Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:06 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

He's not even had a look in at Widnes. Shame.

whatever happened to the great white hope?

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:13 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

whatever happened to the great white hope?

he was always rubbish - never showed anything that would suggest he could play at SL level.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:19 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Some of us have been asking the same question! We let a number of players go last season, possibly to help fund Kyle Eastmond. But we never get to know whether Saints let them go or they wanted to go. It's possible that Hargreaves wanted to go. Who knows? Either way, some of us wish he was here now, never mind when Jammer departs, because we don't have any staff left!

You keep harping on about this, seemingly forgetting that Eastmond signed his deal 12 months prior to the decisions on who to let go.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:32 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

You keep harping on about this, seemingly forgetting that Eastmond signed his deal 12 months prior to the decisions on who to let go.

stop ruining her fun by using facts!

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:34 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

You keep harping on about this, seemingly forgetting that Eastmond signed his deal 12 months prior to the decisions on who to let go.

Maybe she means saints was planning ahead for his next contract?

IMO bryn has been no big loss even with the injuries we've got. If we had full team fit I doubt he'd even get a look in. Perry, LMS, TP, Graham and clough would be ahead of him in the front row and Sia, wilkin, flannery and clough ahead of him in the back row.

I just wished we somehow could have kept Jake emmitt. He was starting to look the part last year and if he progressed as he was could maybe replaced jammer when he goes the NRL.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:47 pm  

St pete wrote:

Maybe she means saints was planning ahead for his next contract?

Thank you. That is exactly what I meant. I do believe the Chairman also referred to the matter of financing Kyle Eastmond's (never to be) new contract as well.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:54 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Thank you. That is exactly what I meant. I do believe the Chairman also referred to the matter of financing Kyle Eastmond's (never to be) new contract as well.

Only looking after my special girl

When you think about it, it's a tough job trying to tie players down on new deals and bringing new players to the club. They have to plan 3/4 years in advance.

I think that's what maybe happened when the likes of bryn and emmitt left. I'd say they prob wanted 3/4 year deals but with eastmond, Pryce, jammer, flannery and ade coming off contract at the same time we just couldn't risk it.

Also, I think sir mac wanted to free some cap space for the 2012 season as we are moving to our new stadium and he'll want as he's says " a team to grace our new stadium"

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:23 pm  

St pete wrote:

IMO bryn has been no big loss even with the injuries we've got. If we had full team fit I doubt he'd even get a look in. Perry, LMS, TP, Graham and clough would be ahead of him in the front row and Sia, wilkin, flannery and clough ahead of him in the back row.

But if you remove Graham and Puletua for 2012, I'd say Hargreaves would be pretty handy as your 4th choice prop. And he'll still be around for a bit when Perry retires.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:39 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

But if you remove Graham and Puletua for 2012, I'd say Hargreaves would be pretty handy as your 4th choice prop. And he'll still be around for a bit when Perry retires.

Don't get me wrong and I'm not for one min slagging bryn off but he's just your average run of the mill hard working forward.

Re: Puletua Has Been Offered New 2 Year Deal : Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:11 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

But if you remove Graham and Puletua for 2012, I'd say Hargreaves would be pretty handy as your 4th choice prop.

If we were be foolish to not sign any replacements.....