Noise is getting louder around Tino wanting to leave the GC

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Coryn Hughes July 11, 2025 at 9:10pm

I'd pay a mill for Harry Grant tomorrow.
- Angry Eel > Coryn Hughes July 11, 2025 at 10:24pm
  
  Probably not now we've signed TDS, Katoa is hopefully where my money is going
  - Coryn Hughes > Angry Eel July 12, 2025 at 10:53am
    
    Definitely not and I too would love Katoa but in the same breath do I have any faith we are even targeting any of these names firstly and secondly what attraction is there for any of them to come here.It seems we are struggling to attract top tier young or older talent on and off the field.
    
    Catch 22 really do we keep what we have and hope our pathways provide the answer,I mean we are already nie on 40 years deep what's another 5 years.
    - Angry Eel > Coryn Hughes July 12, 2025 at 3:38pm
      
      Totally understand your pessimism, I feel/hope we are just being patient at the moment and not just signing anyone that's available right now for the sake of it.Sandon Smith is bog average and I don't see anything good about Pezet. If it means a year with Joash at 6 in order to sign Katoa for 2027 would you take it or would you sign Smith because he's the best available and probably an improvement at this stage of his career on Joash and ruin any chance of signing a gun like Katoa. You could well be right and Parra are inept at signing big guns but I'm putting some faith in Ryles atm and hope he's just being patient
BEM July 11, 2025 at 9:17pm

He would be a massive signing.

The only prop I would want more than Tino is Haas.
- Darren Munro > BEM July 11, 2025 at 9:33pm
  
  I would prefer Tino over Haas. Haas asking is 2 million walks a lot and gets left on the bottom of the ruck also. Tino is a way better defender.
  - BEM > Darren Munro July 11, 2025 at 9:34pm
    
    Each to their own.
    
    I'm taking Haas over Tino every time.
    - LB > BEM July 11, 2025 at 9:44pm
      
      I would go Haas too. Different styles of Prop really. Both impactful but Haas is in his own way. Tino ain't going to make 25-30 metre linebreaks.
    - RB > BEM July 12, 2025 at 1:06pm
      
      Haas is better than tino plain and simple
The Badger July 11, 2025 at 10:03pm

Pipe dream.

That sort of money is reserved for our juniors.

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