[Pumpetypump]

Re: New Signings : Sun May 11, 2014 8:31 am  

This is a vicious circle. Why would anyone sign up for next year with a team 8 points adrift? As someone has said earlier even with a relegation release clause they'd find themselves desperately trying to find a team at the last minute. Only if and when we catch up with 12th place will people want to come on board surely?

I know that's very gloomy but I'm not talking rubbish am I?

Re: New Signings : Sun May 11, 2014 8:47 am  

To be fair BJB would no doubt be picked up but he can probably negotiate a much better deal for himself elsewhere anyway.

Rumour has it that we were interested in Jewitt before he went to Cas. Can't blame the guy for picking a side where if he impresses the coaching staff he will earn a SL contract, we can't promise that at the moment. So recruitment will be tough for all relegation threatened sides. I expect whoever goes down in 13th place (assuming London will be 14th) will be picked over by the other lower end SL clubs at the end of the season and might well have a fight to compete with established teams in the league below. Obviously with less teams in SL next year some players will have to drop down a division to get a contract so it might not all be doom and gloom.

[Bulliac]

Re: New Signings : Sun May 11, 2014 9:17 am  

Pumpetypump wrote:

This is a vicious circle. Why would anyone sign up for next year with a team 8 points adrift? As someone has said earlier even with a relegation release clause they'd find themselves desperately trying to find a team at the last minute. Only if and when we catch up with 12th place will people want to come on board surely?

I know that's very gloomy but I'm not talking rubbish am I?

Aren't SL contracts automatically voided on the loss of SL status?

Being realistic, even assuming some contracts are coming to an end, a set of contracts made within the SL cap limit are likely to take the club way over the limit in the lower division and also be financially unsustainable, leaving clubs with a small unbalanced squad and unable to recruit in the positions required.

Re: New Signings : Wed May 14, 2014 7:12 pm  

https://twitter.com/smtmuk/status/466345185505722369 Anyone any idea what this was about?. Tweeted yesterday.

https://twitter.com/smtmuk/status/466345185505722369 Anyone any idea what this was about?. Tweeted yesterday.

Re: New Signings : Wed May 14, 2014 7:37 pm  

mat wrote: https://twitter.com/smtmuk/status/466345185505722369 Anyone any idea what this was about?. Tweeted yesterday. I know he was tweeting shortly before our takeover about delivering 'two big hitters from the islanders'. With a bit of luck with have permission to sign from overseas. It seems like it will be our only chance of bringing any players in without it being a loan deal.

mat wrote: https://twitter.com/smtmuk/status/466345185505722369 Anyone any idea what this was about?. Tweeted yesterday. I know he was tweeting shortly before our takeover about delivering 'two big hitters from the islanders'. With a bit of luck with have permission to sign from overseas. It seems like it will be our only chance of bringing any players in without it being a loan deal.

Re: New Signings : Thu May 15, 2014 7:16 am  

Well Cummins has said they're hopeful of getting new players next week. But as he said that last week, I'm not gonna hold my breath

Re: New Signings : Thu May 15, 2014 7:38 am  

Bulliac wrote:

Being realistic, even assuming some contracts are coming to an end, a set of contracts made within the SL cap limit are likely to take the club way over the limit in the lower division and also be financially unsustainable, leaving clubs with a small unbalanced squad and unable to recruit in the positions required.

Sounds pretty much like what the Bulls have been doing for the last few years!

Re: New Signings : Thu May 15, 2014 8:16 am  

Apparently a report in New Zealand suggests than Jordan Baldwinson and Mason Tonks - the two leeds juniors who left for the NRL last season - are going to be joining the Bulls on loan for the rest of the season.

That would be quite ironic if it turned out to be true!
Has a super league club ever done an overseas loan signing before?

Re: New Signings : Thu May 15, 2014 8:26 am  

There is a report, and I kid you not, in the Sydney Daily Telegraph that Fui Fui Moi Moi is looking for a club over here.

Recently been dropped and might be available mid season.

Re: New Signings : Thu May 15, 2014 8:34 am  

Links or I call crap on it