You think?

What do you think Smith is on at Warrington (including win bonuses)

There's no way Smiths on £500,000 a year.

you sound so sure, but how do you know?

you don't

id tend to agree..i cant see any coach getting nowhere near £500k.....id say £100K tops

Top coaches will be on nearer to the 500k mark than the 100k mark. Top people in any sport/profession earn massive amounts of money. It wouldn't surprise me if the likes of Agar was on 90-120k, Morgan nearer to 180-200k and the likes of Smith on 300-350k+

In 2008 I was told Morgan was the highest paid coach in SL.

I would find those figures hard to believe.

That wouldnt surprise me in the slightest. His media roles will bump it up considerably aswell i reckon.

Under or over?

I cant see the figures being that high. Morgans is probably the closest at a guess but if Agar is on 120k a year then you guys really should have a genuine gripe.

I'd have thought he was on nearer to the 90k mark that i said.

Putting the coaches and their individual packages to one side i still think coaches in SL will be earning more than a lot of people expect. There's a lot of cash in the modern sport for the right people and top class coaches are hard to come by. There's also the payment that they will receive additional to cash. Wouldn't surprise me in all honesty if Smith was getting nearer to 500k.

back to the squad we are going to need big changes again but surley the board will bring in a new top coach thats the first priority but a new fullback is needed phelps isnt good enough i know its early ect but for a quota player we need better, will sharp im undecided as hes young with potential and from what ive seen of him hes seems 1 of thoses who can be a match winner but defensivly isnt great and could we potentially get better. a centre is needed whiting is a great squad player but we need to be ambitious and go and get an attacking centre, tbh we have options that can cover and play at 6 and hopefully rich can keep in good shape but needs be signed on a vastly reduced wage. now the obvious one is we need a scrum half with out doubt, as for props hopefully moa and omeley are signed up along with fitzy on a reduced wage and radders and ticks also playing prop, backrow and hooker we are sorted

Sandow OOC? That would be the siging we'd need!!!! ...never happen though

That's the one Aldous.

Yeah but its about priorities, you can't have everything.

If we lost Phelps, Horne, Long, Lauaki, Fitz and then brought in 5 players we would need 2 halves, a centre (Whiting to FB) a prop and a backrower.

That to me would make sense, hard to put any names in but something like this:-

Whiting
Sharp
New centre
Yeaman
Briscoe
New half
New half
Ogre
Houghton
Radford
Manu
Tickle
Westerman

Moa
New prop
New backrower
Obst

Saints, Wigan, Leeds and Wire have used young props in recent seasons and they have done okay.

whiting not good enough for fullback aint got that attacking ability or speed. personally id like to see a new fullback,centre,scrumhalf and maybe wing aswell as i dont think sharp is good enough
1.a.minechello?
2.?
3.?
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne
7.?
8.omeley
9.houghton
10.tickle
11.westy
12.manu
13.whiting
subs
14.obst
15.moa
16.radders
17.? new backrow
for me phelps,sharp,long,washy and lauaki can go for me and undecided on fitz he may well call time on his carrer anyway but hes a great pro and i have no doubts that next season he would be able to do 80 mins every game like he does but could we get someone younger and just as good that depends on how abitious this club is and i woundt be suprised to see him and long sign up.

Minichiello is 31 this year and has a option with the Roosters for 2012.

i know hes 31 but from what ive seen of him this season he seems to have refreshed his carrer and with his experience and quality i take him and yeh he may have an option with the roosters but a new challenge in enland he may want lets face it he isnt the only aussie that has come over.

Times are changing though, Minichiello is involved in the media and with current exchange rates and the tax rule to get him we'd have to offer a long contract, like Salford with Patten.

Now that could be good for 2012 but in 2013/14 we've got another older player on big money how's struggling to get on the park.

fair enough just seems as though hes refreshed his carrer and got over his injuries just a suggestion,i see brett stewarts ooc what would be the chances of getting him

saints board has a thread about ooc nrl players with a link so see that some good pplayers there michael worrincy ?

None.

No chance of Stewart.

Worrincy, are you being serious?

i dont know stewart hasnt been great for a few years now and a big money offer could tempt him, yeh i am joking about worrincy

Stewart has been outstanding other than the year out of the game with his injury. He is the second best fullback in ther NRL behind Slater imo.

Good