Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:57 pm  

got to love saintsfan and her 'fingers in the ears la la la i cant hear anything youre saying' approach.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:58 pm  

Allez wrote:

No I suspect he wasn't lying. Then again neither were Darren Bloor, Gus O'Donnell, Scott Moore, Matty Smith or indeed Jonny Lomax but that doesn't make them specialist halves either. I think you are (mischievously I suspect ) avoiding the issue.

You credit me with a deviousness I don't possess.

I heard Hohaia's interview and just accepted what he said. No reason to disbelieve him and since Royce coached him then I figure he has no reason to lie, given that he will be playing under Royce again.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:09 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

With Leon, jammer and Kyle gone we simply must be way under the cap next year unless we have been reckless with our new signings wages. That said we will still be comfortably top 4 IMO

Am I the only one who can see we are doing it on the cheap?

I've been saying it for 3 years. We've lost our ambition to win things and now looking fir cheap option signings.

I've got a great deal of respect for sir mac but he's gone down a little in my eye now. He's come out in public a number of times saying we will have a team to grace the new stadium, obviously that's lies. He should just be honest and say, we are broke and doing best we can with what little money we've got.

The great names that have left this club over the last few years and never been replaced.

I wonder what sort of impact Losing Graham, pryce and eastmond will have on season ticket sales?

I've just signed up for another year but now I've starting have I done the cottrect thing.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:11 pm  

St pete wrote:

Am I the only one who can see we are doing it on the cheap?

Yes. But that's because you live on your own little planet, Pete. It's called delusion.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:18 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Ok. So Hohaia was lying on his interview with Radio Murkeyside then? Have you listened to it yet?

Strange about Radio Merseyside; players quite often say things that later turn out to be a little different.
e.g. Leon on 20/01/11:

Pryce told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I want to stay at Saints. I'm contracted here and hopefully I'll be offered a new contract some time.

"I love playing at Saints and I don't see myself going anywhere else."

He added: "I'm not going anywhere, but a contract has to be offered to me, just like it has to four or five other players.

"It's just the natural process when your contract comes to an end."

Funny that...

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:29 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

Strange about Radio Merseyside; players quite often say things that later turn out to be a little different.
e.g. Leon on 20/01/11:
Funny that...

I think changing your mind is very different from changing your history!

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:58 pm  

The future shape of your squad has to be a concern for you guys but it seems that the club have done their best in view of the finances available.
Pryce was offered a two year deal and that was seen as right, the player wanted three. Three years for Pryce on the very top money is something the BOD have not been prepared to go along with. That is very understandable.

You will have Lance H with experience as well as Gaskell, Lomax and Wheeler who can and have played at six. It is also rumoured that you have another signing to come in. Do you know if it will be a prop or a half?

I just think that in all of this you can't take the finances out of the whole matter. There is then the unknown of the test court case with Leeds and the HMRC over ebt's etc. Lose that and it's a another pile of debt for most clubs.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:12 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

You credit me with a deviousness I don't possess.

I heard Hohaia's interview and just accepted what he said. No reason to disbelieve him and since Royce coached him then I figure he has no reason to lie, given that he will be playing under Royce again.

Chill out. I said mischievous as in fun not devious as in malicious.

He's not gonna come out and say 'actually no I ain't played HB since x years ago so at best I am gonna be rusty, at worst utterly diabolical' is he? This is PR for God's sake. The point, which I am staggered you are repeatedly failing to acknowledge let alone see, is that Hohaia is NOT a half back. Ergo we do NOT have a recognised half back next year.

Most people other than you it would appear, as is your right, are more than a little concerned about that given that we have played this year without recognised half backs and have manifestly demonstrated an inability to win when it matters.

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:16 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

The future shape of your squad has to be a concern for you guys but it seems that the club have done their best in view of the finances available.
Pryce was offered a two year deal and that was seen as right, the player wanted three. Three years for Pryce on the very top money is something the BOD have not been prepared to go along with. That is very understandable.

You will have Lance H with experience as well as Gaskell, Lomax and Wheeler who can and have played at six. It is also rumoured that you have another signing to come in. Do you know if it will be a prop or a half?

I just think that in all of this you can't take the finances out of the whole matter. There is then the unknown of the test court case with Leeds and the HMRC over ebt's etc. Lose that and it's a another pile of debt for most clubs.

In the main I agree but you need to read this post in it's entireity. Lance will play at Half Back. Lance is not a half back.

I think that the incoming player is a prop. No names mentioned

Re: Au reviour Leon - Where do we go from here? : Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:20 pm  

Allez wrote:

He's not gonna come out and say 'actually no I ain't played HB since x years ago so at best I am gonna be rusty, at worst utterly diabolical' is he? This is PR for God's sake.

Since Royce Simmons helped coach him down under and he helped recruit him, if there were lies, deceit, PR or whatever you want to call it going on, Royce is in on it too. And the club. A veritable consipracy really, to fool all the fans into thinking we have a true halfback when really we will be total sheeite next season.

Jeez. Get a grip people.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Hohaia in action. His pace alone is fabulous. And I just loved seeing that chip kick and regather. Gave me great hope!