Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:26 am  

Good job this is a rumours thread because facts wise it's total mathematical ****************


I certainly hope Maths or any subject requiring facts is not the specialist subject. I would suggest philosophy.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:57 am  

Yep, add four to the Cats TOUCHLINE try still puts them a point behind when I went to school. Still im sure Saints fan will argue to the contrary with all on sundry blinded by her love affair with that aussie pillock we had as coach at the start of the year.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:54 am  

The rumours are growing that Salford need to get rid of Holdsworth due to financial problems. This would inevitably entail a transfer fee, but would he be worth a few quid to solve our half back problem? Does he have a kicking game?

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:03 am  

SomersetSaint wrote:

The rumours are growing that Salford need to get rid of Holdsworth due to financial problems. This would inevitably entail a transfer fee, but would he be worth a few quid to solve our half back problem? Does he have a kicking game?

Maybe the player who's put a transfer fee in could be sold and we could buy someone with the cash.

I very much doubt it, I think the days of saints buying players are long gone.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:37 am  

If it is Gaskell who wants out, surely we would reject any request anyway? It's clear that Brown doesn't see Lance as a halfback and there is nobody available and within our price range that would be better than Gaskell so why let him go?

I hope whatever problems Gaskell has can be sorted out before next season. I would be gutted to see him leave, his potential is enormous.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:54 am  

St pete wrote:

Maybe the player who's put a transfer fee in could be sold and we could buy someone with the cash.

I very much doubt it, I think the days of saints buying players are long gone.

Player plus cash deal, or Gaskell, Dixon and one other in a swap?

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:58 am  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Player plus cash deal, or Gaskell, Dixon and one other in a swap?

Dixon can't be part of that deal, he's off contract at the end of the Season and already agreed a deal with someone.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:36 pm  

Would be an utterly stupid decision to let Gaskell go, unless we have someone of proven international quality coming in. Makes no sense to let a promising kid walk into the arms of your closest rivals when the incoming coach has already stated he doesn't see our current no.6 playing there next season.

Re: Rumours thread. : Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:53 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

Would be an utterly stupid decision to let Gaskell go, unless we have someone of proven international quality coming in. Makes no sense to let a promising kid walk into the arms of your closest rivals when the incoming coach has already stated he doesn't see our current no.6 playing there next season.

Hohaia may not be good enough, but neither, at the moment is Gaskell. There are no half backs available, off contraact, and off quota, therefore, if we want to get a better 6, then we have to look to do something different. Gaskell doesn't look as though he will figure in Brown's plans, therefore, trading him in for a "better" model makes sense? Yes, we don't want to lose him, but keeping him in the reserves to simply stop another club from signing him is neither fair on Gaskell, nor good business or sporting sense.

Getting someone to take Hohaia in a swap deal would be the ideal scenario, but isn't going to happen.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:14 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Nope, but without his decision we would have lost and that really is a numerical fact. People might have felt differently about our resilience had the decision gone against us. In fact, I think a few people would have been on Makinson's case about not catching the ball!

you can say for certain he'd have kicked the goal and we wouldnt have scored again?