I've barely seen him play and there is a reason for that. He also has a one minute highlight reel. From how people describe him he's meant to be more than a metre eater which would promote more highlights? I just don't rate the Super League as highly. I think he'll be good player I'm just not sure about the price tag. I've had this opinion before we signed him (and at least one month beforehand).
Haven’t you heard? $700k!
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Foran was overs due to his injury history/record and having a back ended contract (as did a lot of our players). We took a risk that he'd be somewhat injury free. We all know if Foran wasn't injured he'd be a 1m half.Ok mate you must love it cause you are on a bit of a hiding here
At least 200k actually. I think he's worth something between 400-500k. Funny how Raiders get Bateman for unders and we're paying top dollar. I see some warning signs, but hey!Haven’t you heard? $700k!
Which is at least $100k ‘overs’ according to Brady’s expert analysis
Actually the ESL salary cap has provision for what are actually called "Marquee" players. Famously SBW is one, they can get paid a huge amount, but only $150k counts in the cap. Given St Helens were going to make Thompson the highest paid player in their history, he was obviously going to be one of their two Marquee players, if he wasn't one already!
What are their requirements for marquee? How does it compare to the NRL. Can anyone be a marquee and it's up to the club to determine who it is? Can a Super League club make Michael
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Because as requested you’ve supplied the evidence re: Raiders/Bateman and the $700k we’re allegedly paying for Thommo. Not.
Keep running with that then. I can't argue with you if that's always going to be your response. You literally want me to break into the Bulldogs and Raiders HQ to steal their contracts as you'll take nothing else. We're going to have to wait until 2021 and see what we look like and what comes out (even tho you'll disregard it). Clubs are looking one to two years ahead (at least) but fans can only be in the present.
We don’t need to place him in a category at all,
Agree. Alot of people look down on the super league and it shits me... Yes it's an inferior competition but most seem to recognise the potential within, some players have immense skill in that comp and I wish more would come over
Because Storm need backs....
I know what your point is, I'm trying to see if you can see mine. The problem is you think of player values as though you are playing Football Manager 2019. Also, you keep talking about retainment as a yes/no thing. Retainment is not simply the club saying "will you sign for us again, yes or no?". More important to the club is HOW MUCH they re-sign a player for, because that helps determine how much room they have in the cap for new signings.
If he's that good for the right price almost all of those 11 to 12 clubs would have found a place for him. Clubs like the ones I mentioned bump his price up.
Not when they have other areas they need to cover first ... Everyone bangs on about us needing a star half centre and hooker, but I believe we needed an elite front rower as our middle third is arguably the weakest in the comp ... So the board made the right decision imo
Yes Thompson adds to what we have and is another name we can use. Just we were able to re-sign everyone (almost) that we currently have without him already. The more successful we're the more players we can attract and also for cheaper.
We need to strengthen in a lot of areas. I think prop was one of them (I've said many times Napa isn't a starter and Tolman is ageing).
Now you're just being silly, I'm trying to discuss this with you seriously. Plainly so far as St Helens was concerned, Thompson is good enough to be one of their two Marquee players. Therefore, technically, anyone referring to him as a Marquee player is correct. Go ahead and look up ESL salary cap rules, its all there.What are their requirements for marquee? How does it compare to the NRL. Can anyone be a marquee and it's up to the club to determine who it is? Can a Super League club make Michael Lichaa a marquee (
Market Value is what the market will pay for a good or service. I don’t believe Foran had other $1m a year offers back in Sydney (always was coming back to look after his kids) I think Des made his son an offer he couldn’t refuse. Other clubs would have been gun shy due to
Last part was a friendly joke. Sort of. If Lichaa can be named as a marquee player it doesn't mean much to me. "A marquee player is an athlete who is considered exceptionally popular, skilled, or otherwise outstanding, especially in professional sports." Then it depends who we're comparing him to.
People on here always claim to know the price or deliberately bump up a price made up in their heads, so when said player plays a bit average they can go "definitely not worth ...... money"Haven’t you heard? $700k!
Which is at least $100k ‘overs’ according to Brady’s expert analysis
Mate the only one who’s running with anything is you and your stubborn view that a) you know the value of contracts and b) you use said ‘knowledge’ to drive some incorrect assumption of what the Dogs have to pay to sign someone.