James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:21 am  

if the rumour is true this guy can play

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:23 am  

Any relation to Mick?

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:25 am  

Yes always wins the wrestle!

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:36 am  

I don't think you'll get Jimmy.
He is having a great year and will get another decent NRL contract, either at the Knights or another club.

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:40 am  

Hope your wrong Roops

[Mild Rover]

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:49 am  

Superbengalea wrote:

Hope your wrong Roops

So do I. Doubt it, sadly.

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:08 am  

We need a full back not a winger even though his YouTube compilation whets the appetite.

The name I keep hearing is Kev Naiqama (on a Kolpak). Roops has given us the lowdown on him (on another thread) and he rates him better than Shannon.

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:22 am  

One thing in your favour for getting Jimmy is that he is keen to play centre and fullback, and the Knights see him as a winger only.

All his junior footy was played as a centre and he really only plays wing now because he stepped into a firstgrade wing vacancy and played well - so never got a shot at his favoured position.

In the last off season he made it clear that he wants to play fullback and spent some time training in that position.

Wingers don't get the big bucks, which is why Jimmy wants to prove he can play other positions, and the guy is such a pro that i'd back him to excel at any position he wants to try.

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:30 am  

roopy wrote:

One thing in your favour for getting Jimmy is that he is keen to play centre and fullback, and the Knights see him as a winger only.

All his junior footy was played as a centre and he really only plays wing now because he stepped into a firstgrade wing vacancy and played well - so never got a shot at his favoured position.

In the last off season he made it clear that he wants to play fullback and spent some time training in that position.

Wingers don't get the big bucks, which is why Jimmy wants to prove he can play other positions, and the guy is such a pro that i'd back him to excel at any position he wants to try.

I revise my assessment of him then - he's back in the frame lol!

His Scottish heritage ticks a box as well.

Re: James mcmanus? : Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:32 am  

He is very dishy this McManus bloke of course for us female supporters looks on a rugby player are very important I mean who wud want to look at 17 hocks