Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:29 pm  

Cash plus Whiting and Thompson for Carney

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:38 pm  

HFC Boy wrote:

Cash plus Whiting and Thompson for Carney

Is one of them giving him their birth certificate?

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:39 pm  

Whiting has denied it on twitter, would be gutted to see Whiting leave, still has a lot to offer but it very injury prone.

Not too bothered about Thompson, has his great moments, but consistent enough and too small for prop.

I really hope we sign Carney though, would give is a very good looking side for next year:

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:53 pm  

I expect he'll fit right in

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:09 pm  

TOMCAT wrote:

I expect he'll fit right in

With other good players, I hope you're right.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:52 pm  

Whiting and Thompson would still not free up the non fed place. It comes down to Michael's if true. Thompson ain't gonna be on big wage and he's probably one of the 'every team needs cheap players with effort' players. At a push I reckon it would be Michael's and cash or whiting but I hope not.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:12 pm  

dundeeblackandwhite wrote:

Whiting and Thompson would still not free up the non fed place. It comes down to Michael's if true. Thompson ain't gonna be on big wage and he's probably one of the 'every team needs cheap players with effort' players. At a push I reckon it would be Michael's and cash or whiting but I hope not.

I reckon Thompson will be on good money, as we will have paid him well to leave Cas. His role as a squad player should be the likes of Turgut, Hadley and Downs.

It has to be Michaels to be released or used in part exchange I agree.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:04 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I reckon Thompson will be on good money, as we will have paid him well to leave Cas. His role as a squad player should be the likes of Turgut, Hadley and Downs.

It has to be Michaels to be released or used in part exchange I agree.

I think the rumour of our interest has legs despite the obvious logistical challenges. But it's a complicated scenario for all parties. Carney's clearly crossed a line big time at Cas.

We lack size and aggression in the three quarters, so he'd be a great fit from that perspective. His discipline's poor but as others have stated he wasn't brought to disciplinary last year so has a handy EGP at the ready. It would be a risky signing, certainly. But maybe the club feel the potential rewards of a player that averages 130metres gained per game are worth it. I could be wrong, but I think his try return in SL is 56 from 56? Can that be right? No idea what will happen but definitely an interesting one.

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:22 pm  

This is all just rumour and speculation at the moment. We don't have a non-fed spot available so all this talk of Whiting and/or Thompson leaving is meaningless.

Assuming we don't have a problem with one of our new overseas signings the obvious candidate to leave would be Michaels.

He has a contract which he would rightly expect to be paid up. AP has said he is not going to pay off any more players and can he afford to anyway?

The only way the deal could happen would be if Michaels goes to Cas in a swap deal or if there is a problem with his visa which would only have been for one year and would need to be extended. However as he has not been convicted of anything why wouldn't it be extended?

Re: westerman : Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:17 pm  

Further problem, and one hopefully Chris28 could answer - If Micheals moves clubs, wouldn't he need to apply for a new visa? Whereas he wouldn't to stay on here.