New signings to be announced #nextweek

[EaglesDontTweet]

I think we're almost there.

 

[Mitch]

From Zorba’s column today:

Landing big fish in silly season

IN THE rugby league silly season, player managers are tripping over themselves trying to do deals. Most clubs, including Manly, are playing the waiting game. It has become a game of chess. The signing or releasing of a player is having a real flow-on effect. A player joining a new club can affect up to three other players looking for a new contract. Some big fish are still to be landed.

 

[BOZO]

From Zorba’s column today:

Landing big fish in silly season

IN THE rugby league silly season, player managers are tripping over themselves trying to do deals. Most clubs, including Manly, are playing the waiting game. It has become a game of chess. The signing or releasing of a player is having a real flow-on effect. A player joining a new club can affect up to three other players looking for a new contract. Some big fish are still to be landed.

This is very clear then .......
If some big fish are still to be landed then some of the weak players will be released whether they are contracted or not.
The weak mentality by some on this forum that we need to keep every player including the weak links on board to keep the so called team harmony does not exist with the strong and successful NRL teams .
The competitive NRL comp is not a social tea party bonding mothers comp and there is no place for mediocre for success .
The ruthless NRL is about the survival of the strongest , fastest, and most talented where winning games breeds success and success breeds team harmony .
Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!

 

[The Wheel]

From Zorba’s column today:

Landing big fish in silly season

IN THE rugby league silly season, player managers are tripping over themselves trying to do deals. Most clubs, including Manly, are playing the waiting game. It has become a game of chess. The signing or releasing of a player is having a real flow-on effect. A player joining a new club can affect up to three other players looking for a new contract. Some big fish are still to be landed.

Interesting is it us that are going to land a fish or other clubs? #nextweek

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Who needs fish? Manly should only be looking for a bit more prime beef for next year.

 

[BOZO]

As we all know there's this thing called a salary cap. It ensures you can't offload all your "weak" players and just sign "big fish". So although this maybe happening to some degree, if we do land some big fish - we will be offloading a lot more little fish to fit them under the cap and will have to replace them with more little fish to make up our squad of 25-30.

And while the little fish play for Manly and give it their best in the Maroon and White, I'll support them. You should try it sometime...
Go the Mighty Sea Eagles!!!

Thank you for sharing your view and this is mine .....
I have supported the mighty Sea eagles since Noah was a boy and the Incomparable Immortal Bob Fulton was baptized in NRL glory .
I have never supported mediocre and the weak have always been fazed out by the premiership winning Manly teams .
To have premiership winning success there is no place for mediocre players and I don't mean that every player must be an international player , they must be consistent competent performers and not turn styles or turtles .
We are not turtles we are HIGH FLYING CATCH US IF YOU CAN SEA EAGLES !!!

 

[Shoe1]

This big fish talk reminds me of somebody.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

As we all know there's this thing called a salary cap. It ensures you can't offload all your "weak" players and just sign "big fish". So although this maybe happening to some degree, if we do land some big fish - we will be offloading a lot more little fish to fit them under the cap and will have to replace them with more little fish to make up our squad of 25-30.

And while the little fish play for Manly and give it their best in the Maroon and White, I'll support them. You should try it sometime...
Go the Mighty Sea Eagles!!!

Apparently the Salary Cap only exists for certain teams, some are exempt.

When Gronk is announced for the Rorters #nextweek we’ll know that they are another exempt side.

 

[Captain Moondog]

From Zorba’s column today:

Landing big fish in silly season

Sooooo, we're obviously signing a Sharks player then....

 

[Mitch]

Interesting is it us that are going to land a fish or other clubs? #nextweek

That was my thought as well mate. I think he may just be talking in general.

 

[BOZO]

A very contradictory meme you chose there....

Your right
I took it away

 

[BOZO]

Apparently the Salary Cap only exists for certain teams, some are exempt.

When Gronk is announced for the Rorters #nextweek we’ll now that they are another exempt side.

So , which weak link rooster with make way for the Great Gronk ?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

So , which weak link rooster with make way for the Great Gronk ?

None, don’t you know they have a Salary Cap Sombrero!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yeah, what can you say Mark.... its like a bad joke.

I read that in order to sign Cronk they have to offload $400k to fit him in. So if he gets $1m a season, then right now, the Roosters have $600k to spend apparently... after signing Teddy on $1m contract as well. The rich get richer....

All comes back to Greenslimeterdburger and the absolute lack of leadership of key issues. Driving the game out of existence.

Cronk is commanding 1.2 Million and Tedesco is already on a Million PLUS they don’t exactly have a team of Neville’s already do they?

 

[winnyason]

Excuses excuses we trying to sign a solid clubman who puts in thompson and it’s delayed

 

[damiennp90]

I'm not a roosters defender. But if you have a look at he roosters team from round 26.

You have Matterson, Mitchell, Manu, Lui, Taukeiahi, Auberson, Gordon, tetaveno, Watson, evens, Radley.

All those players would would be under 400,000. With maybe 1 or 2 on that.

And the Salery cap is going up. Also how many representative players did they have this year. 1?

Just an opinion.

 

[BOZO]

Cronk is commanding 1.2 Million and Tedesco is already on a Million PLUS they don’t exactly have a team of Neville’s already do they?

Looking at their team and the players that they have released , I think they can fit Cronk but I would not be surprised if they let another player go.
1. Michael Gordon
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Mitchell Aubusson
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Isaac Liu
14. Ryan Matterson
15. Siosiua Taukeiaho
16. Zane Tetevano
17. Connor Watson

 

[Bearfax]

This is very clear then .......
If some big fish are still to be landed then some of the weak players will be released whether they are contracted or not.
The weak mentality by some on this forum that we need to keep every player including the weak links on board to keep the so called team harmony does not exist with the strong and successful NRL teams .
The competitive NRL comp is not a social tea party bonding mothers comp and there is no place for mediocre for success .
The ruthless NRL is about the survival of the strongest , fastest, and most talented where winning games breads success and success breads team harmony .
Go the mighty Sea eagles !!!

Dog eat dog there Bozo. Or is that eagle eat whatever sumptuous meal that's available. Bring on the main course. Enough with the aperitifs and antipastos.

 

[BOZO]

None, don’t you know they have a Salary Cap Sombrero!

SMH 21/10/17

The Roosters will have to do some deft rejigging of the salary cap jigsaw puzzle before they can offer Cronk the A$1 million (NZ$1.12 million)-a-season he commands.

According to the NRL, they have about A$400,000 (NZ$449,000) of so-called "wiggle room" in their cap next year.

They are trying to off-load Jayden Nikorima to the Brisbane Broncos. He's reportedly on A$370,000 (NZ$415,000), and while Brisbane want him, they won't be covering all of that.

The Roosters will have to carry some of the freight, so they might have to get rid of another player and back-end Cronk's contract in his second season.

So it's complex.

Cronk is looking for the right opportunity – but is he the right opportunity for the Roosters?

They will have to move on players and his arrival places great uncertainty over the future of halfback Mitchell Pearce, who is unlikely to stomach being turned into a bench player or a hooker.

We all know what Cronk can bring to the Roosters. We all know what he will get out of it. But playing for the biggest club supported by the big end of town brings big expectation.

 

[BOZO]

Dog eat dog there Bozo. Or is that eagle eat whatever sumptuous meal that's available. Bring on the main course. Enough with the aperitifs and antipastos.

Your spot on there feathered friend