Samuela Fainu #280

[wstigers11]

Before everyone cracks it, Read & Riccio are notorious for inflating figures to get headlines & clicks. He could also be referring to what his salary could be with the new cap +20%.

Riccio always does it with us for some reason

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Riccio always does it with us for some reason

Deadset campaigner that bloke.

 

[Wezt]

Doesn't help Samuela is liking posts on instagram about PNG's signings

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Before everyone cracks it, Read & Riccio are notorious for inflating figures to get headlines & clicks. He could also be referring to what his salary could be with the new cap +20%.

That would still be like a million in our cap

 

[Vicious]

The 1.2 million figure might be inflated by the journos, but you would think there is at least truth that he is asking more than we are prepared to pay, otherwise it would have already been sorted.
Extending Samuela’s contract should have been done 18 months ago, but that’s another story.
It blows your mind to think we are a struggling team at best, yet it’s possible we will have 3 of our current team earning 1 million dollars per season or more.
If Benji is fair dinkum, he should be pointing out that any team with 3 genuine million dollar plus players should be sitting comfortably in the top 8 on the back of regular too class games from those 3 players.
Those 3 players haven’t even been in the best 3 players in our struggling team this season.
Tell them all to go and let us sign some genuine million dollar plus players.

 

[mtd#2]

Doesn't help Samuela is liking posts on instagram about PNG's signings

The intent right now might be to stay, but if he is free to negotiate come 1 November (waiting for tartaks ban to be lifted), then it opens the door for PNG, chammas, luai and co... and he has 45 days to ponder it.

I reckon he will go.

 

[EllisFan]

He’s right where Teddy was in 2016. An obvious superstar with a lot of upside. A definite rep player of the future.

Strong clubs just get these deals done.

 

[Telltails]

He’s right where Teddy was in 2016. An obvious superstar with a lot of upside. A definite rep player of the future.

Strong clubs just get these deals done.

We need him more than he needs us - which seems to be a position we find ourselves in with any players with an upside.

 

[HaroldB]

Does anyone expect loyalty from Samuela? Samuela and his brothers came here from Manly for more money. He will go where the money is.

He's not worth 1.2 million a year that's for sure. I'd be giving him 700k at most.