No I would say you are spot on there.

A shame for Salford if they cant hold on to him for sure.

They may well have the room under the cap,but can they afford it financially,they are not exactly well supported fan wise.Also if he was paid some excessive amount can't imagine it would be good for team morale

We "allegedly" pay Danny Buderus an "excessive" ammount of money and he hasnt damaged team morale.

Suppose that depends whether you believe the rumours or not.Something certainly seems to have affected Diskin judging by his performances of late.

Millions per game.

would suspect that there isnt a massive difference in amount of wages that would get under improved offer as salford as opposed to sts/wire. however theres also the small matter of the transfer fee which the agent giving him advice will get a percentage of. offiah makes more money of myler moving for big money, plus all the publicity he gets for his agency. Pretty obvious advice offiah will be giving the kid imo.

When is he out of contract? Saints will have a Sean Long shaped hole which he could fill next year

Diskin was outstanding early in the season and was really gaining momentum, unfortunatley Danny B has started to recapture his form and fitness and is now challenging Disko and frankly is giving him a pasting in all departments.

18 months left.
I'd be very surprised if Wigan don't make a bid.

Can definitely see him going to Warrington. Briers is getting old and slow plus Monaghan is leaving at end of this season isn't he?

Maybe Salford have offered him a lot of money but he wants to play in Grand Finals & CC finals and thinks he would have a better chance of that at another club.

There's a subtle difference between the wholesale changes year in, year out of those times with maximising your potential within the constraints of the salary cap these days.

Warrington have finally got the right man in charge (except when he's away on International duty leaving Lowes to turn them to s[ihi[/it again.) Smith I can see turning Warrington into a major force, top three. Wealthy ambitious backer, nice new stadium, good supporter base, astute coach.

Good news for Super League.



That depends who is tying Leeds' hands behind their backs.

The difference between almost retaining the championship and just missing out could be a signing or two, using the full cap that is allowed.

If Leeds did that I'd have nowhere to go with this line.

If thats the case then he better not join warrington then

I hope they won't be boasting about the club's financial acumen if they are...

As good a player as I think the kid is. If he manages to get a salary anywhere near that at this stage from ANY club, then I think the salary cap could be seeing massive changes in the short term.

Lots of clubs current young stars will be looking for big upgrades if he manages that. That is a ridiculous sum of money for someone at that stage of their career.

Agreed, but that's the problem with a free market. Players will get paid what clubs think they are worth. Some clubs just happen to have no skill whatsoever at estimating what that figure is.

He's had a good season against semi-pro opposition in a dominant side and two international outings against mediocre opposition, and half a season in SL where he's gone ok but not much more IMO.

Yes agreed. Is July the time when clubs/players can be approached to be signed? Maybe we might see something in the coming weeks. It's gone very quiet from GH of late. I'm suprised he's not mentioned about Smiths possible replacement/s yet... could be waiting for Eastwood outcome also, which is getting on my tits now.. either get it sorted or cut ties and move on....

Anti-tamper deadline for players contracted to other clubs over here is 30 September IIRC, so you won't hear anything about new domestic signings before then - at least not for players coming out of contract anyway.

On the 10th March 2008 Gary Hetherington said in the YEP: [i"In terms of rugby league, in Australia there is no deadline date as to when you can approach players coming out of contract. It is pretty much a free market, as was shown by Gareth Ellis’ transfer. Quite a few players who are on the market now might not be in four or six week’s time." [/i

Could 2010's antipodean boat have already sailed while Leeds are tied to the (as yet ineligible) Greg Eastwood? The same Greg Eastwood who has an option to take up his Leeds contract but also is now nicely into his three year deal with the pace setting Bulldogs in this season's NRL.

Leeds should have moved on from Eastwood when his Visa was refused, he isn't even 'all that' as a player.

He was immense against the broncos last time I saw him. Anyway back on topic, if Myler can command the type of salary that offiah is talking about he's a better player than I thought he was.

I thought it was a month earlier than that to be honest. Either way, you might hear of a couple of signings if the clubs have agreed, such as Calders to Wigan a few years ago and Long to Hull t'other week.

Either that or Offiah is a better agent than you thought he was

Pity the Broncos had half their side missing. It can't make up for the game in round two against the Panthers or against the Dragons. Those four points are not coming back, not that they need them at the moment.

I think I've seen more of Eastwood this season than if he'd signed for Leeds, they're on nearly every week including last week and this week.

Interchange prop (Nick Scruton's job last season) and no way an adequate replacement for Gareth Ellis even if he had of arrived.

Back on topic: player movement is good for message boards.

Does he look any fitter these days.What sort of game time does he play.