Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:32 pm  

St pete wrote:

The complete disaster of a signing laffranchi was brought in to play prop to replace Jammer.

St Pete, I don't Know why you even bother

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:08 pm  

Benidorm John wrote:

St Pete, I don't Know why you even bother

It was only last month she was bragging how Royce got us to a grand final yet Brown won LLS and the grand final and she's glad to see the back of him

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:40 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

The well documented replacement for James Graham was Anthony Laffrinchi. Squad numbers has nothing to do with it at all.

Whatever you say.

He was called Anthony Laffranchi by the way. And he came with a reputation having played SOO and for Australia. Latterly he had played at prop.

I'm glad we let go of that ace recruit by Brown who went by the name of Ghostmont. At least Laffranchi got on to the pitch and was a consumate professional at all times never giving anything less than his best even if the Aussies got it wrong by playing him at prop (and thus giving us the impression that he would have impact there).

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:42 pm  

St pete wrote:

It was only last month she was bragging how Royce got us to a grand final yet Brown won LLS and the grand final and she's glad to see the back of him

You are incredibly childish. So much so that I just can't take your posts seriously!

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:44 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

I also had an issue with that.

I thought it stunk personally (probably a bit like a butt plug would after use) and knew then that regardless of the GF result, it was very poor timing and thought then he should just go regardless of getting the job or not.

My guess is that that is what McManus thought too. Hence he has gone!

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:52 pm  

SaintsFan wrote: Whatever you say. He was called Anthony Laffranchi by the way. And he came with a reputation having played SOO and for Australia. Latterly he had played at prop. I'm glad we let go of that ace recruit by Brown who went by the name of Ghostmont. At least Laffranchi got on to the pitch and was a connsumate professional at all times never giving anything less than his best even if the Aussies got it wrong by playing him at prop (and thus giving us the impression that he would have impact there). I'm not gonna get involved in this argument - both Brown and Simmons had their merits. But: A) Laffranchi joined in the 2012 season, not 2011 ( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... anchi.html ) And b) you cannot suggest when comparing signings that Laffranchi and ghostmont are put in the same bracket?!? I'd be amazed if ghostmont was on 1/10 of boofs salary. A closer comparison would be Amor (whose still probably on 75% boofs salary) and Laffranchi - who represents value for money?

SaintsFan wrote: Whatever you say. He was called Anthony Laffranchi by the way. And he came with a reputation having played SOO and for Australia. Latterly he had played at prop. I'm glad we let go of that ace recruit by Brown who went by the name of Ghostmont. At least Laffranchi got on to the pitch and was a connsumate professional at all times never giving anything less than his best even if the Aussies got it wrong by playing him at prop (and thus giving us the impression that he would have impact there). I'm not gonna get involved in this argument - both Brown and Simmons had their merits. But: A) Laffranchi joined in the 2012 season, not 2011 ( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... anchi.html ) And b) you cannot suggest when comparing signings that Laffranchi and ghostmont are put in the same bracket?!? I'd be amazed if ghostmont was on 1/10 of boofs salary. A closer comparison would be Amor (whose still probably on 75% boofs salary) and Laffranchi - who represents value for money?

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:04 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: A) Laffranchi joined in the 2012 season, not 2011 ( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... anchi.html ) I know he did. What was your point? And b) you cannot suggest when comparing signings that Laffranchi and ghostmont are put in the same bracket?!? I'd be amazed if ghostmont was on 1/10 of boofs salary. A closer comparison would be Amor (whose still probably on 75% boofs salary) and Laffranchi - who represents value for money? I wasn't talking about salary. I was talking about quality of signing, since the clear implication in the post I was replying to was that only Simmons could have recruited badly. Well, so did Brown. So did Potter with bloody Josh Perry. There are duds and there are diamonds and then there are average joes.

Magic Superbeetle wrote: A) Laffranchi joined in the 2012 season, not 2011 ( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... anchi.html ) I know he did. What was your point? And b) you cannot suggest when comparing signings that Laffranchi and ghostmont are put in the same bracket?!? I'd be amazed if ghostmont was on 1/10 of boofs salary. A closer comparison would be Amor (whose still probably on 75% boofs salary) and Laffranchi - who represents value for money? I wasn't talking about salary. I was talking about quality of signing, since the clear implication in the post I was replying to was that only Simmons could have recruited badly. Well, so did Brown. So did Potter with bloody Josh Perry. There are duds and there are diamonds and then there are average joes.

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:14 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I know he did. What was your point?

I wasn't talking about salary. I was talking about quality of signing, since the clear implication in the post I was replying to was that only Simmons could have recruited badly. Well, so did Brown. So did Potter with bloody Josh Perry. There are duds and there are diamonds and then there are average joes.

There was a suggestion that he was signed in 2011. This was not the case.

Brown was by far and a way the best recruiter. In a capped sport you can't discuss quality of signing without discussing value for money - in which Brown walks it. Yes, Perry, arguably Laffranchi and ghostmont were "duds" but in terms of value for money, ghostmonts signing had precisely no impact on the rest of the squad and as a result put him ahead of the others who were on big salaries.

Anyway, a much more interesting conversation is who is KC signing

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:57 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

My guess is that that is what McManus thought too. Hence he has gone!

No more suggestions that Brown was sacked, comments which could be seen as libel are against the AUP.

The fact of the matter is he had to go home because of a family illness. How would you like it if a family illness required you to leave your job and people then started spreading rumours that you had been sacked? You wouldn't so keep your conspiracy theories to yourself please, any more will be.

Re: New coach set to be announced : Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:14 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

No more suggestions that Brown was sacked, comments which could be seen as libel are against the AUP.

The fact of the matter is he had to go home because of a family illness. How would you like it if a family illness required you to leave your job and people then started spreading rumours that you had been sacked? You wouldn't so keep your conspiracy theories to yourself please, any more will be.

Fantastic mate. Well said.