: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:28 pm  

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/b ... -a8ob.html Luke Bailey: I'd like to see parts of the world and go play overseas for a little bit," said the 29-year-old on the eve of the Titans' appointment with the Canberra Raiders at Skilled Park tonight. "So I'll finish my NRL career with the team then probably head overseas for a couple of years if I can."

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/b ... -a8ob.html Luke Bailey: I'd like to see parts of the world and go play overseas for a little bit," said the 29-year-old on the eve of the Titans' appointment with the Canberra Raiders at Skilled Park tonight. "So I'll finish my NRL career with the team then probably head overseas for a couple of years if I can."

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:42 pm  

ABP' wrote:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/bailey-hints-at-england-stint-but-a-happy-titan-for-now-20090416-a8ob.html

If it is not for next season i don't think we should look at him. LMS must be our replacement for Fielden come 2011. Much depends on our ability to attract a Prop this year and who that Prop is i guess, but with the drop in quota i am not sure we should use 2 spots on Props, on top of Feka who is not counted.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:30 pm  

jonh wrote:

If it is not for next season i don't think we should look at him. LMS must be our replacement for Fielden come 2011. Much depends on our ability to attract a Prop this year and who that Prop is i guess, but with the drop in quota i am not sure we should use 2 spots on Props, on top of Feka who is not counted.

As much as I'd love us to get LMS, realistically is he going to want to come to us, at the minute he's no more likely to win anything with us than he is with Quins.
In fact looking at the bigger picture, we maybe at the point whereby are only attraction to players over other clubs is the size of are crowd, we no longer are able to guarantee to players that they'll be in the playoffs or in the later rounds of the cup. Obviously this is going to hamper are recruitment of domestic players, and to some affect will it not also deter the junior players we atempt to recruit, who may look at other local clubs and join them due to there onfield success.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:03 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

As much as I'd love us to get LMS, realistically is he going to want to come to us, at the minute he's no more likely to win anything with us than he is with Quins.
In fact looking at the bigger picture, we maybe at the point whereby are only attraction to players over other clubs is the size of are crowd, we no longer are able to guarantee to players that they'll be in the playoffs or in the later rounds of the cup. Obviously this is going to hamper are recruitment of domestic players, and to some affect will it not also deter the junior players we atempt to recruit, who may look at other local clubs and join them due to there onfield success.

We have better training facilities.
We can probably offer him more money than most teams.
We are a massive club and there is a general attraction to it because of this.
We have alot of potential to be a big force once again.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:06 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Bailey has said he's defo coming to superleague but only for 2011. He should be our number 1 target to replace Fielden imo.

It's been rumoured for a long while that he wants to come to the UK.

LMS has to be fieldens replacement if fielden goes. His contract will be less than what hes on now no matter where he goes cos nobody else is stupid enough to pay it apart from us. I could see stu staying on a lesser contract and i for one would be happy with this if it meant we could bolster our pack with the likes of LMS playing along side him with the extra money

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:12 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

We have better training facilities.
We can probably offer him more money than most teams.
We are a massive club and there is a general attraction to it because of this.
We have alot of potential to be a big force once again.

I dont see how under SC?
would a london lad want to leave that to move up north? i wouldnt.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:12 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

We have better training facilities.
We can probably offer him more money than most teams.
We are a massive club and there is a general attraction to it because of this.
We have alot of potential to be a big force once again.

But he's a local quins lad, they are doing well and are obviously going to try and build there team around him in the future. I can see them offering him a contract in the coming weeks and him being more than likely to sign it.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:16 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

We are a massive club and there is a general attraction to it because of this.

Your problem in this respect is that you are a massive club that is still on a downward spiral, that attraction isn't as great as it was.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:17 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

I dont see how under SC?
would a london lad want to leave that to move up north? i wouldnt.

Depending on cap space it's quite possible.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:30 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

I dont see how under SC?

we'll have more than most over the next couple of years, Bailey and Fielden to name just 2 were both "internationals" when we signed them. So thats at least 100k+ a year from just 1 player.