Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

It's concerning, that's for sure.

They've had almost a year to sort it out and yet still nothing. Ideally it would have been sorted a while before preseason, so the merch could be updated in time for the start of preseason
Thats a good point on the merch...unlikely to be sitting on an announcement. Hopefully Richo gets it sorted.
 
I'm saying the signing of some nobody kid has absolutely nothing to do with Galvin whatsoever. Nothing.
It's squad depth for the magpies, that's it.
Fainu is Galvin's direct replacement. I was not suggesting this kid replaces Galvin.

When you lose one, everyone goes up a spot unless you buy a direct replacement. So as you point out, we add depth lower down and promote next man up or go to market.

you've simply misunderstood my point that's all.
 
It's concerning, that's for sure.

They've had almost a year to sort it out and yet still nothing. Ideally it would have been sorted a while before preseason, so the merch could be updated in time for the start of preseason
Could be waiting on Luai to arrive and have him in the photos with new sponsor , Richo , Benji , , I don’t know anything but I feel Richo would have one locked in ready to go , training shirts are not to big issue , they can swap them out once Luai arrives
 
You do realise that probably won't happen until after Christmas? It could happen sooner but none of those first four are due back in training until January...
If available for a photo shoot only no training , I’m sure all the new guys if they are in Sydney would rock up and get it done , no issue
 
Players profiles updated on website including new recruits ... NO John Bateman

And Jack Bird....centre. 🙂

No Bateman- that has to be a sign. Miller getting left off the congrats with no fanfare of his release...wonder where Bateman is off to?
 
Players profiles updated on website including new recruits ... NO John Bateman

No Bateman means he may have agreed to go , just waiting on $: and paperwork to be sorted ,
Bateman out , Trell May in , I’m good with that , but we still need another back row player
 
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
 
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
... or, they are already well aware of what is going on and are waiting for announcements to be made before they go the the press
 
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
your sooooooo stupid. it would have been finalised between all parties, just awaiting announcement by the new club.
 
The club, for everything it does wrong, wouldn't do something like leaving Bateman off the squad list unless news of him moving on is close to being revealed.

I never had an issue with Bateman. But, if he didn't want to be here, didn't get on with Benji etc- it's best for all parties to move on. 2 roster spots to fill. Sione Fainu is most likely. Terrell May perhaps? Obviously Kobe Hetherington is a possibility. Toby Rudolph.

If the club can move on Naden, Staines, Doueihi or Sullivan, 3 of those 4 forwards (Fainu, May, Hetherington, Rudolph)- whatever the combination- makes the club look quite competitive.
 
And Jack Bird....centre. 🙂

No Bateman- that has to be a sign. Miller getting left off the congrats with no fanfare of his release...wonder where Bateman is off to?
Well, whoever put this together is either on the grog or an idiot: Turuva and Luke L are listed as Fullbacks, Samuela as a Prop, and Skelton as a Centre! Bud and our multimillion $$ marquee player are both listed as 5/8s. There is no player shown as halfback! How bloody hard is it to get things done right the first time?
 
Well, whoever put this together is either on the grog or an idiot: Turuva and Luke L are listed as Fullbacks, Samuela as a Prop, and Skelton as a Centre! Bud and our multimillion $$ marquee player are both listed as 5/8s. There is no player shown as halfback! How bloody hard is it to get things done right the first time?
Would it not be NRL’s fault with how everything links into their NRL profile that NRL.com makes?
 
Back row an issue with or without Bateman to be fair. However he would.have probably been better than another rookie.

It's more likely we see Seyfarth there. At this stage Richos apple out of a tree is going to need to be a bloody big apple.
 
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