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Quote: chris_joynt's_barber "replacements.
danny brough- looks a cert at the moment that he's leaving wakey. a direct replacement that would'nt command HUGE wages like thurston

richie myler- a quality quality young scrum half i.m.o destined to be a great. no disrespect to salford but its only a matter of time before he moves on to bigger and better things

jonathan thurston- probably the worlds best s.h signing him would be up there with anybody saints have ever signed i.m.o but he would want HUGE wages to give up a s.o.o and test shirt to come over to old blighty. i also suspect he or his agent are using our competition to bump up his contract...

then we have baby tyson and wheeler who have been developed by the club and moulded into what they want them to become and by ignoring them for a more established half back(or indeed a aussie superstar) would go against what saints stand for regards young english talent.

my gut feeling is that we will make a move for brough though...'"

I dont see anything in Brough, journeyman pro, not Saints class.

Re Myler, very good young player but only reason is being touted ahead of likes of Eastmond by some is because he is a big fish in a small pond and so stands out in a poor side. Myler IMO is no more talented at this stage than the likes of Tomkins at Wigan or Eastmond and Wheeler at Saints. The difference is that he is starting every game, and playing for the full 80 minutes.

Thurston is world class, and would on paper be an awesome signing, but if he came purely for the money could turn out to be a MAttk King style signing. With high quality juniors coming through i dont think he is a high priority for us. Better to get world class players in the centres were we do have a deficiency.