bestie1983 wrote:
I personally think we need about four players for next season and 5 if hoffman leaves i think alot of people are forgetting carmont might be going my out list
carmont (next year might be a year to far)
hoffman (hope he stays but you neva know)
ocarroll (injured get him on the coiaching staff coaching the under 16s)
coley (looks his age to be honest)
deacon (to injury prone and had his day think he will go into coaching)
gleeson (Well makes no sense atall will he be here wont he personally in bored we the speculation now)
replacements
coley = sika manu or adam blair
deacon = widdop put him at fullback and move sam to 6 tommy and micky mac share hooking role
carmont = micheal jennings
gleeson = josh charnley
ocarroll = promote within like to see davies get a shot but would have signed scruton
hoffman hope he stays but id look at putting hock back there
I think a few people are quite out of touch with the nrl cap and sl and what power sl clubs have to bring top nrl players over here. Bar players looking to hide from the next big scandal I think we are gonna see less and less names coming over. the top players that have been me mentioned on here like Blair, hodges, Jennings are getting contracts which a publicised over here are around 1.4 to 1.7 million over 3 years plus other perks like adverts , pundritry which have an allowance outside the cap. That's above 300k in uk pounds a season. With tougher English tax laws and the strong Aussie dollar unless Blair and others are on the run It's not gonna happen. Maybe widdop, maybe Manu but they are young and smashing it big over here. I think all clubs will have to rethink big name imports unless they are gonna dish out a big proportion of the cap on one talent.
