Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:04 am  

The guy never runs with the ball.Looking a very poor signing

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:15 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

like when our u20's plays Hudds u20's? there's not always a conspracy!

After reading something on redvee and then hearing him say that I'm not so sure!

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:29 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

It's only a blunder in hindsight. Let us not forget Pryce's form was hardly stellar when we let him go.

Pryce came back from a serious injury, it's natural he was going to need some time to find his form. I still think he could've given us 3 more good years, especially when we signed Hohaia (overseas player and the same age as Pryce).

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:20 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Pryce came back from a serious injury, it's natural he was going to need some time to find his form. I still think he could've given us 3 more good years, especially when we signed Hohaia (overseas player and the same age as Pryce).

Tbf the poster who you are replying to has a point: it's easy to say that now.

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:35 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Pryce came back from a serious injury, it's natural he was going to need some time to find his form. I still think he could've given us 3 more good years, especially when we signed Hohaia (overseas player and the same age as Pryce).

I think Hohaia is two years younger than Pryce.

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:53 pm  

Does anyone know why we actually let Pryce go? Was it down to his injuries? Or did he ask for too much money maybe? Seems like an utterly stupid decision in hindsight.

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:00 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

Does anyone know why we actually let Pryce go? Was it down to his injuries? Or did he ask for too much money maybe? Seems like an utterly stupid decision in hindsight.

Do you think so? I don't think so. He's already had two sessions of injury at the Dragons and he did drift in and out of games, just as he is doing still. I think we need someone more consistently 'present' partnering our young player in the halves.

As to why he left, I've got no idea. Nothing was ever said. It never is!

I do remember Pryce himself saying in a press interview that he wanted to stay at Saints if 'the money was right'. So it could have been a question of money.

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:05 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

Does anyone know why we actually let Pryce go? Was it down to his injuries? Or did he ask for too much money maybe? Seems like an utterly stupid decision in hindsight.

We did offer pryce a two year deal but Catalan blew us out the water, he's on huge deal and also got the extra year.

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:21 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Pryce came back from a serious injury, it's natural he was going to need some time to find his form. I still think he could've given us 3 more good years, especially when we signed Hohaia (overseas player and the same age as Pryce).

Let's look at what really happened - not revisionist history. Pryce was becoming increasingly less effective (largely because he was being asked to assume near total responsibility for providing the side's attacking thrust resulting in him being marked out of the game) in the lead up to a string of injuries which - at one point - looked like finishing his career completely.

Given his age, hefty wages and diminishing returns it was only natural to consider alternative arrangements. There was no evidence - at that time - to suggest he could ever repeat the best days of his career. And even if he could - for how much longer?

Re: Nathan Brown on Lance Hohaia : Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:03 pm  

Saint from Prestwich wrote:

The guy never runs with the ball.Looking a very poor signing

He does run with the ball, plenty of metres too...pity they are all sideways