Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:14 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Saints looking at Joey Lussick, if they sign him, I would try and sign Aaron Smith from them, good hooker who at 24 needs to be playing regularly.

Would be a good signing. He’s at the age where he’ll want to be playing regularly. Suppose it depends on what Roby does?

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:47 am  

Lussick would be a great signing for Saints

I guess Smith and Eaves would then be 'up for grabs'

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 12:41 pm  

Crying out for a hooker with speed and Creativity.

Aaron Smiths contracted to the end of 2022.
Will be interesting to see what Hodgsons and are for the position, we can't go into next season with Houghton and Johnstone as our options surely.

I'm abit concerned at the lack of news regarding signings, obviously Covid has savaged club finances, I'm wondering if itl be 1/2 signings with minimal financial outlay.

Mcintosh straight swap for Faraimo.

We've seen our squad depth is very shallow, we never replaced Ratu, Ellis or Jones. Huge chunk of cap there probably saved and contributed to covid difficulties.

Really need to get the ball rolling with games played and fans filling the home games, get some much needed funds built.

5 Derby tickets bought. Getting to as many games as possible. 2 memberships for next year. Anyone know when they take new applications?

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:22 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Crying out for a hooker with speed and Creativity.

Aaron Smiths contracted to the end of 2022.
Will be interesting to see what Hodgsons and are for the position, we can't go into next season with Houghton and Johnstone as our options surely.

I'm abit concerned at the lack of news regarding signings, obviously Covid has savaged club finances, I'm wondering if itl be 1/2 signings with minimal financial outlay.

Mcintosh straight swap for Faraimo.

We've seen our squad depth is very shallow, we never replaced Ratu, Ellis or Jones. Huge chunk of cap there probably saved and contributed to covid difficulties.

Really need to get the ball rolling with games played and fans filling the home games, get some much needed funds built.

5 Derby tickets bought. Getting to as many games as possible. 2 memberships for next year. Anyone know when they take new applications?

People may think that we have a lot of cap space - but Ratu wasn't on much and 50% was offset due to him being new talent. Contracts for Savelio, Connor, Satae, Carlos will all have increases (with Connor, probably a big increase) so that doesn't leave much to use on new signings

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:47 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Lussick would be a great signing for Saints

I guess Smith and Eaves would then be 'up for grabs'

Eaves is out of contract at the end of this year, and think he would be a good pick up for someone - has been a little unlucky with chances (Dodd getting gametime at hooker ahead of him for example) but is a decent player from what I have seen.

Smith is contracted until the end of next year, and whilst I suspect we wouldnt stop him if he wanted to sign with someone else, I think there are long term concerns with his health, as he has had problems with concussion - hes started wearing a head guard but we still havent seen much of him.

Taylor Pembleton is our current 19s hooker, and has high expectations in the next year or two - I would expect to see us have Roby and Lussick next year, and then Lussick and Pemberton the year after.

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:43 pm  

Ratu may if been on 40/50k???
Josh Jones I know was on 130k
And speculating what Ellis was on I'd hazard 100/150k as he didn't come cheap, I stand to he corrected

Around 300k in cap, not a small amount. Do you think it all was swallowed by extensions? Have we given 6 played increases of 50k a year?

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:17 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Ratu may if been on 40/50k???
Josh Jones I know was on 130k
And speculating what Ellis was on I'd hazard 100/150k as he didn't come cheap, I stand to he corrected

Around 300k in cap, not a small amount. Do you think it all was swallowed by extensions? Have we given 6 played increases of 50k a year?

Ellis may have been on that when he first came but bit by the end. You forget that last year , he came out of retirement to help out so will have been nowhere 100k

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:50 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Ellis may have been on that when he first came but bit by the end. You forget that last year , he came out of retirement to help out so will have been nowhere 100k

Yeah your right about Ellis, just me speculating on finances, obviously we have a big defecit to make up, hopefully the fans continue backing the club

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Sun Aug 15, 2021 5:35 pm  

Forget about Sam Kasiano - he's signed a new one year deal with Catalans.

Re: Contract Talks & FCs Future : Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:05 am  

I reckon we l sign leeson ah mau