Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Ultimate Warrior]

How did the club ever let Corey Thompson go?
His enthusiasm has been sadly missed and every time I watch the Gold Coast play I shake my head in disbelief

Agreed mate. Great player. I was very disappointed he left. Absolute gun.

 

[wet tiger coloured bird]

disapointed i thought hes short. very regretable

 

[Enmore_Tiger]

Am I really reading people are taking notice of what Ennis has to say?

 

[TYGA]

Am I really reading people are taking notice of what Ennis has to say?

Part of the Flanno squad.

 

[Needaname]

Am I really reading people are taking notice of what Ennis has to say?

Part of the Flanno squad.

Does that mean that Ennis would be one of our assistant coaches?

 

[JC99]

Am I really reading people are taking notice of what Ennis has to say?

I completely agree with him that our CEO and board need to be held accountable. We need more of that in the media to put pressure on them

 

[BAGNF05]

I've played a lot of team sports. In most of the successful teams I've been a part of there was (at least) one player who you really wanted to play with. You turned up, saw them and thought you were going to win. You see blokes like Teddy, Latrell, Tommy T, Munster, Cheese, Cleary, Tamaulo, Ponga etc and they lift you to perform better. There's no-one in our team like that. Who in our team inspires confidence or would attract other players to come?

This is why I think we need to stump up big money for marquee player. Paying overs for average players is poor management but paying overs for the right player is an investment. Any one of the players listed above would change the perception of the club as a place to play. Two would be a bonus. Imagine Cheese and Tommy?

Some people will never leave their club (Cleary, Turbo) but for everyone else, money talks. Cheese has said he expects to get $1M a year for his next contract - for us I think he's worth it.

Exactly mate, when we sit down with a JAC or a Latrell, the elephant in the room is the fact that they are sitting there knowing they are going to be a one man band. So they don’t choose us. until we get one of them, it’s always going to be that way.

 

[gregjm87]

I've played a lot of team sports. In most of the successful teams I've been a part of there was (at least) one player who you really wanted to play with. You turned up, saw them and thought you were going to win. You see blokes like Teddy, Latrell, Tommy T, Munster, Cheese, Cleary, Tamaulo, Ponga etc and they lift you to perform better. There's no-one in our team like that. Who in our team inspires confidence or would attract other players to come?

This is why I think we need to stump up big money for marquee player. Paying overs for average players is poor management but paying overs for the right player is an investment. Any one of the players listed above would change the perception of the club as a place to play. Two would be a bonus. Imagine Cheese and Tommy?

Some people will never leave their club (Cleary, Turbo) but for everyone else, money talks. Cheese has said he expects to get $1M a year for his next contract - for us I think he's worth it.

Exactly mate, when we sit down with a JAC or a Latrell, the elephant in the room is the fact that they are sitting there knowing they are going to be a one man band. So they don’t choose us. until we get one of them, it’s always going to be that way.

only way to address that is find 2 marquee players we want with the same manager, or at leaast 2 players/player managers with a relationship that are happy to work together.
Identify such players now and begin negotiations on Nov 1 for 2023.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

I've played a lot of team sports. In most of the successful teams I've been a part of there was (at least) one player who you really wanted to play with. You turned up, saw them and thought you were going to win. You see blokes like Teddy, Latrell, Tommy T, Munster, Cheese, Cleary, Tamaulo, Ponga etc and they lift you to perform better. There's no-one in our team like that. Who in our team inspires confidence or would attract other players to come?

This is why I think we need to stump up big money for marquee player. Paying overs for average players is poor management but paying overs for the right player is an investment. Any one of the players listed above would change the perception of the club as a place to play. Two would be a bonus. Imagine Cheese and Tommy?

Some people will never leave their club (Cleary, Turbo) but for everyone else, money talks. Cheese has said he expects to get $1M a year for his next contract - for us I think he's worth it.

Exactly mate, when we sit down with a JAC or a Latrell, the elephant in the room is the fact that they are sitting there knowing they are going to be a one man band. So they don’t choose us. until we get one of them, it’s always going to be that way.

IMHO, Fatrell and JAC were bidding up their price by their managers, announcing "the new bid" themselves.
None of those players, in reality, were ever think the WT.
I wonder why they did not use "Fatrell joins the Storm"?
This tell everything, the only real method of attracting players to the WT is "the Bellamy/Sheens method" - get players that we need, not the most expensive ones!

