Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:28 pm  

Whatever happened to that Fijian lad, Vunakece (sp?) that was supposedly going to Hull? The one who scored against England. Did he go somewhere else? I was impressed with him during the World Cup.

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:32 pm  

SombreroBu11 wrote:

Whatever happened to that Fijian lad, Vunakece (sp?) that was supposedly going to Hull? The one who scored against England. Did he go somewhere else? I was impressed with him during the World Cup.

Plays for some Aussie team in the NSW cup

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:04 pm  

I wonder if we could tempt him (or some playing at that kind of level) across. A "Come play a bit of top flight, get your name out there" sort of thing. I don't watch much Aussie stuff apart from NRL, so I'm not sure what the talent pool is like in the feeder teams etc.

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:15 pm  

the feeder teams players are paid very well compared to the SL salary cap

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:15 pm  

Looking forward to the Bulls re-establishing their legendary commitment to signing journeymen players

It's been a while since Richie Mathers had a change of scenery.

[Bullseye]

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:20 pm  

Our signing of “journeymen” seemed to peak with McBanana in charge, Franny’s yet to sign a Worrincy, Sheriffe or Chris Nero type.

I expect just about anybody would do for the moment given we’re down to the last 17.

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:13 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

......... we’re down to the last 17.

We know super league clubs pay so much to their 1st team squads that they can't afford an A Team anymore - so not surprising that 1st team squads can get a bit depleted during the season. Short sighted in my view.

So on the question of paying players more than can be afforded. Does anyone on here know what the Bulls annual wage bill is now? IMO, even with some expensive players gone the new owners might find there is insufficient income to meet even the current reduced annual wage bill.

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:17 pm  

Wooden Stand wrote:

We know super league clubs pay so much to their 1st team squads that they can't afford an A Team anymore - so not surprising that 1st team squads can get a bit depleted during the season. Short sighted in my view.

So on the question of paying players more than can be afforded. Does anyone on here know what the Bulls annual wage bill is now? IMO, even with some expensive players gone the new owners might find there is insufficient income to meet even the current reduced annual wage bill.

Marc said he'll pop over and run a few numbers past you tonight. Make sure you're OK with things.

[Bulliac]

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:23 pm  

I thought all those wooden stands had been shut down?

Re: Rumours 2014 : Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:41 pm  

Wooden Stand wrote:

..Does anyone on here know what the Bulls annual wage bill is now? IMO, even with some expensive players gone the new owners might find there is insufficient income to meet even the current reduced annual wage bill.

Crikey. That's worrying. I wonder if you should phone Green and tell him that he needs to add up and do some sums quickly. I bet he wishes he had thought of this sort of thing.