Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:48 pm  

St pete wrote:

I'm sure the will have been good experinced halves available.

Like who? Apart from Leon Pryce.....

Problem now is we have 3 very good young halves and Hohaia eating up squad and cap space so bringing in anyone else when we're desperate for a prop or 2 is going to extremely difficult, even if there was anyone on the market.

There are worse things than a season or 2 of rebuilding anyway and every team has to go through it these days... Everyone needs a bit of perspective and to remember that fact. We've had 15 years of continued and unbroken success, a feat that will almost certainly never be equalled in the salary cap era. It just can't last forever when there are so few quality players available these days to replace the legends that have gone over the last few seasons.

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:54 pm  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

Like who? Apart from Leon Pryce.....

Problem now is we have 3 very good young halves and Hohaia eating up squad and cap space so bringing in anyone else when we're desperate for a prop or 2 is going to extremely difficult, even if there was anyone on the market.

There are worse things than a season or 2 of rebuilding anyway and every team has to go through it these days... Everyone needs a bit of perspective and to remember that fact. We've had 15 years of continued and unbroken success, a feat that will almost certainly never be equalled in the salary cap era. It just can't last forever when there are so few quality players available these days to replace the legends that have gone over the last few seasons.

I don't know what was available but it's not my job to be looking for halfbacks, it's Royce and the club.

We do have some good young halfbeaks but the word young is the problem. We need a experinced halfback in there to lead the young halves but we went for a fullback to play in the halves

I don't think lomax is a #7, he's a top players but IMO he's not a #7. I ain't got clue what postion would be his best.

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:45 am  

It has been reported down under,two things. one is that Jamie lyon was touted by saints at the world club challenge game, and he would be interested next year and that saints are trying to work out a financial package to take him.Secondly, on the coaching front at saints, the name of nathen brown for 2013.

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:57 am  

kiwileyther wrote:

It has been reported down under,two things. one is that Jamie lyon was touted by saints at the world club challenge game, and he would be interested next year and that saints are trying to work out a financial package to take him.Secondly, on the coaching front at saints, the name of nathen brown for 2013.

Unless sia goes we don't have a qouta spot a d the fact he's in advanced talks suggests that's not going to happen.

I was chatting to josh perry before the Catalan game at Langtree park and he'd spoke to Lyon as he was over for the WCC and josh said he'd be interested in coming for 2014 season when he's off contract.

I've got sneaky feeling brown will be at saints next year.

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:49 am  

St pete wrote:

I've got sneaky feeling brown will be at saints next year.

i'd be very happy with that, he's done amazing things with Hudds. With the resources availiable at Saints we could be back where we belong in no time

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:56 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

i'd be very happy with that, he's done amazing things with Hudds. With the resources available at Saints we could be back where we belong in no time

What different resources? I'm sure they spend on salary cap the same as St Helens? Recruitment might be better but that won't happen over a season?

Re: Daly Cherry-Evans : Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:53 am  

EHW wrote:

Ratboy?
Wilkin?
Foster?

Wilkin and Foster high profile????