Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:07 pm  

So who do we fancy then? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... s-20793251

So who do we fancy then? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... s-20793251

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:36 pm  

Trainman wrote: So who do we fancy then? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... s-20793251 Sam Kasiano, Tom Davies, Aidan Sezer, Rhyse Martin (at a push)

Trainman wrote: So who do we fancy then? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... s-20793251 Sam Kasiano, Tom Davies, Aidan Sezer, Rhyse Martin (at a push)

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:58 pm  

nathan_rugby wrote:

The meter making props salary could surely be covered by a combination of - Burgess being off the cap, Flower left and wasn't replaced (Maybe contract upgrades ate away at this?), Bullock is rumoured to be off and Clubbs contract isn't getting renewed.

HB salary will be covered by Hastings leaving

Centre salary covered by Gildart leaving

Not sure what the issue is.

Batemans salary was eaten up by burgess and flowers depatures

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:05 pm  

JonnyBroad wrote:

Batemans salary was eaten up by burgess and flowers depatures

Rubbish. We never replaced either of them so the money must be there.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:21 pm  

nikos wrote:

Rhyse Martin (at a push)

dreadful player.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:14 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

So when you sign the metre eating prop and the HB and you have little budget/cap left. What do you do about a centre?

We don’t need to spend the world on a prop. If (big if I admit) we get GW back he takes up £75k homegrown. There’s plenty of cap left considering we’ll be departing, and have departed, with several high earners to sign a centre if we need to. We could also look to our academy to fill that gap.

If GW goes elsewhere and we sign another HB - the first one to mind is Sezer, that promotion probably becomes a reality as it’s unavoidable really that Sezer would come at a decent price. Though I certainly wouldn’t say marquee level.. Don’t forget Bibby can play in the centres as well and shows up well there. I’d be fairly comfortable with Zak and Bibby at centre.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:39 pm  

100% Warrior wrote:

We don’t need to spend the world on a prop. If (big if I admit) we get GW back he takes up £75k homegrown. There’s plenty of cap left considering we’ll be departing, and have departed, with several high earners to sign a centre if we need to. We could also look to our academy to fill that gap.

If GW goes elsewhere and we sign another HB - the first one to mind is Sezer, that promotion probably becomes a reality as it’s unavoidable really that Sezer would come at a decent price. Though I certainly wouldn’t say marquee level.. Don’t forget Bibby can play in the centres as well and shows up well there. I’d be fairly comfortable with Zak and Bibby at centre.

75k may only count on the cap, but his full wage will need to count in the budget.

Salford for example probably have loads of cap space left, but don't have the budget to buy anyone else.

With no income for almost 2 years perhaps we need to cut our cloth.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:41 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

75k may only count on the cap, but his full wage will need to count in the budget.

Salford for example probably have loads of cap space left, but don't have the budget to buy anyone else.

With no income for almost 2 years perhaps we need to cut our cloth.

Does anyone but a rugby club to make money on their investment? Surely it's a labour of love?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:44 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Does anyone but a rugby club to make money on their investment? Surely it's a labour of love?

Say the same about most sports really.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:54 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Say the same about most sports really.

Yeah and that's why I'm staying positive that we aren't cutting the cloth.

IL isn't an idiot and he's certainly not a swivel eyed fan (something I've be guilty of), but he is a fan at heart and that says something imo. He wouldn't have bought us if he didn't want to make the club successful and he knows that he'll have to spend to deliver that.