Talbot to Panthers??

[glovesave]

www.thestar.co.uk/icehockey/Talbot-fears-after-talks-deadlock.4119811.jp

According to this atricle anyway.

[NickThePanther44]

If he was a centre I could begin to believe it, but he's not...

[Nemesis]

Papertalk.
It doesn't say he is coming to you either, it says you are interested.

Funny how whenever a player is after more money, the teams closest rivals are 'interested' init?

[tunster]

Its quite funny , how many articles have we read saying that panthers are linked with our players ? But do we ever see an article saying we are linked with theres Think the stir is playing up to its real name.

Never happen

[Deleted]

quite a few times actually

Id take talbot , not only it would wind them lot up but we d be getting a good player into the bargain

[longlocks]

Why do people from other clubs automatically feel we are breaking the wage cap? Sheffield go on about their Grand Slam year, but they cheated the system themselves and dare say it's not the only time they have done it. Joey Talbot, quality player, wouldn't mind him on our roster, but at the right price.

[dodit]

After reading that article, it's nice to know that there will be a punishment if the league finds out that a team has broken the wage cap.

[Deleted]

Hope it's true, Talbot is a quality player at this level.
However as it's printed in the Stir, I'll believe it when I see it!

[oldman]

mind you neil seemed to suggest that he would rather pay the fine and get a decent team, nice to see the sheffield spirit rubbing off on neil, watch and wait guys!

[tubes44]

its a bit more than a fine as punishment

[ginger]

May 27, 2008 10:52:17 GMT longlocks said:

Why do people from other clubs automatically feel we are breaking the wage cap? Sheffield go on about their Grand Slam year, but they cheated the system themselves and dare say it's not the only time they have done it. Joey Talbot, quality player, wouldn't mind him on our roster, but at the right price.

Think you just answered your own question. Only in the Grand Slam year were we proved to be over the cap. Every other year is purely conjecture and assumption.

As soon as any team starts signing good players they get accused of breaking it. Last season (before the PC Drouin fiasco) you guys had Drouin (a top player from the ISL days - said to be your top earner), Wallenberg (again a great player from ISL days), McAslan (your top points scorer the previous season), Molin (one of the top points scorers in the league the previous season), Neilson (very good senior player) and Stancock (again good D man from back in the day). Thats a pretty good list of players who would probably not be cheap. So everyone automatically shouts 'wage cap!'.

The point is though notice the word 'probably' in my sentence about players not being cheap. Thing is I dont know how much they are on, and neither does anyone else who posts on this or any other Forum (with the exception of maybe Dave Simms etc).

Anyway back on topic - Talbot to you guys? Cant see it, especially if he wants more money to come back to us. TBH I think he will be back with us, in the same way that Lehman's negotiations were done thorugh the Star.

[ted]

Id like to see Talbot here... however as with a the Sarich rumour... as its printed in that rag its not likely to have much substance.

[Shorty]

The thing that sticks out like a sore thumb here is that Talbot wants a pay rise for being their top points scorer last season. Not an unreasonable request. The wage cap has increased by 25% for Sheffield, so why cant some of that increase go to Talbot?

Perhaps the money has already been spent elsewhere, and other signings have been rewarded with increases, or maybe they paid over the odds last season, and are worried about a 15 point deduction if they pay the same this season.

Its got to be one or the other..........................

[LINDROS]

go and get him Corey Neilson

[Jay]

I'd rather have Tess than Talbot in all fairness and if we still need to sign a decent import nettie and a few forwards i'd be careful here!

[oldman]

plenty of time and loads of money still!

[Deleted]

Some very juicy rumours have just been posted on TCW rumour mill here.

Probably BS though!

[notts]

Sounds like a load of rubbish to me, probobly is that they're going to sign him soon and their hyping the signing up a tad by making it seem that its a hard fought super deal or something!

[jmc]

I think theirs more change of The Smiths reforming that Talbot coming to earn his corn in the black and gold

[jd]

www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134447&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134104&contentPK=20729710&folderPk=78495&pNodeId=134052

Doesn't sound like he is coming here

[Carnell]

Just beat me to it jd

Panthers have rubbished reports that they are interesting in signing Sheffield Steelers' top scorer Joey Talbot, who has apparently been refused a wage rise by the play-off winners.

General manager Gary Moran said today: "I don't really want to comment on ridiculous rumours and clear pot-stirring by other clubs.

"In discussions with coach Corey Neilson I can't recall Talbot's name coming up even once.

"And just passing this comment gives some credence to the claims from up north, which I don't want to do."

[Heanor Lair]

May 27, 2008 9:03:33 GMT Nemesis said:

Papertalk.
It doesn't say he is coming to you either, it says you are interested.

Funny how whenever a player is after more money, the teams closest rivals are 'interested' init?

I agree with Nem, papertalk - Uncle Bob W filling in the blank space allocated to him.

My understanding was that Talbot returning to Shuff was a done deal at leat 4 weeks ago.

Now as for Ash Tait, and Te$$ier..........

HL

[Deleted]

Looks like he's returning to Shuff according to this.

[Deleted]

looks like it's time to stick a fork in this thread....... it's done ;D

[Jay]

Confirmation on steelers website, like we need him now anyway, we've got super swede!