Kosh wrote:Lauaki will be getting Carvell's money I imagine. Dykes was replaced by Thorman, although I would hope that he's on a lot less cash. We've saved some money on Byrne but spent some on Moa. Did anyone else get a contract upgrade? I can't remember.
I would think that before losing Crocker we would have been pretty close to full cap - certainly not enough space for a real high quality signing, which is what we need.
Too many average players being paid too much. Fortunately, a lot of them are OOC at the end of the season. It will be interesting to see if we have the will to get rid and replace them with better, or just carry on with the same old plus one marque signing as per previous years.
I think we will have money for two top signings and possible more depending on how we sign for next season. We have been lookng for a 7 since the back end of last season and the fact Thorman was only given a one year deal backs that up.
We need a SH, above all else we need a SH. After that we could possibly need a fullback, centre or a prop. I would imagine the bulk of the money will go on a 7 and then another chunk on the next position we need to fill.
In terms of people wanting to know who we are signing, it never happens despite all of the rumours on here. Berro, Kearney and Crocker were all surprises, the last big signing we knew about was Swain.
I just think we need to be patient and see who the club manage to land for 2010. We could of course sign someone to come this season but I am not sure there is a quality player that we could bring in during 2009.
