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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:33 am  
Does Eamonn scout and recruit saints players? Do we know this?

Or is it the responsibility of someone else at the club, playing staff maybe?

I don't know the answer, be nice to know.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:10 am  
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Does Eamonn scout and recruit saints players? Do we know this?

Or is it the responsibility of someone else at the club, playing staff maybe?

I don't know the answer, be nice to know.



I'd imagine he has final say as he has to balance the books and sign the cheques but you'd like to think he's listening to his staff. At the end of the day it doesnt really matter though as he is ultimately accountable as the owner/chairman.

I'd love to know whats gone on with Gaskell though. To go from being bigged up and first choice stand off to packed off to Salford in a matter of weeks is strange to say the least.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:28 am  
Sadfish wrote:
Does Eamonn scout and recruit saints players? Do we know this?

Or is it the responsibility of someone else at the club, playing staff maybe?

I don't know the answer, be nice to know.


A question I've been asking for years. I wonder how much involvement the likes of Kel Coslett, Keiron Cunningham, Mike Rush and Neil Kilshaw have with recruitment. Reading some of the stuff about the Lance Hohaia deal, including bits in the programme by Lance and Eamonn themselves, it would seem he was solely responsible for that one.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:08 am  
Lance was out and out a signing made in attempt to appease the fans following the loss of Eastmond. Trouble is, whoever said yes was hoodwinked by Lance and his agent who promoted him as a half back.

What's sad is that Eastmond didn't get a 4 year deal but Lance did. Crazy bit of business.

The one light at the end of the tunnel for me is that the World Cup at the end of the year may unearth some south sea island talent that nobody knows of. If we don't make a speculative signing or two on this basis, I'd be even more sceptical about our recruitment policy. There has to be another Faasavalu out there somewhere.

Sam Moa was one prop who was worth a punt after the 2008 WC, the people in the know at Saints didn't think he was good enough. After a stint at Hull he is now plying his trade as a starting prop for Sydney Roosters. We need that kind of foresight and take a few risks as top line Aussies arent coming back to SL. We need to be inventive.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:20 am  
Sadfish wrote:
Does Eamonn scout and recruit saints players? Do we know this?

Or is it the responsibility of someone else at the club, playing staff maybe?

I don't know the answer, be nice to know.


Well McManus is CEO as well as owner, I think Rush may have more say than many think, I'm sure he decides if anyone wants to invest new money into the club.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:22 am  
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Well McManus is CEO as well as owner, I think Rush may have more say than many think, I'm sure he decides if anyone wants to invest new money into the club.

I'm convinced Rush has a lot of say. Given that it was to Rush McManus turned after he sacked Simmons, I would posit that Rush is very much the Chairman's man.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:29 pm  
Rush is main man at saints he is the CEO
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:30 pm  
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The one light at the end of the tunnel for me is that the World Cup at the end of the year may unearth some south sea island talent that nobody knows of. If we don't make a speculative signing or two on this basis, I'd be even more sceptical about our recruitment policy. There has to be another Faasavalu out there somewhere.


I agree up to a point. However, while I think there's always the potential of picking up a good threequarter or forward from the islander teams, quality half-backs are much rarer amongst the islanders. And I think it's now pretty much universally accepted that our problem is our lack of halves.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:50 pm  
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Rush is main man at saints he is the CEO


No, he's the High Performance Manager.
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Re: McManus - Squad - Half Backs : Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:10 pm  
The Chief wrote:
Lance was out and out a signing made in attempt to appease the fans following the loss of Eastmond. Trouble is, whoever said yes was hoodwinked by Lance and his agent who promoted him as a half back.

What's sad is that Eastmond didn't get a 4 year deal but Lance did. Crazy bit of business.

The one light at the end of the tunnel for me is that the World Cup at the end of the year may unearth some south sea island talent that nobody knows of. If we don't make a speculative signing or two on this basis, I'd be even more sceptical about our recruitment policy. There has to be another Faasavalu out there somewhere.

Sam Moa was one prop who was worth a punt after the 2008 WC, the people in the know at Saints didn't think he was good enough. After a stint at Hull he is now plying his trade as a starting prop for Sydney Roosters. We need that kind of foresight and take a few risks as top line Aussies arent coming back to SL. We need to be inventive.

Moa's not the only one. There's plenty of players who've come to 'lesser teams' in SL that we would have benefited from, in recent years. L. Paea, Mika, Taia, Heremaia, Manuokafoa, Sammutt, Hanbury, Poore, Kaufusi, McDonnell, Kearney, Lulia, Burns, the list goes on...
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