Thurston to SL?

Is it that stupid.

By 2011 the quotas for overseas players will be reduced. That should allow clubs to bring in at least one top class overseas player, if they do their budgeting correctly.

But Thurstan would be throwing away his International and Origin careers. That would surely only happen for masses of lolly, which no-one over here can afford.

If he goes anywhere, it'll be to Union, but most likely he's stay where he is, on a much better contract.

agree, the boy will cost a blimmin fortune.

its a pipe dream, nothing else

Union will throw way more at him than either RL comp can, the only thing that will keep him in the code is rep rugby so that will totally discount SL as a realistic option.

For this reason, I doubt we will ever see players of his ilk in SL. It may also be that if, by some miracle we develop players of that calibre ourselves, we'll only see them for a season or two, and then they'll be off in the same direction.

Much depends on there suitability to union. Thurston is a player who has all the tools to switch with relative ease. On the other hand talk of Myler to union is way off the mrk as he simply would hve no natural position in that code.

I'd like us to go for Myler, but I'm not sure that it would work. Based on the assumption that Smith is leaving at the end of the year, would Myer, Tommy and Sam work well together?

Tommy's obviously not going anywhere, and neither is Riddell, so I can see Myler and Sam becoming keen rivals - which might have a negative impact, much the way it did with Edwards and Keith Holden. Whereas, if we replaced Smith with an experienced half who was only going to stay with us short-term, Sam might see himself as an apprentice and wait to take over.

And there's the rub. What is McIllorum's contract status? IMO it's a shame but he has to go (with hindsight we should never have signed Piggy).

Which is why I don't think Fein would be a bad option.

He's certainly got an awful lot of improving to do to convince us it was the right decision.

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www.bulldogs.com.au/default.aspx ... m=Bulldogs Been told we have had talks with this mon But me and rumours i'm told have not got a good track record

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Everything about him screams average from that. I am an avid watcher of the NRL nd in truth i cannot even recall him as a player.

Cant say

i've never heard of him

Me neither.

Would be another risk to take. No thanks.

I'd rather put Phelps at SO than sign him....

I remember when we signed Phelps going on their forum and their was a big fuss how they should have let that bloke go instead of Phelps because he's sh*t



Please god lets stay away from average aussies like that. We have good enough players here already to not have to bother with a guy like that.

If signing aren't of the highest quality we may aswell not bother.

We've already too many average players and don't want another.
Too many average players makes an average team and we're struggling to be mid table.
If we are to raise our position in the League each year then we have to improve the standard of our signings.
Holdsworth is not what we should be looking for at all.

We need 2 players and no more-

World class prop forward

Potential/world class halfback

With 3 or 4 players leaving and us then promoting a couple of youngsters from within.

Average signings won't get us anywhere.

Quote ="NickyKiss"I remember when we signed Phelps going on their forum and their was a big fuss how they should have let that bloke go instead of Phelps because he's sh*t Please god lets stay away from average aussies like that. We have good enough players here already to not have to bother with a guy like that. If signing aren't of the highest quality we may aswell not bother.'" OK how about him then news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 059810.stm

Quote ="NickyKiss"I remember when we signed Phelps going on their forum and their was a big fuss how they should have let that bloke go instead of Phelps because he's sh*t Please god lets stay away from average aussies like that. We have good enough players here already to not have to bother with a guy like that. If signing aren't of the highest quality we may aswell not bother.'" OK how about him then news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 059810.stm

Yeh! I'm sure he'd be welcomed back with open arms by all Wigan supporters.
Next one please!

wire bound

and gagged?