Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Nonotmeagain]

Best story I heard about sportsman’s money came from Gordon Tallis on the telly one day.
When he started getting decent sized footy contracts his Mum said if he wasn’t playing football he’d be a labourer, so he he had his various clubs pay him roughly a labourers wages, and hold the rest.
As he got towards the end of his career he was able to retrieve some sizeable coin that set him up in a new house etc.
Gordon’s Mum knew best eh, wise old lady !
Whilst Lucas got paid $70k pw but probably spent about double that living the EPL dream.
Now that’s all he’s left with, memories. And now we know why he is reclusive about Socceroo reunions and Oz visits, he’s ashamed of himself and what he’s done.

Not the only person who had a lot and lost it - thinking the party would never end.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Capewell immediate release to the Warriors

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/warriors-sign-capewell-as-stars-immediate-broncos-exit-confirmed-nrl-transfer-centre/news-story/9f058f9e8f784c290404a9ae272573cc

Sharks, Panthers and Broncos all made the grand final while Capes was on their roster. Wahs grand final birth, either next year or next.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Pissed off about that one. Not just for the
wallabies but for us too. I was talking him
up on here ages ago. Local Burwood boy,
went to St Pats Strathfield, played for the
Burwood Concord Wolves. It sucks the
chooks got him. Although it doesn't
surprise me one bit haha. They share the
same facilities at Moore Park with the Tahs
too. Politis would have been all over it...
shame. Would have loved him on the wing
at our club, heard there's a clause to go back
to rugby for the 2027 world cup, the deal
at the roosters is for 2025-2026 seasons

By the time 27 comes around he'll be long forgotten in rugby - there'll be plenty of others in his place over the next 2 years. If Sualilii kicks on and Korobiete stays he won't get a look in - he'll stay at the Roosters.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I'm just saying there is more to recruit than just benji.

That may be so but the coach has the final say and that occurs in the private and public sectors when the CEO, Secretary or Director General has the final say. We all know the deal when we sign on.

 

[jrtiger]

Nice words, but does not address years of weak recruitment at tiger land.

You also make up that I've met Fulton. Who does that.

Take your own advice clown.

weak recruitment in tiger land as you call it is to do with years of poor performances and infighting. who on earth would want to come here with what we've served up the last 11 years? and yet you don't want a review because of a recruitment manager that has done what exactly?

apologies on the meeting Fulton thing, I had that mixed up with another poster. regardless though, your obsession is nonsensical. the bloke is leaking information on a weekly basis to his godfather and publicly and privately undermining our head coach, yet you continue to vouch for him and our chairman, who is entirely out of his depth.

 

[Tom Shines]

By the time 27 comes around he'll be long forgotten in rugby - there'll be plenty of others in his place over the next 2 years. If Sualilii kicks on and Korobiete stays he won't get a look in - he'll stay at the Roosters.

Suaalii will be back at the Roosters one nanosecond after his ridiculous Union contract expires …

he will hate every second of Union and will be the new whipping boy there next 3 years

 

[Spacecub]

Aaaaand here we go.

We have been used again to inflate a marquee players contract elsewhere haha.

I have no doubt he will stay with Penrith

I never thought for one minute he was leaving Penrith it's all about fishing theses days to get your club to cough up a bit more

 

[Wiz]

Despite them conceding at the start of last year that they didin't know if he could coach.

AFTER giving him the 5 year contract.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Yeah club is going great, we plan so well that our recruitment manager and our coach don't like each other so one is bagging the other every chance he gets.

He needs to pull his head in, if he can't do that then he needs to go along with those that appointed him.

The latest news on recruitment was that pascoe took the lead on negotiations - just speculation.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

Great planning.

Have either said that's the case ??

 

[twentyforty]

Yeah club is going great, we plan so well that our recruitment manager and our coach don't like each other so one is bagging the other every chance he gets.

He needs to pull his head in, if he can't do that then he needs to go along with those that appointed him.

Absolutely! And they can take their 5 year plan and apply it somewhere else!

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Very Qanon approved procedure.

Qanon followers are once again posting that "the storm is coming".

They don't have a great track record with their predictions, but could it be a reference to Olam signing with the Tiges?!

