Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:42 am  

I should preface this by saying that I'm really not expecting that much. Having said that, I've heard it all before from a string of owners. I don't want to hear any brave talk. I'm not even a bit interested in how it's all gonna be great and we will live happily ever after. If it hasn't happened yet - don't tell me.

Just do it.

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:44 am  

debaser wrote:

I'm getting a little fed up now. Where are the player announcements? In fact where is our new owner? The invisible man. Nothing to say about anything. What is he planning to do?
Are we any better off now then we were before we were bought?

yep you are, the owner is now paying any bills and the player wages. I suppose it takes time to actually calculate how much it will cost him until the season end and until that cost is known he won't have a figure of how much extra he can invest in possible transfer fees and extra payers wages

[Bulliac]

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:44 am  

pie.warrior wrote:

yep you are, the owner is now paying any bills and the player wages. I suppose it takes time to actually calculate how much it will cost him until the season end and until that cost is known he won't have a figure of how much extra he can invest in possible transfer fees and extra payers wages

I guess the RFL have a fair idea though, as they have already judged that he has enough. Have to say it's got to be difficult to work out and no-one seems to know where we stand with the costs already covered by the administrator though we must assume [I guess] that they have taken this into account, but it could be there is no competition money left in the pot, apart from that bit shared by the other clubs, of course.

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:38 pm  

Debaser doesn't want much. He only bought the club last week and if I was him I would say nothing till I had signatures on paper and certainly wouldn't be on TV, radio until I had sorted things out. Hopefully he and Ferres are working hard in the background sorting deals out. We will find out after they are done - not before.
Patience usually pays. It is their business till they have hands to shake in a photo when someone has signed.

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:40 pm  

woolly07 wrote:

Debaser doesn't want much. He only bought the club last week and if I was him I would say nothing till I had signatures on paper and certainly wouldn't be on TV, radio until I had sorted things out.

Debaser bought the club? Does the Daily Mail know what inflated salaries these teachers are really on? It's a disgrace. And a joke.

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:56 pm  

it wont be easy trying to get players that are 1st team regulars especially from any other team that are likely to not be in the top 8 mix up. The top teams are most likely to have their best 20-22 settled for the season so only players on their fringe will be looking for game time and they are usually young up and coming players. So the teams will at best only wish them to go out on loan or play at their dual reg club, best option looks to be overseas players who are not in NRL shake up or class championship players

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:04 pm  

pie.warrior wrote:

yep you are, the owner is now paying any bills and the player wages. I suppose it takes time to actually calculate how much it will cost him until the season end and until that cost is known he won't have a figure of how much extra he can invest in possible transfer fees and extra payers wages

So you reckon he won't have done these sums before deciding to make an offer for the club? I think he might, ya know.

[Bulliac]

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:10 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

So you reckon he won't have done these sums before deciding to make an offer for the club? I think he might, ya know.

Not sure whether I think he might, y'know given recent experiences - though I sure as hell HOPE he has.

[Bullseye]

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:18 pm  

Given that Easter is notorious for causing havoc with injuries FC will be desperate to bolster the squad before then. If nothing happens before then in terms of recruitment I would start to have my reservations.

I remain relatively optimistic, for now.

Re: Player rumours 2014 : Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:20 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

So you reckon he won't have done these sums before deciding to make an offer for the club? I think he might, ya know.

depends how much changed from making his bid to being accepted, ie how much money the RFL wanted back for payments made and how little they were going to give as remaining central funding....as we all know they like to only give out partial info at any stage.....