Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:05 am  

Was it just the wages? not also a three year contract. There is no doubt that Catalan is a success story just under 10,000 at the weekend, they seem to have ambition.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:08 am  

He'll hate their beaches, nothing like Blackpool...

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:09 am  

Two Wheeled Saint wrote:

Some doubted the decision to let Longy go but looking at that now, with hindsight, that was a good decision, hope this proves to be the same.
Good luck Leon but not Vs the saints

Longy was older and we allegedly had a long term replacement, we also had in Leon an established halfback who was staying put.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:26 am  

No1 Saint wrote:

Longy was older and we allegedly had a long term replacement, we also had in Leon an established halfback who was staying put.

That can never be said about any player.

And besides, we have got two thirds of a season out of him since Longy left. Wow.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:56 am  

Exactly as I said last month.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:06 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

That can never be said about any player.

And besides, we have got two thirds of a season out of him since Longy left. Wow.

somethings you can plan for and some things you cant. We had Pryce under contract so in theory disruption would be at a minimum. The Longy situation is nothing like this debacle

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:28 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

somethings you can plan for and some things you cant. We had Pryce under contract so in theory disruption would be at a minimum. The Longy situation is nothing like this debacle

Which debacle exactly? We offered Longy a one year deal and he wanted two. So he ended up going for two years to Hull. We offered Pryce a two year deal (apparently) and he wanted three. So he ends up going to Catalans. Seems to be very similar circumstances to be honest.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:37 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Which debacle exactly? We offered Longy a one year deal and he wanted two. So he ended up going for two years to Hull. We offered Pryce a two year deal (apparently) and he wanted three. So he ends up going to Catalans. Seems to be very similar circumstances to be honest.

Are you playing dumb on purpose? With Longy we had Eastmond and Smith ready to replace him, we also had Pryce under contract as our 'experienced' half. With Pryce we have no experienced halfbacks left and our plan consists of playing a fullback there or throwing Gaskell in as first choice.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:41 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

somethings you can plan for and some things you cant. We had Pryce under contract so in theory disruption would be at a minimum. The Longy situation is nothing like this debacle

why is it a debacle? by all accounts we offered a contract, and he got a better offer elsewhere - so has decided to leave - exactly the same situation as when we signed him.

Re: Pryce signs with Catalans : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:43 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

Are you playing dumb on purpose? With Longy we had Eastmond and Smith ready to replace him, we also had Pryce under contract as our 'experienced' half. With Pryce we have no experienced halfbacks left and our plan consists of playing a fullback there or throwing Gaskell in as first choice.

Hohaia and Lomax will be our starting halves - a world cup winner for NZ, and an England international (very likely by the start of the 2011 season). You make it sound like there is no strategic planning behind this and it is a cock up; it is fairly clear that there was a plan in place whether Pryce re-signed or not.