Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:45 pm  

Parcell/Lunt swap deal now done. I hope this equates to something cos this seems so stupid. There has to be something extra to come.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:47 pm  

krisleeds wrote:

He's excellent. Blake Austin excellent.

Likely to be down the pecking line if George Williams goes to Canberra also.. can see why he'd be available. Just read up on him and he seems to have v good pedigree

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:49 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Likely to be down the pecking line if George Williams goes to Canberra also.. can see why he'd be available. Just read up on him and he seems to have v good pedigree

Just done a bit of research, looks like a good un, goal kicker too

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:54 pm  

sharky64 wrote:

Parcell/Lunt swap deal now done. I hope this equates to something cos this seems so stupid. There has to be something extra to come.

Got to be surely otherwise why would he go if Tui has gone as thats quota spots sorted

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:18 pm  

The Parcell/Lunt swap is great work. Nobody is saying Lunt is our future 9. This deal frees up a massively valuable overseas spot for either another hooker, or more likely a new half back like Aidan Sezer or Hastings.

It also gets us out of paying a high salary for the next 16 months for someone who is on the outer.

The club has nowhere to move and no cards to play without salary cap and quota spots available.

Shedding Parcell and Lolohea is absolutely the right thing to do in our circumstances, as was making the tough call on Watkins.

If we can get Lui and either Sezer or Hastings, that could well be our season saved right there.

Some people are just determined not to get it.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:22 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

The Parcell/Lunt swap is great work. Nobody is saying Lunt is our future 9. This deal frees up a massively valuable overseas spot for either another hooker, or more likely a new half back like Aidan Sezer or Hastings.

It also gets us out of paying a high salary for the next 16 months for someone who is on the outer.

The club has nowhere to move and no cards to play without salary cap and quota spots available.

Shedding Parcell and Lolohea is absolutely the right thing to do in our circumstances, as was making the tough call on Watkins.

If we can get Lui and either Sezer or Hastings, that could well be our season saved right there.

Some people are just determined not to get it.

The Watkins call is a long way from being proved to be the right one & whilst your knocking one out about ditching Parcell it strengthens a relegation rival & weakens us in a pivotal position.
So lets not be declaring who does & who doesn't "get it".

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:36 pm  

Watkins was good for us and the player. he gets a reward for his service with a move he wanted and he freed up cap space
win win.
parcell has been average for 2 years. no problem him going. it's where he has gone. they stay up and we go down theres trouble.
as it happens I think lunt will be a calming influence, an old head. he will do us until the end of the season

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:41 pm  

I'm in agreement with Jim - if we don't make some fairly bold moves we'll be dwelling in the bottom reaches of SL for a number of years. We all knew Parcell would be looking to get back to Aus soon, so why try to cling on when we can use his quota spot for someone who could help the rebuild? Similar applies to Watkins and his salary.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:50 pm  

HRS Rhino wrote:

I'm in agreement with Jim - if we don't make some fairly bold moves we'll be dwelling in the bottom reaches of SL for a number of years.

If we dont make some bold moves we'll be dwelling in the Championship.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:54 pm  

Agree with all the above with exception of rhino mark.