Shock,horror !
That had to be the way it was done to begin with,obviously,as I'm not sure what the option would have been otherwise.
Once he'd selected Noble,it was a joint project.
He then decided he fancied a change and ............

Does anyone know if Flannaghan is over yet?

If he has got involved on a short term basis I'd bet her had a say in this. Bet he'd have tried for Cronnula if he didn't sell dodgy milk shakes.

Someone on here said the RFL/SL contributed £250,000 I'd love to know if that were true and if it is what we give back in return, I'd hope that it was for the increased exposure and potential extra advertising revenue.

Best signing from the NRL for possibly 20+ years, last time I can recall anyone of this stature coming this way was Jamie Lyon and we know the influence he had on Saints.

Locke will hold the key I'm sure.

Actually 300,000 ... I think they were tongue in cheek referring to the additional TV moneys the RFL-SL distributed to SL clubs after securing the 200M deal with Sky TV in February.

Possibly ? Brett Finch - Matt King - Brett Hodgson - Trent Barrett - Pat Richards - Joel Monaghan - Andrew Johns - Matt Gidley - Stacey Jones - , been some pretty decent imports over the past 10 years, Lance Hohaia came over with a big rep. but failed to live up to expectation , Greg Eastwood for Leeds failed to settle ..

How many of these international players were in their mid 20's when they come over though? SL has had some big names but they generally always have their best years behind them.

Jamie Lyon I think was an exception to the rule.

It's a f*cking good signing. First time i can remember a top quality, international, coming over in his prime for god knows how long.

You guys must be excited about watching this guy next season?