Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

This seems quite different to the Moses or Latrelle circuses, they were never seriously coming here, just using us to boost their price.
Whereas Luai has actually told his team mates he is leaving Penrith to come to the Tigers.
I feel like he definitely intends to come here, that could change if a bigger offer comes in, but I have a lot of confidence.
 
Stay strong brother …

Have the Bulldogs done anything yet other than “monitor the situation “?
From the same story

Canterbury have verbally put forth their own five-year deal for Luai. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club.
 
This seems quite different to the Moses or Latrelle circuses, they were never seriously coming here, just using us to boost their price.
Whereas Luai has actually told his team mates he is leaving Penrith to come to the Tigers.
I feel like he definitely intends to come here, that could change if a bigger offer comes in, but I have a lot of confidence.
From the SMH

Canterbury have verbally put forth their own five-year deal for Luai. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club.
 
This seems quite different to the Moses or Latrelle circuses, they were never seriously coming here, just using us to boost their price.
Whereas Luai has actually told his team mates he is leaving Penrith to come to the Tigers.
I feel like he definitely intends to come here, that could change if a bigger offer comes in, but I have a lot of confidence.
From the SMH

Canterbury have verbally put forth their own five-year deal for Luai. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club.
 
From the same story

Canterbury have verbally put forth their own five-year deal for Luai. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club.

You missed this part:

While the finishing touches to the Tigers contract – which will make Luai one of the highest-paid players in the game – are being put together by the club and his management, the Bulldogs continue to monitor the situation.

Canterbury have verbally put forth their own five-year deal for Luai. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club.

A verbal offer isn't a formal offer like ours.
The journo has worded this wrong, maybe
even on purpose to get both clubs talking.
It's contradictory saying 'finishing touches
are being made to the Tigers contract, it's
being put 2gether by club & his management'
and then in the next paragraph say that
'Panthers have yet to receive formal notice
of Luai's intention to sign with a rival club'.
My mail suggests he has in fact notifed
his teamates where he's going (us). This
journo either hasn't the foggiest of clues
or is playing dumb to generate clicks lol
 
Edit: 'The Panthers had yet to receive formal notice of Luai’s intention to sign with a rival club' in the next paragraph could be referring to the Bulldogs, as in, they're the rival club, it just may be worded poorly. I'm sure the journo knew what he was doing. Got both fan bases talking about it. Same thing with the new 10 day window introduced by the NRL, its designed to generate interest and more revenue with the soap opera that ensues. We're suckers haha
 
Mate, in 2025 when Latu is a star tearing it up for the tigers week in week out I will truly be very interested on how you reconcile it with this relentless complaining about the Tigers signing a junior prodigy !! At some point Fittler , Lewis , Thurston , Cameron Smith Ponga had all not played first grade and been untested but the scouts saw something in them and signed them ..
Hope you are right and Latu is our superstar in the future .Dont agree I've been relentless as one post mentioning Latu in 3 months isn't relentless.
I'm a bit dubious Fulton is one of those eagle eyes that can spot budding talent in the lower grades. Melbourne are really good at that unlike Roosters and lately Dogs who just buy established 1st grade stars .In terms of the 500k I read in print media not social media that both brothers were signed on $2mill 4year deals and just did the maths .This was a few months ago when the signings were announced. However even print media can print BS I guess
 
I cant be the only one that feels the bulldogs will announce his signing and we look like clowns again

Every time the dopey dogs have gazumped a player signing with us they have ended up looking like total morons,not one of the players has been a success playing with them(DWZ TPJ and JAC) have all been overpaid failures despite their ability.I doubt they will get any more joy if they steal another one from under our grasp.

The dogs are a bigger failure than we are despite all their money and perceived influence in the NRL
 
I cant be the only one that feels the bulldogs will announce his signing and we look like clowns again
 
Maybe he views their roster as better than ours?

I doubt it…

I assume this is not some spur of the moment decision he has made to join the Tigers … no doubt he has heard “the vision” from Benji and perhaps by Richo now as well .. all the juniors waiting for his leadership …

He then makes the decision to walk away from his mates at the Panthers and join the Tigers … and then he is going to can that because the Dogs offered him less money?

It’s possible … but to me unlikely …

Maybe he thinks again if the Bulldogs offer more money …so until that happens …
 
I doubt it…

I assume this is not some spur of the moment decision he has made to join the Tigers … no doubt he has heard “the vision” from Benji and perhaps by Richo now as well .. all the juniors waiting for his leadership …

He then makes the decision to walk away from his mates at the Panthers and join the Tigers … and then he is going to can that because the Dogs offered him less money?

It’s possible … but to me unlikely …

Maybe he thinks again if the Bulldogs offer more money …so until that happens …

The leaks are coming from Penrith, they are playing games with us, with everyone. That's why Luai is dirty. It's very possible that it was the Dogs all along that he was going to and Penrith are driving a smear campaign that they are happy to drag us into.

Before anyone says I'm crazy, I have no doubt they hate us enough to do it. Ivan is one of the lowest humans in the game and will never forget how us fans treated him when he left. He is completely unaware of what he did to us and no amount of success will ever help him let his hate for us go. He is a sick human and Luai has just realised it.

I have no faith in us getting Luai until it's officially announced by the club.
 
This seems quite different to the Moses or Latrelle circuses, they were never seriously coming here, just using us to boost their price.
Whereas Luai has actually told his team mates he is leaving Penrith to come to the Tigers.
I feel like he definitely intends to come here, that could change if a bigger offer comes in, but I have a lot of confidence.

Where is the proof he said Tigers in that huddle? Not saying it isn't true, just that it's only media reports that I've seen, and Penrith are feeding the media on this.
 
The leaks are coming from Penrith, they are playing games with us, with everyone. That's why Luai is dirty. It's very possible that it was the Dogs all along that he was going to and Penrith are driving a smear campaign that they are happy to drag us into.

Before anyone says I'm crazy, I have no doubt they hate us enough to do it. Ivan is one of the lowest humans in the game and will never forget how us fans treated him when he left. He is completely unaware of what he did to us and no amount of success will ever help him let his hate for us go. He is a sick human and Luai has just realised it.

I have no faith in us getting Luai until it's officially announced by the club.

I dunno… the Dogs interest in him seems half hearted so far…just doing enough so they can tell their fans “we tried to get him”..

Penrith can drag their feet,,, but they are on the clock …
 
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