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Sonny Crockett wrote:You're speaking the words but not getting the point...
'above the cap'...'3 marquee players'
None of the marquee players are internationals and all have suffered restricting injuries that often reoccur...'above the cap' having signed, on multi year deals, a 30yr old, 2 x 32yr olds, a 33yr old, a 34yr old, so far, some best described as journeymen, some clearly mercenary, and all on their last payday.
None of whom have the remotest chance of 'success'.
Not even certain that any new coach will/would want any of these players. Asiata eg plays a particular way for the modern game and not every coach likes to play that way.
It's farcical. Imagine what a well run club could have done with the millions now committed to contracts for pretty much nothing aside a non-bottom 2 finish...and then repeat.
Hullrealist wrote:The obscene player I’d like us to be linked with is Angus Crichton. Would never happen as far too good for SL but the Roosters have messed him around don’t seem to want to keep him.
Would start the season at 29 and a 3 year marquee contract should be put in front of him. Would undoubtedly get rejected but would show we mean business
Spot on we should be thinking big! Coach Michael McGuire S.R Angus Chrichton Hooker Damian Cook Scrum Half - not Abdull - overweight, injury prone, & `hates Hull Fc' (his words not mine) As someone else said Myler should have a fortnight in Sydney starting with a `wish list' & work down! Broncos would be a good start. Walters was saying they have 3 young half backs ready, & unlikely to be able to keep them all. Jack Madden gets the nod this week.
fosdyke99 wrote:are we still interested in an nrl halfback if these abdul rumours are true?
I’d doubt it very much. Declared as a marquee player or not going off AP’s comments in the Humberside interview Trueman is obviously earning 150K plus a year, Abdull the same if he’s going to be a marquee realistically we are not going to spend further on a specialist halfback for one of the 3 to be sat on the bench. With the injury history of those 2 it would be wise but can’t see it, you have to remember that a minimum wage NRL contract is around 65K a year so to tempt someone to move across the world you’d normally have to offer big money.
If we are still looking at an overseas 9 then maybe it will be someone who can play a bit of halfback too. It’s hindsight now but If we had a fit Trueman and JA on the books how useful would someone like Nu Brown have been? You’d have seen a much different player than one burdened with all of the teams organisational responsibilities.
Also on that type of player, it’s interesting to see how Connor Watson is playing so well. It was said we nearly had a deal for him in the bag, same with Shawn Blore he was also close apparently. I assume when we missed out on him we went for Okunbor. How different would things of been off we got those 2? Depending on how you look at it we either nearly got very lucky or ended up really unlucky, fine margins.
westdock boy in oz wrote:Spot on we should be thinking big! Coach Michael McGuire S.R Angus Chrichton Hooker Damian Cook Scrum Half - not Abdull - overweight, injury prone, & `hates Hull Fc' (his words not mine) As someone else said Myler should have a fortnight in Sydney starting with a `wish list' & work down! Broncos would be a good start. Walters was saying they have 3 young half backs ready, & unlikely to be able to keep them all. Jack Madden gets the nod this week.
No, he said the two clubs hate each other and that he "can't stand" Hull FC. This was part of a Sky Sports promo for the derby last year. Clearly toungue in cheek and all a bit pantomime.
ComeOnYouUll wrote:No, he said the two clubs hate each other and that he "can't stand" Hull FC. This was part of a Sky Sports promo for the derby last year. Clearly toungue in cheek and all a bit pantomime.
Can't believe how much people have been drawn in by it. He's hardly going to turn around and say "I play for Rovers but actually I'm a massive FC fan"
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