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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:14 pm  
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Looking likely we will bring in new players and Currie would be a good signing IMO. He was starting to show form before the season curtailed and would be a big upgrade on Greenwood.

Dwyer I’m not too sure about. He shows plenty of bottle and potential but seems to have brain farts and wonder off on his own. If he can contain that urge he’d be a far better player IMO. Could be worth a punt but one of them signings that literally could go either way.


He's a Wigan lad so that could be the difference in him signing for us or Leeds but like you I wouldn't know if it would be a good or bad thing
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:00 pm  
Never thought much of Dwyer and always feel our hope would be that he’d do a Terry Newton and grow an extra leg playing for his hometown team. I’d take the signing as a 20 minute impact sub and see how we go. As for Currie I’d push for that. He’s still young and he has the potential to be a top international player.
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:21 pm  
Captain Hook wrote:
How big a transfer fee can it have been? Someone on Redvee speculated £200k, I’d be surprised if it was a quarter of that, more likely wanted his salary off the books.


From what I've heard you are nearer the mark mate. When it became clear that Thommo was more and more unlikely to play another game for Saints McManus had little bargaining power.
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:42 pm  
Saints signed Joel Thompson, 31, from Manly, 2nd rower, don't really follow the NRL so no idea if he's a gud un or not.
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:15 pm  
journeyman, wont do anything, massive downgrade
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Sun Jun 14, 2020 10:54 pm  
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journeyman, wont do anything, massive downgrade


Downgrade from what? If you mean Luke Thompson then he isn’t being signed to replace him. He doesn’t play the same position for a start.

Joel Thompson won’t do anything out of this world but he’s a good, solid, consistent player. Normally an 80 minute player too. Has only missed 4 games in 2 years. You don’t rack up over 200 NRL games unless you have something about you.

Also; what’s your definition of journeyman just out of interest?
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:13 am  
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Downgrade from what? If you mean Luke Thompson then he isn’t being signed to replace him. He doesn’t play the same position for a start.

Joel Thompson won’t do anything out of this world but he’s a good, solid, consistent player. Normally an 80 minute player too. Has only missed 4 games in 2 years. You don’t rack up over 200 NRL games unless you have something about you.

Also; what’s your definition of journeyman just out of interest?


so Luke Thompson has gone with immediate effect and he has come in with immediate effect but hes not his replacement?...yeah ok, he could have missed no games hes still garbage. 200 games in 12 years.......yeah cool story how many you want who were garbage who have played 200 games in 12 years in the NRL? You cant try and defend the signing as much as you want but hes a massive downgrade for the REPLACEMENT which he has been signed for
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:09 am  
Pretty sure Wigan were looking at Thompson a couple of years ago.

A better-than-average signing. A solid, honest forward, but no world-beater.
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:21 am  
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so Luke Thompson has gone with immediate effect and he has come in with immediate effect but hes not his replacement?...yeah ok, he could have missed no games hes still garbage. 200 games in 12 years.......yeah cool story how many you want who were garbage who have played 200 games in 12 years in the NRL? You cant try and defend the signing as much as you want but hes a massive downgrade for the REPLACEMENT which he has been signed for


So you genuinely think we are replacing a prop with a 2nd rower? Come on think about it.

Also, he is only coming over next year. They’ve released him from the final year of his contract which is 2021. So in reality he’ll be replacing Zeb Taia.

Finally, you simply don’t play every week for a side like Manly if you are “garbage.” That’s a ridiculous comment.

Your post really couldn’t be more wrong if you tried I’m afraid.
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Re: Other Teams' Rumours And Signings For 2021 : Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:28 am  
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Pretty sure Wigan were looking at Thompson a couple of years ago.

A better-than-average signing. A solid, honest forward, but no world-beater.



I believe Hull and Wigan were both in for him last year.

Good player and a leader.

Will go will in SL.

Had his issues in the past with alcohol I believe however since he went t total he has turned his form around.

Interesting to see who he replaces for them.
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