[Bulliac]

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:04 pm  

debaser wrote:

Has 21 been un-retired then?

Yes, Danny Addy wore it last season.

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:24 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Yes, Danny Addy wore it last season.

Yes I realise that now. What a div I am.

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:30 pm  

debaser wrote:

Yes I realise that now. What a div I am.

i shouldn't worry, Il Divo have apparently made quite a bit of money so it can't be all bad. Can you sing?

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:58 pm  

steamingbull02 wrote:

Think sammuts low number reflects the one year deal he is on, if he shines this coming season a new deal will be offered, along with maybe a starting number on his back! Same could be said for ainscough!

certainly going to be interesting to see how sammut and manuokafose go this year. Their both on one yr deals and sammut will no longer be off the quota in 2013. So effectively their in direct competition with each other for an extension. Of course they could both be flops and we bring someone totally different in for 2013 but if they are both hits club will have to decide which bring most to team as we can only extend one.

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:15 pm  

mat wrote:

certainly going to be interesting to see how sammut and manuokafose go this year. Their both on one yr deals and sammut will no longer be off the quota in 2013. So effectively their in direct competition with each other for an extension. Of course they could both be flops and we bring someone totally different in for 2013 but if they are both hits club will have to decide which bring most to team as we can only extend one.

Forgot about manuokafose's one year deal, hopefully Sammut fulfils his undoubted potential and shines and Burgess cleans up his rough edge's, so loseing manuokafose shouldn't be an issue, as you say its certainly going to interesting!

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:46 pm  

steamingbull02 wrote:

Forgot about manuokafose's one year deal, hopefully Sammut fulfils his undoubted potential and shines and Burgess cleans up his rough edge's, so loseing manuokafose shouldn't be an issue, as you say its certainly going to interesting!

bear in mind that its pretty likely burgess will follow his brothers to OZ at end of 2012, and crossleys departure. If manuokafose proves to be a hit then it may make more sense to lose a half (assuming some combination of gales,briggs,BJ is capable of performing to a decent level) than a prop. Whats happened to liam mcavoy in squad numbers?. Is it like last year where theres a few youngsters also in 1st team squad but not assigned numbers until potter feels theyve earned them?. seem to think mcavoy was only one of the un-numbered youngsters last year who didnt get any gametime and hence a number.

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:45 pm  

Yes Mat, isnt Jobe Murphy on a full contract? Hes not been given a number either

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:56 pm  

mat wrote:

bear in mind that its pretty likely burgess will follow his brothers to OZ at end of 2012, and crossleys departure. If manuokafose proves to be a hit then it may make more sense to lose a half (assuming some combination of gales,briggs,BJ is capable of performing to a decent level) than a prop. Whats happened to liam mcavoy in squad numbers?. Is it like last year where theres a few youngsters also in 1st team squad but not assigned numbers until potter feels theyve earned them?. seem to think mcavoy was only one of the un-numbered youngsters last year who didnt get any gametime and hence a number.

So again where nurturing a future international just so he can sod off and fore full his potential somewhere else? fantastic!

Think its a good incentive by Potter to do it that way, Doesn't get them too big for there boots too early!

Re: Squad numbers announced : Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:02 pm  

steamingbull02 wrote:

So again where nurturing a future international just so he can sod off and fore full his potential somewhere else? fantastic!

Think its a good incentive by Potter to do it that way, Doesn't get them too big for there boots too early!

certainly dont think it what we want. but in this case think family pressure combined with an agent with ulterior motives will see tom go. Hope we can pull out all the stops and persuade him to stay though.

agree with you about potters strategy of witholding squad numbers. doesnt seem to have hurt any of the first batch he tried it on.

Re: Squad numbers announced : Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:31 am  

His name is Manase Manuokafoa by the way. Plenty of time for you to get it right before the season starts