Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:12 am  

Wigg'n wrote:

I'd rather put Hampshire there.

Spot on.

Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:32 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Had the same thoughts myself when I heard he was out of contract and leaving Hull.

He's a handy player. He isn't in the class of Manfredi or Burgess but he's certainly better then our alternative options and he's played a bit of Centre which could be very useful.

One worry I have currently is that I see the Burgess clan (including the mother) putting pressure on Joe Burgess to stay at South Sydney. That would be a huge blow if he did decide to change his mind. Fingers crossed its just banter.

Where have you seen that? Is there an article? In any case, he wouldn't be able to just renage on his contract with us surely.

Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:01 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Had the same thoughts myself when I heard he was out of contract and leaving Hull.

He's a handy player. He isn't in the class of Manfredi or Burgess but he's certainly better then our alternative options and he's played a bit of Centre which could be very useful.

One worry I have currently is that I see the Burgess clan (including the mother) putting pressure on Joe Burgess to stay at South Sydney. That would be a huge blow if he did decide to change his mind. Fingers crossed its just banter.

Surely there'd be the devil to pay if he tried it.

That would definitely be an occasion when the club would need to look to its own interests first and demand that a contract be honoured.

We'd have gone from having three international standard wingers to having one (who is badly injured).

If I was chairman, I'd find any such suggestion completely unacceptable.

Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:07 am  

No thanks. I actually don't mind Tierney on the wing. I don't rate him as a fullback, but I don't think Michaels offers any more than him as a winger.

Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:13 pm  

PurpleCheeseWarrior wrote:

Where have you seen that? Is there an article? In any case, he wouldn't be able to just renage on his contract with us surely.

They're on to him on Twitter.

The mam posted a picture of her hugging him after the last game with the caption 'please stay in Sydney' or something similar.

Sam Burgess is in to him as well promising to cool his food for him! It all seems quite light hearted to be fair and they've stated that Joe Burgess is having none of it so fingers crossed.

Re: Steve Michaels : Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:18 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

I'd rather put Hampshire there.

If his attitude is righ not a bad call. Mouldy give us a goal kicking option too.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:32 pm  

Tierney showed his weakness on the wing tonight. He's poor under the high ball, has little to no kick return threat and is probably the weakest winger in the league. Gets barged in to touch almost every time & as a result he tends to cut inside more & more. Not a long term option for me. An experienced Michaels would do a great job

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:51 pm  

Michaels is completely underrated, great under the high ball, strong in the collision and brave as they come - relatively quick too.

Only weakness, which many wingers who have been centres previous suffer from, is his finishing ability. He cannot go in the air like a Makinson/Talanoa

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 02, 2016 5:36 pm  

Tierney 3 year deal looks awful. Terrible last night, didn't win a collision once.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:25 pm  

NSW wrote:

Tierney 3 year deal looks awful. Terrible last night, didn't win a collision once.

At least he made a couple of line breaks- not many of the others could say that.