Right, be honest, who do we raid from across the ditch to fix that
Seriously, are we all just winging this decision or is someone actually reading player profiles? Word around the traps is that certain All Blacks fringe centre is suddenly free mid-year. If we could snag him for under $600k, the whole backline clicks, so maybe Ballymore can settle down a bit? 💸😏
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✓Are we really basing this whole line-up on a whisper about an old man who's a Ballymore regular? Need numbers on that clause status before anyone jumps on the bandwagon.Numbers are honest, takes aren't.
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SIGN HIM UP 🔥 imagine him crashing onto JOC's inside ball at Ballymore, bloody raucous already. Under NZ$600k would be a steal tbh, what a result that'd be 💪You don't abandon your own.
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Bit of caution from me, I keep a spreadsheet on these midfielders and the sample of fringe ABs centres moving across the ditch and immediately clicking is tiny, maybe two decent cases in five years. Age matters too, if he's 28-plus you're paying for the name rather than the next three seasons. Under NZ$600k I'd listen, but until someone confirms the contract clause and that the dad story is more than pub talk, I wouldn't rebuild the backline around it. 📊Numbers > vibes.
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BootToBallGuru has it right, age is the whole deal here. I sat behind the posts at FMG Stadium when a big-name signing trotted out past his best, never again.
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Played club footy with blokes who moved for less and clicked straight away, tbh 😂 if he's fit and under NZ$600k you just take the punt 🔥 back him all day 💪In the stands since I was a kid.
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Are we seriously just going to gamble on another bloke from across the ditch? I dunno, getting a mid-career All Black is one thing, but plugging a centre hole is another entirely, mate. I feel like we should be looking at depth in the younger local talent first before dropping half a million on a gamble, even if the price is right.Do the math before you argue.
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i reckon even if it looks like a gamble it’s just smarter business if the fit is there ah well, we'll seeSeen it all, lads.
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Need someone who reads the game fast. If he brings that ability, the entire backline clicks right away.Here to argue, not to nod along.
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funny thing, my old man used to say a rumour travels faster than a winger on a 20-metre break, and half of them fall over before the tryline 😄 we've been down this road before, eh. i remember a certain loose forward a few years back, everyone at Ballymore had him in the squad list before his manager had even picked up the phone. never happened. and the second five-eighth before that, same song, wrong verse. off contract one minute, re-signed the next once the kiwi unions hear a whisper. watch as long as i have and you'll get it: these mid-year deals have a way of evaporating right when we start naming our kids after the bloke. under NZ$600k sounds tidy on paper, but paper and pen don't sign contracts. time will tell, like it always does. i'll believe it when he's pulling on the jersey at training, not a moment before 😉Been here longer than some have followed.