 

[BAGNF05]

I've played a lot of team sports. In most of the successful teams I've been a part of there was (at least) one player who you really wanted to play with. You turned up, saw them and thought you were going to win. You see blokes like Teddy, Latrell, Tommy T, Munster, Cheese, Cleary, Tamaulo, Ponga etc and they lift you to perform better. There's no-one in our team like that. Who in our team inspires confidence or would attract other players to come?

This is why I think we need to stump up big money for marquee player. Paying overs for average players is poor management but paying overs for the right player is an investment. Any one of the players listed above would change the perception of the club as a place to play. Two would be a bonus. Imagine Cheese and Tommy?

Some people will never leave their club (Cleary, Turbo) but for everyone else, money talks. Cheese has said he expects to get $1M a year for his next contract - for us I think he's worth it.

Exactly mate, when we sit down with a JAC or a Latrell, the elephant in the room is the fact that they are sitting there knowing they are going to be a one man band. So they don’t choose us. until we get one of them, it’s always going to be that way.

only way to address that is find 2 marquee players we want with the same manager, or at leaast 2 players/player managers with a relationship that are happy to work together.
Identify such players now and begin negotiations on Nov 1 for 2023.

Agree

 

[tigerap]

The Dragqueens baulked at getting across Mbye as they only wanted to pay $150k and now they have lost Hunt for 4-6 weeks....love it!.

 

[tony soprano]

The Dragqueens baulked at getting across Mbye as they only wanted to pay $150k and now they have lost Hunt for 4-6 weeks....love it!.

Low ball merchants

 

[tigerap]

The Lomax rumours has gone so I assume that was just a Morale boosting rumour..
Add to that we have kept Walters and Mbye even though we had a chance to offload..

Walters is back to Broncos for 2022.

I've been informed Lomax wants to join us and of course Madge wants him.
Lawyers sorting out paperwork as he is a contracted player but it's still a massive chance.

The person has a good strike who informed me so let's see what happens.

More to come within 48hrs....?

 

[tony soprano]

The Dragqueens baulked at getting across Mbye as they only wanted to pay $150k and now they have lost Hunt for 4-6 weeks....love it!.

A joke for the forum.

You mean we pay Saints 150k right?

 

[Needaname]

The Dragqueens baulked at getting across Mbye as they only wanted to pay $150k and now they have lost Hunt for 4-6 weeks....love it!.

We’ll most likely be asked to loan him out.

Apparently loans are just coming into affect for the back end of the season.

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

I think Mahoney was hanging out for the new franchise in Brisbane but that's been put on hold but Papali or Paulo would be good pick up Paulo like a $ he's already left Parra once when he went to Canberra

 

[bigsiro]

I've played a lot of team sports. In most of the successful teams I've been a part of there was (at least) one player who you really wanted to play with. You turned up, saw them and thought you were going to win. You see blokes like Teddy, Latrell, Tommy T, Munster, Cheese, Cleary, Tamaulo, Ponga etc and they lift you to perform better. There's no-one in our team like that. Who in our team inspires confidence or would attract other players to come?

This is why I think we need to stump up big money for marquee player. Paying overs for average players is poor management but paying overs for the right player is an investment. Any one of the players listed above would change the perception of the club as a place to play. Two would be a bonus. Imagine Cheese and Tommy?

Some people will never leave their club (Cleary, Turbo) but for everyone else, money talks. Cheese has said he expects to get $1M a year for his next contract - for us I think he's worth it.

Exactly mate, when we sit down with a JAC or a Latrell, the elephant in the room is the fact that they are sitting there knowing they are going to be a one man band. So they don’t choose us. until we get one of them, it’s always going to be that way.

only way to address that is find 2 marquee players we want with the same manager, or at leaast 2 players/player managers with a relationship that are happy to work together.
Identify such players now and begin negotiations on Nov 1 for 2023.

Agree

Agree. Except start earlier and make it 3 marquee players.

 

[jirskyr]

Am I really reading people are taking notice of what Ennis has to say?

Class-A Muppet

 

[TigerLouis]

So does anyone know what happened to our last signing or upgrade to our 30 man squad for 2021

 

[tony soprano]

So does anyone know what happened to our last signing or upgrade to our 30 man squad for 2021

Not much doing until we get some real administrators in (sheens)