Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 12:46 pm  

OOC: Nathan Ashe, Mark Flanagan, Adrian Gardner, Joe Greenwood, Jordan Hand, Anthony Laffranchi, Francis Meli, Mark Percival, Josh Perry, Tony Puletua, Dominic Speakman, Adam Swift, James Tilley, Anthony Walker, Paul Wellens, Dan Yates

The keepers from that list: Mark Percival, Anthony Walker, Joe Greenwood

I'd assume Laffranchi will get another year as it's in his favour.
I'd assume that TP is retiring

These I'd only keep depending on circumstances. Swift as a wing replacement. Meli if we did not get another winger.

Yates and Speakman I'd assume it's too early to tell. So they can't be on a lot. Probably 2 more years.

Although Flanaghan has been a decent performer with Wilkin contracted to 2015 I think, for me it's a case of we already have one of those and come 2015, I can see us getting a tackling 2nd rower from within. I'd also say if Laffranchi has a year in his favour, that gives us 4 2nd rowers. Sia, Manu, Laffranchi and Wilkin, before we even hit the reserves.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 12:49 pm  

Laffranchi 's extra year is in our favour and we'd be mad to take it up

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 12:52 pm  

I thought it was in the players favour. My bad if that's not the case, but I still think the length of Wilkins contract makes keeping both Wilkin and Flash a bad choice.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 2:02 pm  

Turner and Percival have now signed extensions: Turner to the end of 2016 and Percival to the end of 2015. So Saints have just said on Twitter. Article on website.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 2:21 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Turner and Percival have now signed extensions: Turner to the end of 2016 and Percival to the end of 2015. So Saints have just said on Twitter. Article on website.

Great news! Just saw that on twitter myself.

OOC list: Nathan Ashe, Mark Flanagan, Adrian Gardner, Joe Greenwood, Jordan Hand, Anthony Laffranchi, Francis Meli, Josh Perry, Tony Puletua, Dominic Speakman, Adam Swift, James Tilley, Anthony Walker, Paul Wellens, Dan Yates

I'd look to retain all the youngsters (Ashe included, depth is good as we are finding out now!)

I'd only give an extension (out of the senior players) to Flanagan. The rest can go IMO. Unless we cannot find another winger, then I'd be ok with giving Meli another season.

I'd dump: Garnder, Laffranchi, Perry, Puletua and Wellens (and possibly Meli, if we can find another winger)

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 3:41 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Turner and Percival have now signed extensions: Turner to the end of 2016 and Percival to the end of 2015. So Saints have just said on Twitter. Article on website.

Good news on both counts. Percival has obviously shown plenty of promise, and I think Turner has done alright considering how we're playing overall. I'd like to get a look at him playing for us under better circumstances.

Saint Simon wrote:

Laffranchi 's extra year is in our favour and we'd be mad to take it up

Are you sure? I'd read read other posts which have said it was in the player's favour. I'll be pleased if you're right about that.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 4:15 pm  

Dux wrote:

Good news on both counts. Percival has obviously shown plenty of promise, and I think Turner has done alright considering how we're playing overall. I'd like to get a look at him playing for us under better circumstances.

Are you sure? I'd read read other posts which have said it was in the player's favour. I'll be pleased if you're right about that.

When you think about it, though, the concept of the third year option being in the employees favour would be a little bizarre, wouldn't it?

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 4:40 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

When you think about it, though, the concept of the third year option being in the employees favour would be a little bizarre, wouldn't it?

Yes, it did strike me as slightly odd.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 6:16 pm  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20716844 Found it. Seams to be in the clubs favour. As a 2nd rower I'd keep him over Flash, but not as a prop.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20716844 Found it. Seams to be in the clubs favour. As a 2nd rower I'd keep him over Flash, but not as a prop.

Re: Super League - Out Of Contract : Tue May 07, 2013 7:11 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20716844

Found it.

Seams to be in the clubs favour.

As a 2nd rower I'd keep him over Flash, but not as a prop.

He's a better all round player than Flash, I'd say, but we've got too many second rowers to justify using up a quota spot and a big wage on another one. Flash offers better value for money and doesn't take up an overseas spot. We should let Boof go and get ourselves a big, nasty, 'orrible prop.