I expect Holdsworth and Crookes to be announced next week. Hearing rumours could be an extension for Briscoe.

I'm not being precious about anything, I'm having fun watching you all leap to AP's defence.

I've said I'd rather we didn't announce them until after our season has finished.

Do you realise how ridiculous it sounds to say that all 6 signings Pearson said he couldn't announce until the 4th of September have now changed their minds and want to wait until their club seasons have ended.

If anyone's being precious its those who don't think he's been in the slightest mis-leading.

Amen to that.

Whilst I agree he may have being misleading I am not so sure on the intent of that. Having met the guy a few times and heard stories on how he works I reckon Pearson will be more frustrated then anyone that he couldn't announce them as planned.

Probably his lack of RL experience has lead to this.

I guess it takes one to recognise one! care in the community strikes again!

Finally, somebody who can see it for what it is, I agree completely.

If briscoe is extending, that would be one of the best retentions we've seen for a while.

Who said they've changed their minds? As others have pointed out, AP said nothing definite about announcing things until 4 September (ComeOnYouUll said "He doesn't explicitly say that all the signing will be announced on 4th September or in the first week of September"icon_wink.gif so why get so uptight about it?

I suspect

that all the signings have signed for 2013, so may be focussed on this season for now. They, their club or their agents may have asked AP to hold off on the announcements for very good reason, nothing to do with a change of mind.

AP may have been overzealous, but I'm not going to fault him for that after however many years of deadpan Hetherington and Rule.

Next season, I hope the club state early on that no signings will be announced until after the season is over.

All of those complaining about pearson should go and bang their head against a brick wall until it bleeds.

And reverse gear is fully engaged.

could it be 2 year extension

Would be great news, not ready for NRL yet anyway, IMO. Still young though, so plenty of time for that.

Agreed i think PG has had a word in his ear warning he isn't good enough.....yet a couple more years to develop his game would be sensible imo

That's a bit harsh.

Pearson alluded to the fact that the signings would be announced around the time the passes went on sale.
Maybe he thinks all the supporters are part of care in the community.

Someone said in the program notes today AP says we are making 2 announcements a week for the next 4 weeks on signings/retentions

anyone confirm this is ?

You tight sod Karl is this just a way of getting someone to read out the contents of the programme page by page without buying one? (if so cracking idea)

was hoping theyd post pics of the decent articles, sod paying 3 or 4 quid



did try nicking the person sat in fronts when they stood up too

he said, "....we will be making two announcements a week for the next month"

Is the announcement we will be making 2 announcements a week for the next month the first of this weeks 2 announcements then??

not sure where my post from last night has gone but I'm expecting news on houghton extension this month

thats this weeks 2 done then

Maybe one more I don't think Galea was exactly planned back then

Bloody Pearson changing his mind again then

Maybe Houghton and Ogre's extensions next?