Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:13 pm  

You can de-register a player but you can't then re-register him in the same season without special permission from the rfl. De-registering an overseas player frees up a quota spot but does not create any space under the salary cap.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:14 pm  

St pete wrote:

I'm not 100% sure but I think you can de-register players but then you can re-register them again this year.

A club can deregister a player but cannot reregister them in the same season.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:46 pm  

If that's the case, bye bye Josh. Of course, it will be Warrington or Leeds that sign Soward.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:08 am  

This stinks. I try and be positive. I try and beleive the lads in power know what they're doing, but for McManus to make a staement about like he did and then turn around an resign Laffranchi is a complete contradiction.

Laffranchi is essentially an expensive, less effective version of Paul Clough. He occasionally gets a decent offload, occasionally makes a big hit and scores the odd try with that switch close to the line that only he does with roby, but in the meantime gives us absolutely no go forward and no level of general aggression.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:52 am  

Very disappointing if true, we've got lots of younger home grown lads who are much, much better

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:53 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

This stinks. I try and be positive. I try and beleive the lads in power know what they're doing, but for McManus to make a staement about like he did and then turn around an resign Laffranchi is a complete contradiction.

But you should surely know by now that McManus makes pretty meaningless statements!

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:04 am  

Soward coming available is McManus worst nightmare. We are desperate for a top class halfback and one comes available and McManus knows the fans will demand we get him but he won't want to spend the cash.

If its true that perry has agreed a release, I bet McManus will be taking him into staying now, he has the quota excuse then

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:07 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

But you should surely know by now that McManus makes pretty meaningless statements!

He's a spin doctor, he tells us what we want to hear. I don't believe much he says these days.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:27 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

This stinks. I try and be positive. I try and beleive the lads in power know what they're doing, but for McManus to make a staement about like he did and then turn around an resign Laffranchi is a complete contradiction.

Laffranchi is essentially an expensive, less effective version of Paul Clough. He occasionally gets a decent offload, occasionally makes a big hit and scores the odd try with that switch close to the line that only he does with roby, but in the meantime gives us absolutely no go forward and no level of general aggression.

Can I echo these comments. I am growing more and more disillusioned with Saints by the day. What's the betting they announce new deals for Gardner and LMS in quick succession now.

Re: Anthony Laffranchi - Sentence extended : Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:17 pm  

I'm more positive about Laffranchi than most. However I'm also open to reason. We had a debate about him earlier in the year and I said at the time as a 2nd rower I would keep him over Flanagan. But basically we have no idea as to what position he has been signed.

It was put to me that on the money that he's getting we could get the same elsewhere for cheaper.

I don't think this year has been his best year, but he was not too shabby last year for a man playing above his weight, he could handle most packs bar the Wigan and Warrington Pack. This year it seems to have caught up with him and other packs have got on top of him.

He seemed to switch to the back rower in his last game, but then picked up an injury. I think it was the Leeds game and he was pretty effective as a sub for Manu's side.

If I was going to hold any of the off contract players it would have been TP. but I don't think we can afford to do that now with Laffranchi also signed up as that would limit our options. We still need 2 big yard dog props. You have to assume one will be overseas.

I'm not about to run about saying woe is Saints, but neither will I be running about throwing my hat in the air. It's a bit of an erm signing till we see what else is coming (or not).