont want thurston.

 

[Daneel]

id take him in a heartbeat, but surely we won't have the type of money he will command. If we do the salary cap officials might be taking a close look at our books.

 

[Stagger eel]

the closest thing to JT we'll ever get is if Justin Tsolous or Jason Taylor comes out of retirement...lol

 

[ianlovesparra]

the closest thing to JT we'll ever get is if Justin Tsolous or Jason Taylor comes out of retirement...lol

At this stage yes, but i wouldn't totally rule it out in the future ;-)

 

[Gazzamatta]

Mortimer and Kris Keating are the future of this club. Forget Thurston. Lets make sure we have these guys secured to long term deals.

Fan since 1964
Gazzamatta

 

[tresurehunt]

i think we are going to witness a mass clean out imo.

 

[tresurehunt]

Mortimer and Kris Keating are the future of this club. Forget Thurston. Lets make sure we have these guys secured to long term deals.

Fan since 1964
Gazzamatta

totally agree there gazza,i think kk was playing really before he was injured,and did he ever play with mortimer in the nrl ?

 

[ianlovesparra]

i think we are going to witness a mass clean out imo.

That requires players leaving lol we seem to just be signing players. I hope some start leaving soon.

Lets be realistic about thurston, he can deliver a premiership. Should we go after him? YES. Now most will say mortimer and kk are out futre and yes i agree with that. But think about this, hindy has 3 years left. There is no way he isretiring without winning a premiership. We do all we can right now and over the next 3 years to win one. If that means signing thurston, then you do it.

 

[Hellsy]

Jesus Christ, we could not afford him!

 

[tresurehunt]

Jesus Christ, we could not afford him!

what makes you think that hellsy ? id kill of 4 average players to sign him!

 

[Krakow]

Jesus Christ, we could not afford him!

With a bit of cash freed up for 2011 I reckon we could easily

 

[ROGUE]

That requires players leaving lol we seem to just be signing players. I hope some start leaving soon.

Lets be realistic about thurston, he can deliver a premiership. Should we go after him? YES. Now most will say mortimer and kk are out futre and yes i agree with that. But think about this, hindy has 3 years left. There is no way he isretiring without winning a premiership. We do all we can right now and over the next 3 years to win one. If that means signing thurston, then you do it.

Amen to that brother

 

[andrew057]

Mortimer and Kris Keating are the future of this club. Forget Thurston. Lets make sure we have these guys secured to long term deals.

Fan since 1964
Gazzamatta

Yeah great idea Einstein, lets sign two unproven halves to long term contracts. Was it you who brokered Ben Smith's deal?

 

[Ladmate]

I wonder how you are under the cap if you can match his 700k offer.

 

[ianlovesparra]

I wonder how you are under the cap if you can match his 700k offer.

He wont be coming next season. If he is to come it would be 2011, i believe we will have alot of room under the cap for that season.

 

[Hellsy]

what makes you think that hellsy ? id kill of 4 average players to sign him!

You can't just 'kill off average players' that are under contract ffs, we do not have enough free cash to sign him for what he is asking.

 

[Someone]

Im tipping after 2011 Thurston will return to the doggies, or whenever brett kimmorley retires...

 

[Bazal]

Don't want him, I can't say I understand why he's so highly rated. He's got the skill, sure, but he just can't handle pressure and goes to pieces trying to pull off a miracle play every set. Scott Prince is twice the player.

I'd be much happier with a solid half working with KK's flair, maybe Morts off the bench, and use any money we were going to offer Thurston to build a real star forward pack and retain the likes of Hayne, Mateo, and Inu.