Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Wearyfan22]

I did say "could be"

We need something to look forward to!

 

[Curly_Tiger]

We need something to look forward to!

Luai enough?

 

[Wearyfan22]

Luai enough?

I'm on board with Luai. A 2025 spine of Bula, Fainu, Luai and Api (Da Silva) definitely would give me something to look forward to. I hope what we would have to offer him doesn't whack our cap too out of shape - I think it would take a fair bit of cash to get him away from Penrith.

 

[tiger05premier]

Luai enough?

What's the latest news on Luai curly?

 

[Curly_Tiger]

What's the latest news on Luai curly?

All I know is we have an offer which makes him the highest paid player in the NRL
I sense it’s a 4 or 5 year deal
Penrith won’t be able to match it so unless there is another club willing to get to the $1.4m+ territory you’d have to think we are in the box seat
He’s a family man for all his bluster so I like our chances bigly

 

[Wearyfan22]

All I know is we have an offer which makes him the highest paid player in the NRL
I sense it’s a 4 or 5 year deal
Penrith won’t be able to match it so unless there is another club willing to get to the $1.4m+ territory you’d have to think we are in the box seat
He’s a family man for all his bluster so I like our chances bigly

That's a lot of money. I think he would be mad to turn it down (think we are a little mad to offer it). All the while being able to keep the Western Sydney community connection not having to relocate. Lots of pro's and con's to that kind of deal.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

That's a lot of money. I think he would be mad to turn it down (think we are a little mad to offer it). All the while being able to keep the Western Sydney community connection not having to relocate. Lots of pro's and con's to that kind of deal.

Yep. Will unbalance our cap a lot for a long time. He’s not the best player in the comp.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

All I know is we have an offer which makes him the highest paid player in the NRL
I sense it’s a 4 or 5 year deal
Penrith won’t be able to match it so unless there is another club willing to get to the $1.4m+ territory you’d have to think we are in the box seat
He’s a family man for all his bluster so I like our chances bigly

Crazy money...he is not worth more than Moses, Cleary or Brooks

 

[team tigar]

This Blore talk is a dead horse. There’s no indication he’s going anywhere.

I don't believe it is remember Bellamy meet with blore earlier in the year I believe it's the real deal as will blore be

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Crazy money...he is not worth more than Moses, Cleary or Brooks

IMHO,
Brooks, Burton < Luai < DCE/Reynolds/Moses/Cleary

 

[Magpies1969]

Would WT be any chance of getting Luai for 2024 or they don't have cap space or the money.

I would prefer to spend that money of Joseph Manu as he can play many position and is a amazing player.

We need a big signing like Luai or Manu to attract decent players going forward.

I hope we hold onto Blore as I think his best is yet to come.

 

[team tigar]

Fair enough, we’ll see whose speculation is closest to the mark during the off-season.

He will be a storm boy

 

[Wearyfan22]

We need a big signing like Luai or Manu to attract decent players going forward.

I would actually prefer Luai over Manu - we need (proven) halves and he is hopefully coming into the prime of his career.

 

[Camel2281]

Crazy money...he is not worth more than Moses, Cleary or Brooks

My god I hope you are taking the piss

 

[tony soprano]

Luai just doesn't make sense after the latu and Sullivan signing.

Luai goes over the top of them and they are signed long term

 

[Flippedy]

Luai just doesn't make sense after the latu and Sullivan signing.

Luai goes over the top of them and they are signed long term

You’re right it doesn’t in light of those signings. I wonder if Curly Tiger can shed some light as to why we are chasing Luai long term with big dollars.

 

[TigerGene]

Sorry but that absurd. Under no circumstances do we loan out Bula

We wouldn't get him back!!!

 

[Kelce68]

Luai just doesn't make sense after the latu and Sullivan signing.

Luai goes over the top of them and they are signed long term

It's not that difficult to make it work.

Long term -

Latu plays 6.
Luai plays 7.

Api (then TDS) plays 9.

Sullivan plays 14.

Or, Sullivan kills it and pushes Latu for the other halves spot.

But that's just with our current chess pieces, the landscape in 3/4 years is never what it looks like it could be now.

 

[Telltails]

Sullivan/Fainu become surplus if Luai signs. One is proven the others are potential. It would be so opposite to anything this club has been able to do if he was to sign, but given our rubbish results not sure the money would be enough of temptation.

 

[Oldman]

Seems he's been in at concord Training a bit this off season....
Another reason he should be kept.

Can Blore be at concord training from the 1st November if he isn’t on West Tigers books ?