Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:53 pm  

St pete wrote:

It's not him, I don't even know if he's off contract.

Saints/Brown have definitely spoken to Omari Caro. No firm offer had been made in the week but that could all change

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:04 pm  

Dux wrote:

Clough is, after LMS, our best prop going forward. His stats are similar to Laffranchi's (slightly better in fact). He averages nearly 8 metres per carry. Magennis, in comparison, offers nothing, and we've hardly seen enough of Forster yet to assume that he would instantly become our second most effective go-forward prop if he took Clough's place in the squad.

Pah, whatever. Maybe if he had better hair or something?

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:08 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Pah, whatever. Maybe if he had better hair or something?

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:11 pm  

southernsaint7 wrote:

Saints/Brown have definitely spoken to Omari Caro. No firm offer had been made in the week but that could all change

That's not the name I was given.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:28 pm  

St pete wrote:

That's not the name I was given.

Will Sharp?

Rhys Williams?

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:37 pm  

What do people think about the news today and it's wider meaning at Saints? Does this show a change in direction and emphasis from the club that we've been crying out for? The previous years under McManus have all been about the stadium. Coaching, recruitment, retention, all these things seemed like afterthoughts.

But now we're seeing news reports linking us to several players, we've got the likes of Dixon being released, the likes of Foster, Gaskell and Shenton being offered to other clubs whilst under contract and a big star arriving from another SL club who it appears we outbid.

Are the lights finally back on at Saints in terms of trying to win things and be successful, rather than trying to make do?

Another thing, it's great fun to read back through this 2 year old rumour thread. Pleas of 'get him signed up' when someone mentioned Shenton out of contract at Castleford and me moaning about us ending up a mid table side if we don't improve the recruitment.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:00 pm  

Dont think gaskell been offered to anyone just think it's is agent seeing who would take him if saints let him go

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:21 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Will Sharp?

Rhys Williams?

Nope, he's off contract.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:24 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Definitely. English props don't come along on a free very often, I'd be surprised if we weren't having a dabble. We MUST have cap room available as well.

Watts has only ASKED for a release, HKR haven't granted him one.
What if we were to offer Wilkin in exchange? HKR lad through and through, I'm sure he wouldn't mind finishing his career off there and as discussed in other threads, not everyone thinks he's worth what we probably pay him.
If we could get Watts on the straight and narrow, he could be a monster for us.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:38 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Watts has only ASKED for a release, HKR haven't granted him one.
What if we were to offer Wilkin in exchange? HKR lad through and through, I'm sure he wouldn't mind finishing his career off there and as discussed in other threads, not everyone thinks he's worth what we probably pay him.
If we could get Watts on the straight and narrow, he could be a monster for us.

Wilkin for Watts? Seriously?