Done deal, Leeds bound.

Nothing I've seen from Pitts, Clarkson or Hauraki would make me feel bad about the club replacing them with a 31 year old Gareth Ellis.

done deal or wishful thinking?

I assume you know something more than what Kevin said on the radio this morning?

Considering Frosties has posted on other forums that the deal was wrapped up in january I would be rather concerned. He had one year left on his contract and Wests announced this week they were releasing him a year early. Now if it was a done deal in january would that not count as tapping up? I have a feeling its a case of 2+2=5

He had an option to call time on his deal apparently on his final year

Nope.

Ah yeah I know he had that but if Leeds approached him in january and then afterwards he requests to break the contract that would suggest tapping up. So to suggest a deal was done in January is very speculative and i would suggest its not the truth at all

"Hello Iestyn Harris"

Surely he's not breaking his contract but simply invoking a clause in his contract to obtain his release a year early to return to the UK?
Re Pitts, I thought he had his best game for us last night, showing great pace & strength at times.
I was pleasantly surprised.

Exactly. I think someone has taken what Sinfield has said on the radio, and the fact GH went over to Aus and made an assumption. Now had ellis been at Manly I'd say we owed them a tapping up as it'd make it 1-1 but I don't think GH is stupid enough to tap players up in that way. And there certainly wouldn't have been a signed deal done in january as Ellis would have been in breach of contract with Wests. Also knowing the agent he has his agent wouldn't agree to keeping it all hush hush

Yup, got through an awful lot of work and his stats should be interesting. Reminded me of JJB to be honest, not quite as dynamic in the lines he ran but was everywhere in defence and wasn't scared to take the ball up. After people calling for him to be released he obviously knows this is his last year to make an impression, and the signs are he's taking his chances well.

no no thats not the issue. Its that we wouldnt have been able to approach him until he enacted the contract break. Now he has had the break agreed anyone can approach him without issue. But if we approached him before which i dont believe we have then that would be a breach as it would be seen as to possibly sway his decission

So you're going about posting 'done deal' without anymore knowledge than the rest of us?

Then you could say that he already told them before the announcement happened, and talking to Leeds players and Gary he could of said he is coming home to one of them.

I think it is funny how Gary goes to Aus in January, says he's looking for a marquee signing for 2013, we hear nothing from it, and then a few months later Gaz announces he's coming home next season.

I'm not judging this on assumption btw, just like I didn't with Darrell Griffin and Weller Hauraki.

See above.

Nah I think had he already decided on the release and Wests held back on the announcement it would have leaked. Aside from that there is no proof of a signing. And lets not forget Heatherington went to Australia a few years ago to make a marque signing and came back with Cross

If the texts I received today are correct, then Wigan & Warrington can stop looking at ways to cheat the cap to sign him!

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I think Leeds for sure

I can see Hull willing to go further than GH to secure his signature

Why? The East Coast is close to Australia than Leeds.

Because his Dad said he is coming back to Leeds?

He has already signed for us and it was only Leeds and Hull that shown interest...

That cannot be true, his agent said they had 100% SL interest