Re: rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:13 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

This ties in with what I said before.

I cannot believe that Nobby, given his "playing style" would leave himself short in the forwards out of choice.

If IL has not provided the coach with the right backing then we need to ask him some questions.

All this anger towards BN could be misguided.

most fans knew at the end of last season that we desperately needed a top class prop, and a stand off to replace barrett. we ended up with a scrum half playing stand off who was signed on the cheap from australia because of his well documented problems,then signed his drinking partner to keep him company, mickey higham got slated on here but at least he tried 100% every week,we then signed a winger that we didn't really need if we were to give ainscough a chance.so we start the season without the prop we needed and 2 scrum halves. it is begining to look like lenegans trademark is to do things on the cheap.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:13 pm  

NickNJ wrote:

8. Remain positive, perception is projection and if he didn't remain positive the team would recognise this and not play to win.

rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:18 pm  

A prop may become available - Sam Thaiday.
See Fox News site.

Re: rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:19 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

A prop may become available - Sam Thaiday.
See Fox News site.

No doubts what-so-ever if he became available we should pull out all the stops to sign him.

Link posted on Signings thread.

Re: rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:22 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

A prop may become available - Sam Thaiday.
See Fox News site.

Re: rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:02 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

A prop may become available - Sam Thaiday.
See Fox News site.

Won't get a Work Permit.

Re: rl : Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:20 pm  

AJ wrote:

Won't get a Work Permit.

and he is openly after a bigger wage packet. Wigan could not afford $300k a season.

rl : Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:48 am  

$300k is a lot and it will depend on the state of £sterling.
We could afford it next season. I would like him here but he may be too young to consider the UK.
As far as I remember he didn't get charged with any offence. Didn't it end up with no charges brought? A conviction appears to be the criteria now.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:57 am  

People expressing hope that we will sign Sam Thaiday are doing no more than setting themselves up for a big disappointment. Again.

Let's get real, folks. Thaiday is not coming to the UK. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not least the fact that he's a 23-year-old Kangaroo and Origin player, who would chuck his entire career away if he took our money.

It's a pipedream, and all we're doing pursuing it is giving ourselves one more reason to get angry with the club even though in this instance they couldn't possibly be blamed.

Re: I'm The Chairman : Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:14 pm  

NickNJ wrote:

Yes, finishing third two years running with an average squad is seriously underachieving isn't it.

If the chairmen jumped on this band wagon approach we'd end up with a new coach every year a la the soccer premiership clubs, there'd be no stability...it's not long since stability was the buzz word for what everyone thought the club needed, how things change after a few losses.

exactly! We'd end up like Chelsea, sacking a coach after a few bad results and not been given enough time to turn things around. Its two games into the season and sacking him would just get us in to a bigger hole. There is no-one that better that could realistically replace him