THF, THIEF, WHERE!?

Warrior, Monk, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage, THIEF.(the original 6 from ff1 as everyone knows) Where is THF and why is BRD coming instead? I mean, Ranger would make more sense since its the new archer. Bards are in FFXI (and other FF games) so I'm happy its being introduced, dont get me wrong. But why is there no Thief yet? The thief/rogue class is in EVERY mmo pretty much. Wheres my Mug/steal/backstab*(trick attack / sneak attack) considering how weapon skills work now, for instance how one must be positioned against an enemy, this makes perfect sense. Id like to know why the devs thought Bard was a better choice. Anyone ever actually use those daggers in the market? i did once :) but it was a transitional phase and im not proud of it. Thoughts?

I think they will add a caster class (summoner mostly) before adding a thief. Yoshi say, dont remember where, that he think that 2 caster class are too little.

So before THF will be SMN.

BTW i also want THF, it was my main class on XI and i really miss it. :(

I'm losing hope to see FFXI again ...