Mild mannered Janitor wrote:Am I right in thinking we tried to sign him?

If so, why didn't we? St's Salary cap must be bursting at the seams.

This would not be the first signing we have missed out on in recent years. Rumour aside I am aware that Lauatiiti nearly came our way and its well documented that we were talking to Dobson.

If the board didn't offer Puletua the right amount (and by that I would say he should have been made our top earner) then thats another nail in their coffin.

The bloke is a freak of a player.

berro's best mate wrote:how saints get under the salary cap amazes me...there support is terrible for a team that has dominated for the past 5 years or so......how can one team boast a team where every player was or is a full international ie: last season is making the salary cap a mokery......same goes for wire.......saying that though, with the new tax laws coming into place regards aussies having %40 of there wages put in offshore accounts, we'll soon see who is playing by the "RULES"....

HFC Boy wrote:I suppose Crocker and Lauaki were signed to be our Puletua type.
Shame it looks like we need Parlimentary help to bring them over.

The Key wrote:I'm sure that Ali had basically signed for Leeds before we put an offer in for him, not that he turned us down

Rommel wrote:Pulatua's Agent: Tony 2 Super League clubs are after you for next year?
Puletua: Oh yeah Which clubs
Agent: One's St Helens the most successful team in superleague and the other ones Hull
Puletua: Who the feck are Hull
Agent: don't quite know but there only the second best team in Hull as Hull KR are the big boys in town
Puletua: Tell Hull to dream on i'm signing for the Saints playing with World class players

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:I was lead to beleive that we did all the hard work for the Hetherington with a bit of business sense to come in at the last minute and gazump us?

geordie thorman wrote:World class player that's why.

Rommel wrote:If you'd have seen him play on Monday you would not be saying that

World class my ar-se