jacobus Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I think they would stick by him and let him see out his contract. If (a big if) he got through a second year in France with no drama then the Top14 might throw some cash his way. I always felt Catalans were a stepping stone to union in France. Yaxley Yaks - Come and play vets touch in CAMBS ORANGE and NAVY army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The top 14 have been throwing money at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Then for him Catalans will have served a purpose. Although I think his family issue (which I wish him well with) has caused him to have to look closer to home for a contract maybe. Yaxley Yaks - Come and play vets touch in CAMBS ORANGE and NAVY army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsehhh Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Not been assigned a squad number for Catalans now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 39 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said: Not been assigned a squad number for Catalans now. I think he has played his last game for the Catalans which does free up some salary cap space to bring in a very decent player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The storm Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Future is League said: I think he has played his last game for the Catalans which does free up some salary cap space to bring in a very decent player Dean whare is a very decent player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 19/02/2021 at 23:49, barnyia said: The top 14 have been throwing money at him The papers over here say he is training on his own and his `legal` team have been meeting with the NRL to see what he has to do to be able to get a contract. I got the impression he`s had enough of playing overseas now and wants to finish out his career here and is desperate to get back in the NRL as there is no way the onion here can take him back. You wouldn`t trust him though if a foreign team came knocking with a big offer once covid dies down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Rocket said: The papers over here say he is training on his own and his `legal` team have been meeting with the NRL to see what he has to do to be able to get a contract. I got the impression he`s had enough of playing overseas now and wants to finish out his career here and is desperate to get back in the NRL as there is no way the onion here can take him back. You wouldn`t trust him though if a foreign team came knocking with a big offer once covid dies down. Money has always been his God. hence his switch to fumbleball and then union 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On a more worrying note, how many French players are in that Catalan squad and how many are realistically going to see regular game time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnleywelsh Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ShropshireBull said: On a more worrying note, how many French players are in that Catalan squad and how many are realistically going to see regular game time? More than half the squad.....I don’t think that’s worrying.....how many do you think there should be??....".over the season, I would think that plenty would see some game time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Just now, burnleywelsh said: More than half the squad.....I don’t think that’s worrying.....how many do you think there should be??....".over the season, I would think that plenty would see some game time. My concern is that most of them are unlikely to make it onto the field with significant minutes. How many should there be in a matchday squad? With relegation you can't do it but as you're asking, they should be ringfenced with 10 of the matchday squad eligible to play for France. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnleywelsh Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 minute ago, ShropshireBull said: My concern is that most of them are unlikely to make it onto the field with significant minutes. How many should there be in a matchday squad? With relegation you can't do it but as you're asking, they should be ringfenced with 10 of the matchday squad eligible to play for France. Why should the Dragons be subjected to criteria that no other SL team has to? They are there to compete in Super League. Should North Wales Crusaders in the lower league have to have 10 Welshmen in their match day squad? Or should they field their best available team to be successful in their respective league? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, burnleywelsh said: Why should the Dragons be subjected to criteria that no other SL team has to? They are there to compete in Super League. Should North Wales Crusaders in the lower league have to have 10 Welshmen in their match day squad? Or should they field their best available team to be successful in their respective league? Because I would've ringfenced them. I won't carry it on under this thread as I don't want to hijack it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 There are plenty in that squad who have done well in Elite 1, not just Le Cam. However if the question is whether there is a centre in the team playing domestic league for Catalans who could replace Folau and Mead then the answer is no. Does anyone else think Gigot will be back again for a short spell to fill in there? Yaxley Yaks - Come and play vets touch in CAMBS ORANGE and NAVY army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) looks like he aint coming back - feel sorry for catalan but as someone once said to me the difference between dogs and people? take in a homeless dog who needs a chance be kind and have some faith in it the dog wont "TURN ROUND AND BITE YOU" and thats the difference between dogs and people Edited March 4, 2021 by graveyard johnny a closed door is no object to FLAT STANLEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Israel Folau to Catalans, was it worth it? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 A very interesting read https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-will-struggle-to-argue-folau-isn-t-fit-and-proper-for-rugby-league-20210311-p579yq.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, The Future is League said: A very interesting read https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-will-struggle-to-argue-folau-isn-t-fit-and-proper-for-rugby-league-20210311-p579yq.html Not a mention that the first legal issue they have is that he's already contracted to another Rugby League club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 23 hours ago, M j M said: Not a mention that the first legal issue they have is that he's already contracted to another Rugby League club. Indeed. IF any NRL club signs him the Catalans will be entitles to some sort of fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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