Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 12:26 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

City are in the cup final on the 14th, no way Wello will be fit for Hudds.

Just 2 more days coach...

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 12:43 pm  

http://twitter.com/#!/LaFranchise11 Follow him on Twitter Royce has asked Scotty Prince to come over

http://twitter.com/#!/LaFranchise11 Follow him on Twitter Royce has asked Scotty Prince to come over

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 1:33 pm  

Rommel wrote: Was in one of the papers yesterday http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/sport-fro ... -23105533/ We would have plenty of people get aboard the "Hayne train" if that little beauty came off. Parra just signed Chris Sandow from souths on a $500k a year deal too - can they afford to keep Hayne as well?

Rommel wrote: Was in one of the papers yesterday http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/sport-fro ... -23105533/ We would have plenty of people get aboard the "Hayne train" if that little beauty came off. Parra just signed Chris Sandow from souths on a $500k a year deal too - can they afford to keep Hayne as well?

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 1:35 pm  

I would be astounded if we signed Hayne, astounded and delighted of course! He'd easily be worth £300k+ in Oz, can any SL team afford that for him?

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 1:39 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

I would be astounded if we signed Hayne, astounded and delighted of course! He'd easily be worth £300k+ in Oz, can any SL team afford that for him?

We could give his bird/wife a job in the Saints Superstore on 150k a yr

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 1:41 pm  

Rommel wrote:

We could give his bird/wife a job in the Saints Superstore on 150k a yr

ah, the wigan school of salary cap avoidance

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 1:43 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

I would be astounded if we signed Hayne, astounded and delighted of course! He'd easily be worth £300k+ in Oz, can any SL team afford that for him?

Not really, not without pushing the cap to its limits

I wouldn't mind him for 2-3 years, he's only 23 and allegedly out of the Green and Golds current reckoning let him tear it up for a bit in the new stadium and earn a great deal when the huge cap comes in over there!

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 2:00 pm  

St pete wrote:

We could have done with flannery inside eastmond on Monday.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 2:01 pm  

I think decent signing. His age as many have already voiced is a concern, as is the decade he's spent playing in the toughest competition in the world in one of the toughest positions. Plus with your current status as a club who for the past few seasons has struggled with keeping players fit. I wouldn't bet against him joining the casualty list next year. But when fit and playing I think he'll go ok.

Who is he a replacement for? Graham, Puletua or Flannery? Because if it's either of the first two. Then it's very underwhelming signing IMO. If it's Flannery then great.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Wed May 04, 2011 2:11 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

I think decent signing. His age as many have already voiced is a concern, as is the decade he's spent playing in the toughest competition in the world in one of the toughest positions. Plus with your current status as a club who for the past few seasons has struggled with keeping players fit. I wouldn't bet against him joining the casualty list next year. But when fit and playing I think he'll go ok.

Who is he a replacement for? Graham, Puletua or Flannery? Because if it's either of the first two. Then it's very underwhelming signing IMO. If it's Flannery then great.

He's much better than Hoffman, and you know it.
and as for getting injured, if he plays for saints he will be injured at least 50% of the time, i think its in our contracts now!

p.s. playing a decade and change in the NRL didnt do Menzies any harm