A current saints player and a good mate of mine thinks he's going home.

For family reasons he wants to go home.

Current situation:

Overseas Trained: Meli, Soliola, Puletua.

Overseas Quota: Flannery, Perry.

Next Year (assuming Flannery and TP leave):

Overseas Trained: Meli, Soliola.

Overseas Quota: Perry, Hohaia.

As I understand you are allowed 5 of each, so we will have 3 quota spots and 3 overseas trained spots (Kolpak etc.).

Puletua will NOT be at Warrington next year. 2 year deal at Saints or a return home to the NRL is the current situation.

This sounds more like it as it chimes in with what has been said in the media.

Firstly, TP was offered a one year deal by Saints. TP asked for a two year deal. Saints offered him a two year deal. They had already given him compassionate leave during the off season to visit family and sort out some matters back home. He is now fannying about trying to sort out matters back home and giving Saints the runaround by the looks of it (TP didn't say it like that, obviously! He said he wanted to sort out matters at home and then hopefully he would be able to continue being at Saints)

I think the Warrington rumour has as much foundation as the one about James Graham a couple of seasons ago. For TP it will either be Saints or back home.

Personally, though, I'm getting totally bored of our players fannying about over their contracts. They are beginning to irritate me.

I think Jason king and Trent waterhouse would two awesome signings for our pack. If TP does stay we'd have a top pack.

Perry
Roby
King
Waterhouse
Sia
Wilkin

That would do me with LMS, TP,clough and Dixon/ashurst/magennis etc on bench

You need to keep in mind this is their lives and they are not breaking any rules. It can also work 2 ways, for instance and I'm speculating here but Leon Pryce is not having a great time injury wise at the moment, whats to say the club arnt fannying about with his potential contract offer to see i he makes a 100% recovery or if there's a better option on the market ?

I agree with saintsfan, the club should tell the players that have been offered new contracts that they need to make their minds up in the next two weeks. If we leave it any longer we will miss out on the quality players that are available.

From what I gather, saintsfan is correct, TP is giving the saints club the run around as I gather he's looking for a club in the NRL.

nothing wrong with 'timeboxing' contract offers but in that case Saints need to be strong and consistant....

The club must have a fair idea to who is leaving. I just hope we replace them with quality experienced players not go all out with youth.

I'm all for playing the young lads but the balance of youth and old heads needs to be right.

I get a feeling Lance is the first of a few signings , some of them will be forced with key players leaving but I think a couple would have been planned anyway if nothing else to boost season ticket sales for the move to the new stadium

Waterhouse for flannery would be great business by saints. Waterhouse is top quality hard working 2nd row.

I'd be very happy if we pull that off.

I don't care anymore! I'm tired of it all. Tony Puletua is fannying about. So is James Graham. And both of them are irritating me.

As for Leon Pryce, he has already spoken to the chairman and they have agreed to wait until he can actually play before talking further. Royce Simmons has said that in the press. That is a wise decision for both parties. This injury may be the end of Leon Pryce and both he and the club may not want to take things further. He needs to be fit before any contract negotiations take place, especially since we clearly have options at stand off.

The fact Royce has said that lance will play in the halves next year can mean only two things.

1. Leon Pryce will leaving.

2. Royce don't see lomax as a halfback.

Thoughts?

I'd be suprised if JLo doesnt stay at 7 ... It could also mean Pryce moving to 13

Royce has already stated that we need four halves. If Wheeler is supposed to be one centre then that will leave Gaskell, Lomax, Pryce and Hohaia in the halves.

However, if Wheeler CAN JUST GET A RUN OF GAMES then it might be that he doesn't end up as centre after all but steps in for Leon who will be dispatched to the players' retirement home that is Bradford.

I did think of Leon going to 13 buy Royce has spoke how he wants wilkin to be our 13.

I think it means either he don't think lomax is our 7 at this present time ( or didn't when we signed lance) or Pryce is going.

We would have 4 halves and only one real centre in shenton. We must be the only club with one centre and it's been that way for about 3yrs now.

When was the last time we had a real out and out centre partnership?

I was bemused when we let Talau go and didnt bother replacing him ...

Just because the situation hasn't been made public doesn't mean the club don't know what either player is doing.

i am good friends with an ex saints player from my school days....who is still playing SL at another club... anyway he has told me he is Puletua is 50/50 between wire and an NRL club.

But as he said 'anything can happen between now and putting pen to paper... you will be amazed what can be offered'.

i have no idea what he means....... i do really.... but i wont be posting it on the internet.

and why would this unnamed palyer be in the know? i'm sure TP makes a habit of telling all the other superleague players his thoughts

maybe rugby players are friends and they tell each other stories..... anyway, im also not in the habit of telling all.... and its just what he has been told.

loose lips sink ships.....

Ah, at last, the voice of sense.

Puletua will be at wire along with shillington from Canberra. Anderson leaving wire for catalans