With the news the cowboys are looking to sign ramien and katoa, how can it be that every club is looking to, and actually executing signings and the eels have zero. I just can't for the life of me understand what's going on.
Is it a case we have a few in the pipeline, or we plan to go big after 30 November? I'm starting to be genuinely concerned about what next year will look for an already weak eels roster?
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Can I ask, with losing Drinkwater and Taulagi, replacing them with Katoa and Ramien, anyone consider NQ either getting better or staying the same if the other two stayed? I would rather the two that left.
But mind you, I would put my mortgage on it. If we signed Katoa, many would say "Jenkins is better why not get him? Typical Parra" or if we signed Ramien "Xerri and Timoko are available, this club getting bad players again"
It's either pissed off for not getting them or pissed off we got them. Let's get annoyed when a decent name we do not get like KK, Barnett, Galvin. That's fair, but can we not for every player not signed? Taulagi would be a better option.
Im more concerned about the lack of anyone being signed, so many players let go, and to be let go with who coming in? Are we planning on relying on our juniors?
Its not the who is getting bought, more the fact that there is not alot coming in to replace the outgoings. Surely there is cash in the bank, im just hoping we have a few in the pipeline, or are going big for 2028.
Not who we haven't bought and not replacing people are the same thing. We just don't sign for sake of it. Many here loved the Kelly signing when it happened as we signed someone. When there is better on the market. Now if we miss those on the market or set to be, then yeah that's ridiculous.
In terms of relying on juniors, well I'm not sure what they are doing. Lorenzo made sense with that philosophy but then rumours are we want Burton.
if NQ signed Jenkins and Tago for example, I would be pissed. But I just don't want people to lose the plot over signings that many here would criticize if we made them. Not saying you, but there would be plenty here hating the signing of either Ramien and/or Katoa.
I am so hopeful going big after November 30 ....if not I really have no more to say on this matter at that point that will be useless
been hopeful since 1994 😪
Ffs these two will be backups there.
Our fans either complain when we sign players towards the end of their careers who are just steady eddies like Katoa because we should sign guys in their prime who are game changers, but they complain again when we don't go for a Katoa.
Focusing on signing game changers means waiting and a slow process and seeing who becomes available. There are lots of players off contract "who can do a job". But so can Jake fucking Tago so what's the fucking point.