Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Wed May 04, 2011 9:17 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Does that mean Foster really is leaving if they are giving his car away?

no he's getting a nissan micra convertable instead

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 5:20 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

no he's getting a nissan micra convertable instead

Can see the rest of the team loving that!

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi? : Thu May 05, 2011 6:30 am  

St pete wrote:

I've been banging on about Gibbs for few weeks.

He'd be great signing!

Gibbs vs O'Meley again would be interesting.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 6:56 am  

Laffranchi to replace TP who might be going to the wires?????
thought he was returning to NZ and thats why he s not re signing for us. wont be happy if he goes to wires.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 7:34 am  

CORNISH wrote:

Laffranchi to replace TP who might be going to the wires?????
thought he was returning to NZ and thats why he s not re signing for us. wont be happy if he goes to wires.

I'd be very surprised, and disappointed if it does happen, i cant see us not matching any offer wire would give him

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 7:44 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

I'd be very surprised, and disappointed if it does happen, i cant see us not matching any offer wire would give him

We only let Dire have our cast off's Vinny Anderson / Andy Bracek
Dads Army aka Dire RL

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 7:46 am  

Shawy wrote:

We only let Dire have our cast off's Vinny Anderson / Andy Bracek
Dads Army aka Dire RL

exactly, TP is one of the best forwards in the league, and clearly has two years left in him, and he's hardly been of injured. The ideal sort of import to SL

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 10:01 am  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 277411.stm He is thought to be the replacement for Tony Puletua, who is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Warrington.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 277411.stm He is thought to be the replacement for Tony Puletua, who is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Warrington.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 10:05 am  

CORNISH wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/13277411.stm


He is thought to be the replacement for Tony Puletua, who is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Warrington.

That is just a standard news release filled with speculation, Andy Wilson wrote yesterday in the Guardian that Puletua is now more likely to stay at Saints ahead of Warrington, IF he doesn't go back to the NRL, basically the media are guessing at what will happen.

Also Simmons has an interview on SLTV stating he (Laffranchi) is being seen as the replacement for Graham (not overly impressed with that) but he knows him well after working with him when he played front row and back row and he expects him to play most of his rugby with Saints in the front row.

Re: Saints sign Laffranchi! : Thu May 05, 2011 10:15 am  

cheers. would rather TP stays another year or 2 or goes back to NZ than move to another SL team.