Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 2:41 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

According to Brown in his latest statement though contracts aren't simply his choice. They're the result of discussion with Rush and 'all the coaching staff'.

Mmm, its obviously a team of guys that cover the signings - scouts to go out and look at players, Mike Rush to overseas the total spend etc, but surely the head coach should be saying "don't resign him (gardner), I need better"?

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 3:13 pm  

That's a worrying comment.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 3:32 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Mmm, its obviously a team of guys that cover the signings - scouts to go out and look at players, Mike Rush to overseas the total spend etc, but surely the head coach should be saying "don't resign him (gardner), I need better"?

You would think so but that doesn't appear to be how it works. Unless there is an element of back covering of course.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 3:33 pm  

Broughton and Briscoe are both out of contract, we should be going for them. They are both young players who can still improve and in Briscoe's case is a current international who can cover a few positions. Gardner and Meli are both out of contract, with their wage we can improve that positon and improve the squad elsewhere with Makinson and Swift fighting it out for the other spot.

Gardner has been a good, solid pro for us but he's bee in and out for the last 2 and a half years due to injury and form, there is no reason to keep him.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 3:42 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Broughton and Briscoe are both out of contract, we should be going for them. They are both young players who can still improve and in Briscoe's case is a current international who can cover a few positions. Gardner and Meli are both out of contract, with their wage we can improve that positon and improve the squad elsewhere with Makinson and Swift fighting it out for the other spot.

Gardner has been a good, solid pro for us but he's bee in and out for the last 2 and a half years due to injury and form, there is no reason to keep him.

Briscoe yes, Broughton no. I really don't see what fans see in him. Yes he's quick, but so was Kevin Penny. There's a reason why he has been at Leeds then Hull then Salford.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 3:56 pm  

I wonder if Briscoe is one of Marwan Koukash's 6 new signings and they are going to "dump" Broughton (on us)?
Perhaps Gaskell is also one of these exciting new signings for them.

On the subject of Ade; I'd possibly give him one year certainly not two.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 4:01 pm  

How much fun would it have been if the good Doctor had decided to save us from anonymity rather than Salford?

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 4:28 pm  

Break the bank and sign Dan Norton.

Search for Dan Norton tribute on the site that we daren't mention.

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 4:30 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Briscoe yes, Broughton no. I really don't see what fans see in him. Yes he's quick, but so was Kevin Penny. There's a reason why he has been at Leeds then Hull then Salford.

Isn't Saints the logical next step in that sequence?

Re: New 2-year deal for Ade? : Mon May 20, 2013 4:59 pm  

Harry Pinner wrote:

Isn't Saints the logical next step in that sequence?

If I said that there would be uproar.