Broncos Player Movements and Rumours 2013

[ivanhungryjak]

Sportal.com.au has a rumour that the Eels have signed Norman on a 450K deal.
http://www.sportal.com.au/league-news-display/the-lurkernrl-rumour-file-225543

 

[Black Philip]

http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/eels-snap-up-norman-8736/

Corey Norman will be wearing Parramatta Eels colours in 2014 – and will tell the Brisbane Broncos as much sometime within the next few days.
After missing out on Canberra Raiders star Josh Papalii, who signed with Eels before backing out of the deal last week, the Eels went all out for Norman.

They have thrown a massive $450,000 a season at the boom utility back – money the Broncos simply couldn’t match. And don’t think the Papalii saga is over – fuming Eels officials are looking into possible legal action after the back-rower pulled out of his rich deal with the Eels.

 

[Nashy]

Baaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

 

[pennywisealfie]

yessss!

 

[vertigo]

I am both happy and alarmed.

Happy that we are not wasting our cap on this hack next year, but alarmed that we even tried to match any offer to keep him.

I shudder at the thought of paying massive overs just to keep him but I bet Griffin and Gee were chomping at the bit to do it :001_rolleyes:

 

[Kaz]

As the saying goes, a fool & their money are soon parted.

 

[Bucking Beads]

It will be good if Norman does head to Parra but I won't be happy until we sign some quality players for our team.

 

[Kaz]

I won't be happy until we sign some quality players for our team.

Looks like you will be unhappy for quite some time.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Looks like you will be unhappy for quite some time.

I've been like this for years. I will live with it.

 

[noisetheory]

if the eels are offering him 450k he would be stupid not to take it. good on him for being the beneficiary of the eels idiocy.

 

[nopatience101]

Norman hasn't proven he is worth that sort of money yet but i wouldn't begrudge him at all for taking it or for the Broncos not going near it. Its a ridiculous amount but then the eels have already thrown ridiculous amounts at sandow, hopoate and papalli.

It will be interesting to see if he stays in the side if he announces he is going to the eels, it may appear petty but why should we continue to develop him at parramattas benefit and at the expense of a spot for someone who will be at the club beyond this season.

 

[Bronco bob]

Now what will the club do? They have been talking up Norman as the future and now he is gone. Thurston has resigned with the cowboys. There are no other good halves on the market.

Will Hook play him for the rest of the year? I don't see the point, I could understand hook playing him thinking that he is our future but now there is no point, hasn't shown anything.

 

[noisetheory]

Now what will the club do? They have been talking up Norman as the future and now he is gone. Thurston has resigned with the cowboys. There are no other good halves on the market.

Will Hook play him for the rest of the year? I don't see the point, I could understand hook playing him thinking that he is our future but now there is no point, hasn't shown anything.

yeah this is hilarious really. our club is really losing grip. the aura is almost gone.

and i bet norman turns into a good player at the eels.

 

[Alec]

and i bet norman turns into a good player at the eels.

Maybe if it was another club...but not the Eels.

 

[vertigo]

"Corey Norman and Ben Hunt are the future"

That quote is some cryptic prophesy - we're gooorn (other clubs are looking at Hunt as their halfback as I type this)

 

[Alec]

Well, if we lose both, then at least the club will have no choice but to look outside for someone else, with Prince almost on his death bed (in NRL ages at least). Would be something I'd definitely support, unless they'd try to get 5 more years out of Wallace and Prince or something.

 

[Kimlo]

450k? lol. They can have him foe that price. Now we need to sign some good players, get Folau!

 

[noisetheory]

call karmichael hunt.