Hope this isnt true

[mightyrooster]

..and the latest rumour
https://www.triplem.com.au/story/the...L_791qF-MQRZDg

I’m interested in these rumours Hawkeye, but not enough to get me listening to a podcast with Mark Geyer!

[zac]

Robbo's a great coach and I wouldn't swap him for anyone but you just don't know how Latrell would go somewhere else. He's a very good player and would probably be a success.

Guess it comes down to how happy he is with us and how much we can scrape together to keep him here.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

I would be pleased if Latrell stays, but the club needs to weigh his salary, or potential salary, against those of others that we might wish to retain. It is a difficult balancing act. The club needs to get the biggest 'bang for its buck' so to speak, and it is always bigger than any one player. If it gets down to a couple of hundred thousand dollars difference, and he shows signs that he is purely driven by the almighty dollar, then I think we would have to bite the bullet and let him part ways. Latrell needs to think about what the best prospects are for his career, bearing in mind too that he has indicated that he wants to retire by the age of 30. Robbo and the club have been fantastic to him, and that should weigh very heavily. The situation with his manager, however, could be a real issue (along with his immediate family in Taree). That could unfortunately be a bigger factor, and that is what I am particularly concerned about. It would be absolutely terrible if he went to Souths thinking that that is the only logical realistic option. If it is purely money driven, it will be the Bulldogs. Anyway, we don't really know, but it is going to be an interesting week or so coming up.

Back to back
Easts to win
MRR

[The Skeez]

I think Latrell would stay at the Chooks for 820k per season & he is worth that every day of the week. Ferrari's are not cheap.

A mate of mine has owned Ferrari’s. Said they are a pleasure to drive but a nightmare to own as they are fickle and require constant costly maintenance.

Whereas he now drives a top line Porsche which gives him a similar performance output from a well built unit that doesn’t rattle at high speed and question why you pay so much for such poor quality.

[Hawkeye]

I’m interested in these rumours Hawkeye, but not enough to get me listening to a podcast with Mark Geyer!

haha ...me neither but I was linked there too. I find it hard to believe that he would be offered $1.1m for 10 years, but how could anyone turn down that sort of a Taumalolo/ Buddy Franklin type of contract ?

[zac]

haha ...me neither but I was linked there too. I find it hard to believe that he would be offered $1.1m for 10 years, but how could anyone turn down that sort of a Taumalolo/ Buddy Franklin type of contract ?

Maybe, but I guess one factor is you never know what's going to happen with the salary cap. You might be dudding yourself. Also, it's a long time ten years. You'd want to be pretty sure you'd be happy at that club. Look at what happened to Matto when he struck a different coach.

[zac]

A mate of mine has owned Ferrari’s. Said they are a pleasure to drive but a nightmare to own as they are fickle and require constant costly maintenance.

Whereas he now drives a top line Porsche which gives him a similar performance output from a well built unit that doesn’t rattle at high speed and question why you pay so much for such poor quality.

I get that Joey Johns or someone called Latrell a Ferrari, but he could easily have called him a Porsche.

I've never met Latrell but from what I can see his off field life doesn't present much of a risk. He's bounced back from every adversity. Sure, he's a human being with feelings etc and inadvertently a public face of an Australian political problem (which he brings a fresh approach to) but the guy obviously loves playing footy and loves winning and so long as he stays true to himself he'll be okay.

[roosterproud]

Latrell a great player playing in our team. He wont look so good playing in a lesser team. Look at guerra. Now playing intrust.ryan matterson is another. Skidsy career looks nothing like it did

[The Skeez]

I get that Joey Johns or someone called Latrell a Ferrari, but he could easily have called him a Porsche.

Latrell? I was talking cars.

Mickie Lane said in another thread that the Chooks are a chance of winning Bathurst. Must’ve been the 12 hour if it’s a Ferrari. Maybe Latrell could drive for us?

[zac]

Latrell? I was talking cars.

Mickie Lane said in another thread that the Chooks are a chance of winning Bathurst. Must’ve been the 12 hour if it’s a Ferrari. Maybe Latrell could drive for us?

Bus and train will do me.

[zac]

Mind you, the bus is a mercedes.

[Chook]

As Robbo said after we lost RTS, "We'll be fine, we're the Roosters".

Chook.

[zac]

As Robbo said after we lost RTS, "We'll be fine, we're the Roosters".

Chook.

We finished second last the next year.

[Chook]

We finished second last the next year.

And yet we're fine.

Chook.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

We finished second last the next year.

Doh! You and you're facts Zac...