: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:34 am  

Bovrick wrote:

Position?

Second row/prop

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:10 pm  

wigan_knight wrote:

Second row/prop

He will do get him signed!

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:11 pm  

THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427

THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:17 pm  

changa wrote: THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427 thanks Fredie although we really didnt think we'd have a chance of signing him

changa wrote: THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427 thanks Fredie although we really didnt think we'd have a chance of signing him

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:46 pm  

If Coley continues to play at the level he has recently, then I think if a wage can be agreed that suits both Wigan and Coley, we should keep him.

Reasons for this:

- he is settled at the club and will need no time to 'gel'

- his current performances are very strong and he doesn't require a quota spot

- he can provide adequate cover in the second row, which will mean we won't need to waste further money on another second rower, thereby restricting places for well performing youngsters

- a new coach should see us get the best out of him; yes he has his flaws, but I firmly believe these can be coach out of him

- as part of a properly assembled pack, there will be less demand on him and he can excel in the areas of his game that are strongest

Coley is not and never will be an exciting prop that will really get the crowd going like an enforcer or impact prop will. What he does provide however is solid defence and a willingness to take up the ball and make the hard yards in our own half of the pitch.

Obviously we'll still need another prop as well as retaining Coley, but if we can find an enforcer of the right quality, and Coley keeps up his strong performances this year, we should start to see a turn around in the pack.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:17 pm  

changa wrote: THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427 So thats roughly £345,000 a year, no wonder superleague clubs couldn't match it with a £1.6 million salary cap, yes a brilliant player but not worth that when you have the restraints of the cap.

changa wrote: THE COWBOYS are preparing to make Johnathan Thurston an offer that will make the Maroons halfback the richest player in the game. Sport Confidential has been told North Queensland are prepared to offer Thurston a staggering $700,000 a year, a deal which should stop the player rated as the best in the game from returning to the Bulldogs. Cowboys CEO Peter Parr has been scouring North Queensland for third-party sponsors and has all but secured the deal that will be offered to Thurston during the off-season. "I am pretty confident we'll come up with a deal that will be very hard to match," Parr said. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5751177427 So thats roughly £345,000 a year, no wonder superleague clubs couldn't match it with a £1.6 million salary cap, yes a brilliant player but not worth that when you have the restraints of the cap.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:21 pm  

problem i have with coley is that hes only come good in his last contract year. he was pretty average last year to be fair

given the above, if fielden is still here next year i bet he has a stormer and people will be clamoring to have him re-signed

however, if we cant sign a replacement who is at the same level, he should be kept

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:09 pm  

a little dicky bird told me Coley could be on his way to Barrow as they are paying big money to get them to Superleague!

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:12 pm  

post wrote:

a little dicky bird told me Coley could be on his way to Barrow as they are paying big money to get them to Superleague!

How does that work with no promotion or relegation?

[Pemps]

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:03 pm  

Lippy wrote:

How does that work with no promotion or relegation?

If you win stuff, you get a big tick. Hence all the fuss from Widnes for winning the NR Cup.