 

[tony soprano]

weak recruitment in tiger land as you call it is to do with years of poor performances and infighting. who on earth would want to come here with what we've served up the last 11 years? and yet you don't want a review because of a recruitment manager that has done what exactly?

apologies on the meeting Fulton thing, I had that mixed up with another poster. regardless though, your obsession is nonsensical. the bloke is leaking information on a weekly basis to his godfather and publicly and privately undermining our head coach, yet you continue to vouch for him and our chairman, who is entirely out of his depth.

I'm simply saying I am pleased with the improvement in recruitment

I have concerns about recruitment if fulton leaves

Don't twist my words.

 

[hank37w]

Its a rumours thread, who cares if they don’t eventuate.

If it was just a signings thread we would probably still be on page 1 instead of 10,269.

 

[jrtiger]

I'm simply saying I am pleased with the improvement in recruitment

I have concerns about recruitment if fulton leaves

Don't twist my words.

our best recruitment was pre 2023, where we signed Isaiah Papali'i, Api Koroisau, John Bateman and David Klemmer. Fulton was not involved in any of those signings. right now I'd say recruitment has declined, and I have a lot of faith in the Fainu brothers.

AFB and Luai are up in the air but neither of them are above a 50% chance to come here at the minute. I hope that changes, but so far Fulton's signed three Tartak clients and whinged to Zorba when Marshall did a deal for Aidan Sezer. I hope the situation improves, but right now I don't think your love for Fulton holds weight.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Let him go early, use the salary cap space to forward pay some player contracts in 2024 and use the 2025 space that creates to go after AFB. Hard to see how we will miss Blore. He barely played for us. Invest in players here for longer term.

Ian Chappell would often say do what your opponent would least like you to do. That would probably mean having Blore play out his contract. But it may be in the WTs' interest to release him to gain another top 30 vacancy regardless of whether Olam is signed.

 

[madgey76]

Its a shame you have ceased your "scoops".
Your posts have increased in quality now you arent seeking the approval of everyone as much anymore. Maybe youve grown up a bit?
Keep it up.

Mate I’ve been on this forum since day 1 and fair dinkum you would have to be the most negative poster on here, by my reckoning YOUR the attention seeker champ

 

[innsaneink]

The latest news on recruitment was that pascoe took the lead on negotiations which could be interpreted as fulton is taking the lead.

The chips will fall when the review finally finishes. However, one thing for sure, the impact of the review was not well thought out and depending which way it goes could have a real negative impact for recruitment.

I'll just bookmark it here.

It's not like recruitment lately had been a massive positive for ua

 

[Kaito]

By the time 27 comes around he'll be long forgotten in rugby - there'll be plenty of others in his place over the next 2 years. If Sualilii kicks on and Korobiete stays he won't get a look in - he'll stay at the Roosters.

Who knows, I've watched him closely over
the last few years, he has a very unique
skill-set that's easily transferable to league.
If he stays he'll probably end up signing
a big money extension & taking Teddy's
jersey, he's good. I found this interesting:

"Six weeks ago, at Darlinghurst’s fine-dining restaurant Beppi’s, the genesis of the most audacious union-to-league defection was hatched.
Roosters boss Nick Politis, Wallabies star Mark Nawaqanitawase, some board members and other officials discussed life in general.
There was no formal offer.
As the pasta and seafood was served, the group talked about property investment, setting yourself up for life after football, and got to know Nawaqanitawase as a person.
They found him intelligent, articulate and polite. They were already well aware of his athletic prowess.
Soon after, the offer came through and Rugby Australia was officially on notice that one of its best stars was considering a switch to the NRL.
Unbeknown to both parties, Nawaqanitawase already had a multimillion-dollar offer on the table from a Japanese club.
It was upwards of $3 million over three years. He gave up a bigger offer from RA to settle for $450,000 a year over two years to join the Roosters.
Nawaqanitawase would have been paid $300,000 more if he stayed in Australian rugby. He will earn around $2.6 million less by rejecting the Japanese offer.
It is a remarkable conclusion.

 

[twentyforty]

I'm simply saying I am pleased with the improvement in recruitment

I have concerns about recruitment if fulton leaves

Don't twist my words.

Improvement in recruitment? I don’t see how we’ve improved without a game being played?
We aren’t exactly setting the world standard, losing 7 mostly experienced players and recruiting 4 mostly inexperienced replacements.
We’re losing players because we aren’t developing them or improving their reputation. If we can’t fix that fundamental inability then we’ll continue to have poor recruitment results.