The Football (all sorts) Thread

[i_amtrunks]

So far so good Booby, you and I are top of the Supercoach table for now!

If only my tips were doing as well.

Also Bennett at Newcastle, as a Novocastrian supporter I feel conflicted. Four years is a reasonable time for Bennett to get Newcastle back into contention for finals football, but I feel sorry for Rock Stone who has done an exceelent job with what he was given after Smith stuffed the club over, and screwed over a lot of juniors and loyal players.

Here's to hoping Bennett getting the junior flow of players into the main squad moving again.

[Bartrim]

So far so good Booby, you and I are top of the Supercoach table for now!

If only my tips were doing as well.

Woo Hoo!

I didn't bother entering a tipping comp this year. Too hard. Apparently Geoff Daniella is out for the Tigers... will be interesting to see who they use to replace him.

So is Darius Boyd going to somehow fit into the Knights? and Idris is off to the Gold Coast.

Finally Orford was dropped for someone who has skills. Really must win games for the Raiders and Titans this week.

[i_amtrunks]

So is Darius Boyd going to somehow fit into the Knights? and Idris is off to the Gold Coast.

Utai is one lucky duck, he would've been back in reserve grade if it werent for all these injuries...

As for Boyd, as long as the Knights dont go for Snowden (too late) they can easily afford him. Any money Snowden becomes another one of those players who goes to the big bucks then gets complacent, and plays terribly for 2-3 years until the last year of his contract. Hopefully Bennett either vetoes his purchase, or drops him the second his form slumps.

Knights will lose Mad Dog and Naquima (should have never bought him, but Smith loved him) at season end, McDonnell can replace one, McManus should be fit soon and replace the other. Boyd goes to fullback, and Gidley can finally permanently move to 5/8, with Mullen and Henry fighting over the 7 jersey.

Should be interesting to see who Bennett keeps and who he boots. Now the coaching merry-go-round can start for Souths, Panthers etc. Manly will keep Hasler, and I think Stone will stay at the Knights as an advisor/lower grade coach, can't see another team wanting him.

[Sharky]

Snoweys move to the knights might not happen now anyway as bennett doesnt like paying over 300K for props...i even think it is in one of his contracts.

[Skullcruncher]

As a rabbitohs supporter I can see why bennet went to the knights - the rabbitohs with John Lang leading the way have gone backwards.

[i_amtrunks]

Lang is a great coach, but he is past it, his style of play does not suit todays faster game, and it doesn't suit the playing roster he has at the Bunnies.

He shouldn't have come out of retirement, but the bunnies needed someone to step up and coach them!

[Skullcruncher]

Lang is a great coach, but he is past it, his style of play does not suit todays faster game, and it doesn't suit the playing roster he has at the Bunnies.

He shouldn't have come out of retirement, but the bunnies needed someone to step up and coach them!

Yeah - hopefully they can secure magiure from wigan. Sure he has no track record here as a first grade coach but one would hope he will install some discipline at souths.... well he can try