Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:57 pm  

Bet Lynch wrote:

We lose Manu and gain Galea

Or alternatively we lose Manu (who doesn't want to play for us anymore) and sign Gareth Elllis. Not in that order, admittedly.

Signing Galea carries a big risk given his age and it's not one to put BOS or get the pulses racing but time will tell if the gamble pays off like Aspinwall and McGoldrick (in the short term) did.

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:58 pm  

fc baldy wrote:

We signed Ellis and lost Manu.

It depends on what slant you want to put on it

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:59 pm  

I thought O'Meley was again excellent tonight (superb offload in the first half, and knocked over about 3 players to score) and he looks to me like a player who is giving his all because he doesn't have a deal sorted for next year.

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:00 pm  

Smiggs wrote:

It depends on what slant you want to put on it

We all know her slant...what happend to that future international centre tonight

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:00 pm  

Listening to radio blunderside earlier the way them and paul cooke were talking I got the impression tgat fc have said something official on galea have I missed some thing ?
Fwiw if Gentle thinks its a good signing then I will trust his judgment

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:04 pm  

Galea will be a good signing for a year, runs great lines and has a very good pair of hands.
This years injuries are a concern, but before this season he had a very good record.
At the right price, it could be a very good deal.

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:05 pm  

fc baldy wrote:

We all know her slant...what happend to that future international centre tonight

Really ?

Cos I reckon you or your mates know feck all about any slants I may have

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:05 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Listening to radio blunderside earlier the way them and paul cooke were talking I got the impression tgat fc have said something official on galea have I missed some thing ?
Fwiw if Gentle thinks its a good signing then I will trust his judgment

They seem to be favouring players who the coaching staff have worked with before: McGoldrick & Galea (Gentle at Wests) Holdsworth (McRae at Salford) Watts & Arundel (Hay at Castleford) and you'd hope that this means we don't get any nasty surprises and players who don't train well. I think its a good policy so long as it doesn't become a 'jobs for the boys' club and we don't miss out on better players just to sign someone the coaches know.

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:05 pm  

Rumoured tonight to be the player that they wanted to head up the acedemy merger,but thats dead in the water now...if we have a young squad next yr the Galea maybe a astute signing and Gentles not let us down yet has he,

[Kosh]

Re: Rumours.... : Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:06 pm  

BIGARR wrote:

Out of intrest whys that pal? And why any different to anyone else were linked to ie chase.

Because of the positions being taken and the certainty being expressed by either side.