: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:23 am  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

How do you know we won't reach the play-offs?

We will finish 9th. It came to me in an auspicious dream

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:24 am  

Ancient Provocateur wrote:

We will finish 9th. It came to me in an auspicious dream

We will finish seventh.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:25 am  

Its in todays express that Manly want Sam, offering Heath L'estrange (hooker) as part of a deal. Sounds rubbish to me, sam has 2yrs left and L'estrange is off contract.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:28 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Its in todays express that Manly want Sam, offering Heath L'estrange (hooker) as part of a deal. Sounds rubbish to me, sam has 2yrs left and L'estrange is off contract.

I really hope it's not true, get rid of one of the biggest prospects in English RL for an Aussie?

L'estrange isn't that good, and certainly not worth a overseas sopt. Although with Newton going I can't help thinking we may be after a third sea eagle, but I hope to god it doesn't involve sam.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:13 pm  

Burgess goes, half the remaining fans go, simple as. I can't see it, ahe obviously is content given he just re-signed for a couple of years. But if we accepted an offer for him then it would blow the claim to be building a champion team based on youth right out of the water.

Of course rumours about top players are hardly unusual, nor are attempts to unsettle them, but I expect Sam to see out his contract with us and, if by then we have gone in the right direction, why wouldn't he want to remain a part of it?

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:15 pm  

redeverready wrote:

So why was he our top metre maker in the first half of the season when playing prop.

Injuries and consistent game time that he got. Propping aint all about meters gained anyway, his laziness in getting back into the defensive line and the way he seems to drift out from the middle of the park are pretty clear signs that he doesn't want to be putting in the hard graft with the likes of Lynch and Scruton.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:32 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Burgess goes, half the remaining fans go, simple as. I can't see it, ahe obviously is content given he just re-signed for a couple of years. But if we accepted an offer for him then it would blow the claim to be building a champion team based on youth right out of the water.

Of course rumours about top players are hardly unusual, nor are attempts to unsettle them, but I expect Sam to see out his contract with us and, if by then we have gone in the right direction, why wouldn't he want to remain a part of it?

TBH i heard this rumour a few weeks ago apparently Menzies has been keeping Des Hasler well informed on Sam.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:15 pm  

Would it really be such a bad thing. We are not going to be doing anything for a couple of years so let him go and get some experience before coming back to join us when we should hopefully be ready to challenge for honours again.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:17 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

Would it really be such a bad thing. We are not going to be doing anything for a couple of years so let him go and get some experience before coming back to join us when we should hopefully be ready to challenge for honours again.

As long as we bring in Gary Hetherington to draw up the contract.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:00 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

Its in todays express that Manly want Sam, offering Heath L'estrange (hooker) as part of a deal. Sounds rubbish to me, sam has 2yrs left and L'estrange is off contract.

Knowing our luck it'll actually be Heath Ledger.