TheSoaringEagle2023
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Lets bring back Barrett!
2026 recruitment & retention
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Oh come on that doesn’t fit the narrative on here , that cannot be true,
1) both are so pissed off with the coach they want out.
2) Tom’s already got a handshake agreement with a club in the UK.
3) they’ve both signed a deal with a book publisher about an expose on the disaster that is the MWSE.
That’s the headlines you should be posting.
PS: the above obviously made up but I’ll only believe it when the club announces the extension as most media stuff is also “ made up “.
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Excellent, it is important that these are done before Nov 1st for me.
That allows us to have a clear picture of how much we have to spend on a big fish.
To be honest, whilst it may occasionally happen I dont think the media go around making things up.
I think some may add a bit of mayo or not stringently verify information or may use dubious sources but I dont see them fabricating on mass.
I think the ssue often is fans dont apply salt or rational thinking to some media releases.
Take Tom for example and the whole 'speaking to UK clubs'.
It makes sense his manager reached out, Tom has made it clear he doesnt want to play against Manly so a few calls to acertain his market value in the SL helps you at the negotiation table whilst also giving you a fallback if talks go south with Manly.
Likely true.
Now Manly putting in offers and hoping to sign in the next few weeks. Also logical as Manly will want them signed before No1 to acertain budget for 27 and the boys want to stay.
Again likely true.
Now the above can both be true, and not be conflicting and either or both may not result but it doesnt mean either were made up.
double hoops
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1 & 2 years. Or 1 & 2 mill. Well it is Manly paying overs is what the club does.
It’s a generalisation to be honest , what I mean by made up is the other stuff
Tommy wants out of the club
Tommy hates the coach
Etc etc
I would think everything they post has a sliver of truth but what creates the most clicks ( you choose )
1) Turbo manager speaks to the ESL to ascertain interest & value.
OR
2) Turbo manager shops him to the ESL due to no interest from MWSE at signing him again , it’s believed that the player is very pissed off with the coach & the ceo after being a loyal player for so many years.
1) is straight truth but 2) is massaged and could very well be true but most likely isn’t and the club of course wouldn’t come out and say that’s bull****.
But I have no doubt what you say probably happened , and we have to acknowledge that.
Listening to Brent Read this morning he said the English clubs made the enquires to Turbo management on his availability etc.
As u say there is a slither of truth (eg Pommy clubs interested) but everything else is spiced up for clickbait. And guess what clickbait (and therefore revenue) works for them
The '47ers
Your resident two-headed Queenslander
Jake going beyond 2026 is madness, he barely offered anything in '25.
Put him in a blue shirt, run some water, bomb any stragglers, pump up the troops, whatever.
Put him in a blue shirt, run some water, bomb any stragglers, pump up the troops, whatever.
Not saying this isn’t true but I wouldn’t believe much that comes from Zero Tackle. They are the guys that said we signed the junior Kiwi front rower from Roosters a few months back. A couple weeks later he was announced as a South’s player
The only concern is the head knocks. On the field he’d make a huge impact for us & I’d take him 100%.
No way Tom is moving to the ESL. With a cap of only 2.1m pounds. Tommy would be lucky to get the equivalent of $400k.
Anyone else you'd be a bit worried, but Jake is so all-in on Manly I reckon he'd just retire if it got to the point where he wasn't going to be used in first grade. If he retires then the contract is null.
MightyEagles
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Pretty sure they can have 1 marquee player outside the cap
Do they have a no limit on what they can offer a marquee player, or is this capped as well ?
Agree.
Not for me either.
Too many suspensions, which has taken the hard edge he used to play with away, which is what made him a stand-out.
Also 1 decent head knock away from retirement at any time.
Pass.
Don't think he's actually been binned this year. I think the move to the second row has ended his brain snaps.
This all comes with a major condition, however. Did we sign Hetherington with Aloiai's money? Or is that money soon to become available?
That will determine what we do here.
Radley is only 27, which surprises me, although the concussions will surely reduce his longevity.
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