Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

jrtiger said:
I think there's a lot of player movement to go before the squad settles. some swapping and shopping to be done for sure.
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Even if that happened, the players coming in won’t be an improvement on what we already have.
 
gregjm87 said:
Unless/until we hear of some players being moved on I don't think there is much hope of new signings. Even if one were moved on it seems likely Staines, not someone new, will take the spot.

Sure there is players we could target for 25 but most years you could count on one hand the players who sign with another club a year out. So again such signings seem unlikely.
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Even players moving on isn't a guarantee. Remember when Jofa left??
 
jrtiger said:
I think there's a lot of player movement to go before the squad settles. some swapping and shopping to be done for sure.
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Alot is being generous.

At best can only see 2 (blore/jake) leaving but even then 1 to go would be for Staines so really it’s only 1 probably moving on.

If they can do some salary cap hoodo on AD maybe a 3rd but that’s a struggle.

Most clubs just won’t touch our players that we don’t want any more.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Alot is being generous.

At best can only see 2 (blore/jake) leaving but even then 1 to go would be for Staines so really it’s only 1 probably moving on.

If they can do some salary cap hoodo on AD maybe a 3rd but that’s a struggle.

Most clubs just won’t touch our players that we don’t want any more.
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In the past we could flick a dud or two down to the Gong, now peppy Flanagan is down there that avenue is closed. I guess our only chance is ESL takes flipper and a few of his mates
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Alot is being generous.

At best can only see 2 (blore/jake) leaving but even then 1 to go would be for Staines so really it’s only 1 probably moving on.

If they can do some salary cap hoodo on AD maybe a 3rd but that’s a struggle.

Most clubs just won’t touch our players that we don’t want any more.
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I do think that if we offer to pay half of his freight that a club would take a punt on Nofoaluma, but that's not to say it'll happen.

@kade7 had some mail regarding Tumeth being shopped, but he might be able to shed more light on that. Kepaoa could be offered up somewhere potentially. Doueihi as you say is a possibility but I'm not entirely sure given his injury status. Reilly was reportedly being shopped around as per the DT. there might be a little more going on than we anticipate.
 
jrtiger said:
I do think that if we offer to pay half of his freight that a club would take a punt on Nofoaluma, but that's not to say it'll happen.

@kade7 had some mail regarding Tumeth being shopped, but he might be able to shed more light on that. Kepaoa could be offered up somewhere potentially. Doueihi as you say is a possibility but I'm not entirely sure given his injury status. Reilly was reportedly being shopped around as per the DT. there might be a little more going on than we anticipate.
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There Is no suggestion that the club wants to move Nofoaluma on. There is absolutely no basis for thinking he’s going anywhere.
 
jrtiger said:
I do think that if we offer to pay half of his freight that a club would take a punt on Nofoaluma, but that's not to say it'll happen.

@kade7 had some mail regarding Tumeth being shopped, but he might be able to shed more light on that. Kepaoa could be offered up somewhere potentially. Doueihi as you say is a possibility but I'm not entirely sure given his injury status. Reilly was reportedly being shopped around as per the DT. there might be a little more going on than we anticipate.
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Hope we are not shopping Reilly. Other than Bula he is the only back that showed he could tackle in his few first grade appearances and he has speed. He is worth keeping.
 
Given Nofoaloma has a contract guaranteeing him 500 k for 2024 and 500k for 2025 I doubt he would want to give that up - would you ?
Given that in the past he has displayed certain skills and football nous such as being good under high ball and finding a way to get to the line despite a few defenders in his path .Note almost never gets bundled into touch .
Solution is coaching staff to turn his form and maybe attitude around and actually get a return on that money . WT are a team who don't get the ball to our edges often and maybe that has to change !
 
Stevec said:
Solution is coaching staff to turn his form and maybe attitude around and actually get a return on that money . WT are a team who don't get the ball to our edges often and maybe that has to change !
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I agree but the problem is that the coaching staff can't make Nofo any quicker. We just have to live with his faults and play him in reserve grade if we have better options.

Atm I think he makes our top team but hopefully that will change at some point.
 
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