AS108 - I suspect the salary cap would say different. Barba would be the highest earner in SL if he stays (or should be), but Naiqama is an NRL regular who would be able to get a contract elsewhere as well and whilst he wouldn't be on the same as Barba he'd want a decent wedge. In the current era, when we only see the likes of Barba in SL for off-field reasons, Naiqama would be right at the top end of NRL imports, and command a wage reflecting that.

Barba turned down that accolade by signing for Saints this time last year. After seemingly already agreeing terms with Wire when an all expenses paid guest at the Magic weekend, Barba sneaked off to meet up with Saints on a couple of occasions.
Instead Roberts is very much the highest earner in SL followed by Sam T then George W.

I doubt it would, if he was to come and Barba was to stay then he’d be replacing Morgan who will be on decent money himself and there’s no doubt that Matty Smith will leave at the end of the season and he’s definitely on big money. Both of them off the cap is more than enough to cover Naiqama.

So it was reported that Naiqama was looking for 150k last year when he flirted with coming to SL. Assuming this figure is in the right ball park, its entirely possible, as 100k immediately comes from the cap increase - then it comes down to a question of whether Morgan is earning over 50k - and reasonably speaking we can asusme that too. Theres the team that has Naiqama and Barba in the same team (and actually leaving a little space for more).

If Barba goes, it frees up his cap and the marquee spot to bring someone else in. But I suspect it will either be a stand off or another centre with one of Lomax/ Naiqama respectively taking to 1 position up, rather than a like for like replacement.

David 'bang average' Mead wants out of the cesspit as although he is just Bang Average he has visions of grandeur & an ambition to win or at least challenge for some silverware ..... therefore Mr Average seeks an exit from the Calamitously Cataclysmic Cowardly Catalans to just about any Club that isn't a laughing stock ....

He utterly rejected you when he got an offer from a bigger and better club. So stop cryarsing and just deal with it.

If Naiqama replaces Morgan at Saints, coupled with the return of Walmsley, that makes one hell of a strong side for next season.

When was the last time you saw a Championship side playing at Wembley or Old Trafford?

That rules out Leigh then

Regards

King James

Yep, he wont be shown to be "bang average" under Powell in 2019.

Says everything you need to know about Warrington that they offered a player more money and still got rejected - a small club. Also hilarious how you say Roberts is the highest earner when he’s been garbage for a marquee player so far.

Apart from Barba, name another big name player who has been attracted and signed for saints in the past 10 years bar Josh (minus metre maker) Perry...didn’t think so.

Problem with you saints fans is that as soon as you have any sign of success with good recruitment etc.- you ram it down people’s throats. It’s even more bizarre in this post-2008 era as you have, for the main been dog dirt. And for a club as huge as St. Helens, how embarrassing it must be for a tiny club like Warrington to attract better signings and win more trophies during this time.

They probably didn't embarrassingly and desperately promise him they'd try and get his ban overturned.

Lance Hohaia? Anthony Laffranchi? Tony Puletua? Iosia Soliola? Tommy Lee?

Ok the last one was a joke...

Yeah post-2008 hasn't been that great for Saints, but we've still been Champions more times than you in it and unlike you still qualified for the play-offs every season. Plus, we've never had the embarrassment of ending a season kicking our heels in the middle 8s...unlike you.