in my opinion tommy lee offers us nothing that haughton doesnt.....lee will be on significantly more money than haughton to start with....i beleive that lee makes too many errors and like when wheeldon was at fc, he hasnt stepped upto the plate over the last 2-3 seasons...compared to when horne and cooke where lee's age they were differant class...we are accomodating him at the moment in my opinion...a half-back/loose man now hooker.....and he hasnt made ANY of these positions his own...
everyone talks about his potential....but he must have 100 games under his belt for fc...when is he gunna become the player that everyone says he is??? in my opionion .......NEVER.....

A club is not going to release this amount of players at one time.

Its just not gonna happen and you know it !!!

we were not looking for a half back until thorman came available, we got him because huddersfield signed carney and wanted to get rid of thorman, so they paid him off and we got him on the cheap as a short term option

i reckon we will sign a big name aussie scrum half

His talent is there to be seen! Take of those spectacles and actually watch how he has been performing THIS YEAR. When he came on against Salford, we looked a different team and I don't think that is a coincidence.

The halves are pivotal roles. Lee was thrown in at the deep end and took a lot of stick for his attempts in that position. As a young lad that will have dented his confidence a hell of a lot, yet he has come through and is showing now why he was given the contract extension.

so mr bojangles...how many of these players ive mentiioned do you think will be at fc next year??????

Not aimed at me I know, but IMO Whiting, Maloney, Moa, King, Lee and Thorman (possibly) will be here. If Thorman stays, I still think/hope we will sign a 7 and Thorman will be used for cover.

[uKeep[/u

Whiting
Burnett
Thackray

[uRelease[/u

Lee
Cusack
Byrne
G. Horne

Tony - worth keeping if he gets back playing again
Thorman - maybe worth keeping for back up
Moa - needs to improve fitness
Maloney - needs to be given a year to see what hes capable of
Hodgson - same as Maloney

Im afraid apart from the Yak and skinny just about all of them.
No club ever has major clear outs of over half a dozen players at a time and what some on here fail to see is although as fans we may not be currently best pleased, the club and Agar do not think we have problems that cannot be rectified relatively easy with the majority of the current squad. They certainly dont think drastic measures such as releasing large numbers of players is required.
Next season I believe the club will stick with the Horne/Thorman partnership. I can also see the club spending big cash on a world class full back for next season but apart from the that and the arrival of Effy, anyone believing we will be on a serious recruitment drive next season is IMO unrealistic.


IMO of course !

We have signed a top Aussie scrum half for 2010. This came from a very good source not associated with our club.

I would love you to be correct but If this source is not associated with the club how does he/she know this ?

Can i PM you with this info

Sure you can !!!

and then can you PM me with it please

Word on the street is Orford is coming to town !

You mean Matt Orford who turns 31 this month?

How long can he keep playing at the top for?!

Around the 25th Dec word on the street is Santa Claus is coming to town.

Well we have been known to help the aged with their pension packages !!!!

The only problem being that the word on the street is usually bollox

hallelujah

knowing us - Thorman and Horne!!!! unless we can convince Wayne Portlock to return with Scott Gale!!!

The same Orford who is about to sign a new 2 year contract with Manly?

next season i would put r horne to fullback and move berrigan standoff,leaving lee and houghton toshe hooking role.

Thats why we've got Agar coaching us and not you!