Tom McDonald (and Oscar) SIGNS.

[deeflog 679]

17 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

wow...........48 pages...........glad that is over...........who is next for the record thread...........O no I forgot the H Bomb !!!

Are you referring to hibberd and or Hurley....?

[Nasher 33,166]

"I was trying to keep it separate from him, because that’s his deal and mine is mine. But once mine was almost done, I was told Oscar’s was almost done as well and then I was told that it’d be nice to announce them together,” he said. 

I knew it!

[daisycutter 28,684]

18 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Great news. Now someone get Oscar twenty pies and five snot blocks. Looking at that picture, he couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding

and he looks a lot more than 2cm taller. wonder if he has put on a height spurt this year which has slowed him from filling out. looks a good 6cm in pic

[GawnWithTheWind 604]

Great news.

Tom is a top 5 defender.

Oscar, has some areas to improve, but last 2 weeks has really started to show some glimpses.

 

[DEE fence 4,558]

4 minutes ago, Nasher said:

According to Tom in the Burgs article, he never talked to any other clubs or assessed any other offers.

Can we please stop assuming that a long negotiation equals player leaving now? Not every player is Tom Scully. 

Nasher - Who do you think your audience is? We are a paranoid bunch by definition, we hang out in a online chat room. BTW Happy about the signings

[P-man 13,277]

Never in doubt.

*wipes brow*

[Nasher 33,166]

4 minutes ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

Nasher - Who do you think your audience is? We are a paranoid bunch by definition, we hang out in a online chat room. BTW Happy about the signings

I'm not though; I generally assume things will work out if the actual machinations are invisible to me. Yes, Scully blindsided me as a result, but I still believe that was an exception rather than the rule.

[Lord Travis 10,267]

Thank god that's out of the way. We've now locked away all our young talent! The only one left is making sure Hogan re-signs before the end of next year.

With less pressure on the back line as we get better we may see less brain fades from TMac and more of him doing what he does best and just shutting off opposition attacks.

[Gorgoroth 12,352]

Good news.  Both have been good the last few weeks. Hope they both don't have the post signing bad game this week.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

[DEE fence 4,558]

2 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I'm not though; I generally assume things will work out if the actual machinations are invisible to me. Yes, Scully blindsided me as a result, but I still believe that was an exception rather than the rule.

a slightly tongue in cheek comment, however I do believe if pleading for common sense on this site worked there would not be a need for a filter option. More seriously, we are a destination club now, and I thank PJ for that and the recruiting team, year after year where they have been proved correct, our 2014/15 drafts demonstrating real insight, especially the use of the points system or whatever it is called.

 

[reynolds46 823]

has been a reasonable week for Demon supporters

[Sir Why You Little 34,852]

Great news. Keep the defensive group together. 

Within 2 years we should be smashing the 8. If that's the case neither will leave

now let's get Hurley and funk Essendrug right off

[DEE fence 4,558]

4 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Good news.  Both have been good the last few weeks. Hope they both don't have the post signing bad game this week.

How good has Jack W been since his contract extension. 

[Cards13 9,117]

Yyyeeewwwww!!!!! 

Come on JH... Come join the party.. You know you want too....

[whatwhat say what 19,657]

Interesting, had heard today it was more than two for Tom.

 

Good result.

[Diamond_Jim 12,007]

14 minutes ago, deeflog said:

Are you referring to hibberd and or Hurley....?

Who else but Hogan whose thread is now at 44 pages and if I remember correctly is not the first on the subject.

[Mickey 4,197]

14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

and he looks a lot more than 2cm taller. wonder if he has put on a height spurt this year which has slowed him from filling out. looks a good 6cm in pic

Think they are walking. Got Tom on the way down and Oscar on the way up

[Ted Lasso 17,109]

Who's that leave unsigned? 

Terlich, Trengove, Dawes, King, Kennedy-Harris ?? 

[Nasher 33,166]

It's hard to believe Tom is only 23. Still just a young man, but sometimes gets marked as a senior member of the team. His name really still belongs in the talented youth group, but he's acting as our back line General.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

23 minutes ago, Nasher said:

According to Tom in the Burgs article, he never talked to any other clubs or assessed any other offers.

Players lie.

[Demon Jack 6,388]

4 minutes ago, Abe said:

Who's that leave unsigned? 

Terlich, Trengove, Dawes, King, Kennedy-Harris ?? 

Think JKH is signed until the end of next year.

[Nasher 33,166]

6 minutes ago, Abe said:

Who's that leave unsigned? 

Terlich, Trengove, Dawes, King, Kennedy-Harris ?? 

Dawes, Trengove, Newton, Pedersen, Matt Jones, Terlich, Grimes, and the rookies King, White and Michie.

JKH contracted for 2017.

Edited August 10, 2016 by Nasher
Forgot Grimes

[Demons11 6,404]

23 minutes ago, Nasher said:

According to Tom in the Burgs article, he never talked to any other clubs or assessed any other offers.

Can we please stop assuming that a long negotiation equals player leaving now? Not every player is Tom Scully. 

He may not have but I bet his manger has 

[Sir Why You Little 34,852]

1 minute ago, Nasher said:

Dawes, Trengove, Newton, Pedersen, Matt Jones, Terlich, and the rookies King, White and Michie.

JKH contracted for 2017.

Not a lot there for the senior side

business has been done