Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tiger Stripes]

I love all our passion and ideas for the club , non of us really know what’s going on regarding purchase of new players and who we are looking to unload , it’s all based on media , and we all know how much crap they spin , plus there seems to be negative with media that just likes to have pot shots at us all the time , reason we don’t win many games and we are heading backwards again , Richo coming on board should fix a lot of our issues , he seems to be on the front foot with our roster , we have 2 good players coming for 2025 , we need probably another 2 or 3 solid players to push up the ladder , we do have some good young players coming but they probably need a year or 2 more yet before they start in the top grade .
positives = 2 new first grade quality players coming
positives = Sam our new back rower who has stepped up nicely
positives = Simpkins and Papi moving on
positives = trying to unload Dead wood , Naden , Sullivan , Seyfarth
positives = offering Step A fair long term deal
positives = Richo looking all over for better player options

negatives = not winning games
negatives = NRL 360 , General media , Ruff end of calls by refs

we will improve if the club can secure some quality players , and I believe we will they are out there Rico and Benji will get them ,
if we can some how move Naden , Sullivan , Seyfarth , Simpkins , Pappi we will improve as they have done very little for us this year , just need to find those hungry players like young Sam who has been great , 5 replacements like him we are much stronger , just my rant

You forgot Doueihi in the deadwood line. Another top 30 spot wasted IMO.
Dreaming for another year to come good?

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I’m starting to think richo has leaked this info to try and control the narrative. My guess is Stephano has been given permission to get offers from other clubs and Nicho has put this out there so us fans believe the club has done all it can to keep him but he still wasn’t happy

It makes him look like the villain not the club

haha was thinking the same thing

 

[Tiger Stripes]

I think if Stef isn't signing for $800k a year, we go offer Willison $500k and move on with money in the bank, we want players who are onboard like Api.

I think we should be going after Willison no matter what.
Klemmer is aging.

 

[Demps]

Willison is a beast.

Would be a great signing.
Perfect for improving our pack.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Stefano has been a bit like Haas in regards to always having some drama around his contract. Who knows if he wants to stay, but it's a safe bet he is pushing ruthlessly for a maximum payday

It is sad that Utoikemanu is our second best after Pole.

 

[Lebanese_Coach_aspiration]

Jeez...he is on 500k...we'd be tipping in a fair bit for the next 3 years.

Surely he manages a payout and release so we are not stuck with covering salary for such a long time.

Do you know if the difference counts against the cap if we ship him to england?
I know it would for nrl

 

[momo_amp_medo]

We need new blood in the forwards. Utoike is a gentle giant and we need motivated leaders and not players that play with a smile on their face.

 

[Lebanese_Coach_aspiration]

Always bet on black.

Wesley Snipes

Passenger 57

But by that logic panthers should have signed both?

 

[Stevec]

Lets face it Steph knocks back $4 mill as he wants to test open market ? Reality says virtually every player would prefer to play finals and win much more than losing !
Losing is depressing ! A top club would get him with $3.5 mill .

 

[hammertime]

Should we pull the offer if he tests the market? We want players who want to be here.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Should we pull the offer if he tests the market? We want players who want to be here.

The only reason i would pull the offer is if we wanted to allocate the money elsewhere, no point cutting our nose off despite our face. We could let him know we could let him know we are looking elsewhere and the money will not be there indefinitely that may force his hand one way or the other.
IMO his body language this year seems to suggest he made his mind up some time ago he wanted out or at very least to test his worth. I hope im wrong i think our offer is a decent one and i wouldn't be giving him anymore.

 

[balmain boy]

Stef would have known all along that this wasn't going to be a successful year. No one thought we would compete for the finals or top 4. With Luai and Turuva coming next year it's clear to everyone that next year is when expectations are due to change.

Stef also will not get more than our offer on the market. He hasn't proven himself enough to be in the top 4 best paid props in the game. So either he gets on the 2025 Luai excitement plan, or gets off the bus now for less cash.

 

[jirskyr]

This has been the case for years. Sports journalism would be close to 90% opinion pieces. It always baffles me how many supporters buy into these things.

I follow the Premier League as well, and arguably that is worse. Websites dedicated to journalistic opinion pieces on even just 1 single club.

 

[weststigers]

Do you know if the difference counts against the cap if we ship him to england?
I know it would for nrl

Honestly....I have zero idea about how it works. Bud will want the difference, so I guess if we paid it up front, it could possibly go into this year's cap, but I'm just guessing.

 

[Betterdays22]

I follow the Premier League as well, and arguably that is worse. Websites dedicated to journalistic opinion pieces on even just 1 single club.

Can you imagine NRL journos levels of gossiping if there was a transfer window? Probably enough of an argument against it just there.

Reckon buzz would have an aneurysm on deadline day

 

[Lebanese_Coach_aspiration]

Honestly....I have zero idea about how it works. Bud will want the difference, so I guess if we paid it up front, it could possibly go into this year's cap, but I'm just guessing.

I wonder if these scenarios if it goes beyond 'making up the difference' and goes to getting a payrise.
300k from england and 270k from us so he has incentive to take the deal.

I think he would go well there. Halves with sparkle normally do.

 

[weststigers]

I wonder if these scenarios if it goes beyond 'making up the difference' and goes to getting a payrise.
300k from england and 270k from us so he has incentive to take the deal.

I think he would go well there. Halves with sparkle normally do.

Perhaps to get around the cap issue in England, we could get a "transfer fee" from Hull and use that money to cover some of the difference.?

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Stef would have known all along that this wasn't going to be a successful year. No one thought we would compete for the finals or top 4. With Luai and Turuva coming next year it's clear to everyone that next year is when expectations are due to change.

Stef also will not get more than our offer on the market. He hasn't proven himself enough to be in the top 4 best paid props in the game. So either he gets on the 2025 Luai excitement plan, or gets off the bus now for less cash.

Didn’t the bus crash 2 years ago.

 

[851]

Perhaps to get around the cap issue in England, we could get a "transfer fee" from Hull and use that money to cover some of the difference.?

Caryannis saying that his manager said there is no way Bud is going to the ESL

 

[weststigers]

Caryannis saying that his manager said there is no way Bud is going to the ESL

Mike "scoop" Carayiannis