I am not missing the point, but I think you are.

Like I said in a previous post, it is setting a dangerous precedent for players and teams in SL.

If you do it for one, others will want it too. Are you seriously saying that for any SL who is linked to RU, the RFL should put money towards that players contract to keep him in SL???

Are you an agent by any chance???

Did you get this wound up back in the 80's when league was poaching all the union players?

She seems to see your point and is answering it quite well. I think you;re frustrated at your own inability to make your point.

As you have such grave concern over this issue why don't you answer DoubleAone's question higher up the thread?

Your missing the point Emma. You are not wrong from your point, but you are missing the point.

We now have 14 teams in Super League, and we want the quality to improve considerably. There is already a lack of quality players going around to accomodate those teams, to keep a good quality level playing field. Everybody wants to reduce overseas players, this places a further burden on the need for quality british players.

Why therefore not do anything as a game to ensure good quality british players are not lost to the game?

The RFL should in some way, maybe subsidise in salary cap for homegrown academy players (discussed previosly) to help us as a game not lose quality british players from Super League.

indeed


look at the mess we got ourselves in to trying to keep Harris, if Smith wants to go, release him. If he doesnt want to stay thats his mind made up

I would rather have a player fully commited than a player who be having his mind swayed by a carrot attached to a stick in front of his eyes

No. Only if it's a concrete offer or there is serious chance of losing them to RU.

No. I just want to keep English talent in SL. Thats all, you know seeing as we're a tad short on English talent anyway....

FFS, all those of you panicking about these players lost to the game, will you answer DoubleAone's question?

Do you all wear tin foil on your heads to stop aliens listening to your conversations?

what comes around goes around


how many Union players did we get in the 80s and early 90s and yet were moaning about an odd player here and there switching codes a year

What mess? The reported £800,000 transfer fee we received or the unreported compensation we received from the Bulls when he came back? Both deals brokered by the man some posters on here have accused of bad management.

What mess did we get in with Harris Loz?

So who do you class as a 'quality' British player?? Someone who is first team SL???

Are you seriously saying that any player from any team in SL who is linked to RU should get their salary subsidised by the RFL??? So a mediocre player who is linked to RU should get their salary subsidised?

I know what you are saying about British players, but if a player wants to go and try the other code, he is going to. IMO I want players who want to play for my team, and for England, not players who have been swayed by money and are not enthusiastic about it.

Thank you.

No. I am saying that any quality british player, possibly below a certain age, there should be some assistance to keep him in the game. That quality of course has to have some kind of measurement. But you can hardly argue on an International.

Possibly that help does not have to come direct in money terms from the RFL. It could be in the form on concessions on the salary cap for homegrown academy produced products. Therfore encouraging the use more of British players.

I dont have the answer, but the fact we now have 14 teams, and more players required to spread around, we should do all we can to stop people leaving the game.

[size=200=redWho the f[iuc[/ik is leaving or has left the game to cause this panick amongst those of you too dim to answer DoubleAone's question.

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I know what you are saying but you can't knock a player from wanting to secure thier future financially. Smith is one of our best talents at present who should only get better and the RFL should help keep him in the game.

They wouldn't be able to keep all the english players but should do everything in thier power tokeep their best talent.

In the sense of the team structure when we lost him, I think the club IMO had a void to fill and to put a young Kevin Sinfield into the gap


yes the club benefited financially from Harris going

What a mess eh?





Am I just tired and grumpy or have the stupidity levels amongst you fekkwitts gone through the roof today?

tired and grumpy

maybe those hard working lasses in the gym can help you out

What £800k mess

No such actual activity is required for jerking knees to start hitting tables in RL land. This flap happens on message boards every time a player is linked with a move to RU. I mean, when Walker and Ashton left Doomsday was upon us. There is, in fact, a disturbing parallel between this mind set and the "21st December 2102" thread...

You remind me of timone in the lion king when simba and narla are reunited when she's hunting poomba!!
Oh and "The monkey's his uncle"


P.s He didn't get a straight answer either!!

Ye, whats Sinfield done, eh.

Every player has a price and GH will decide what Lee Smiths price is to Leeds, We can all remember the same outcry when we "lost" Walker, Mathers, Scrutton etc.

Its no big deal players move, get over it (if it happens).

As ive said elsewhere, im not fussed

if he wants to go, let him go

Maybe it could have the opposite effect of that predicted by the gloom merchants.
Any young rugby ambitious player who likes to have the ball in hand should seek out his nearest league club. If he's any good and breaks through into a SL team he'll immedialtely be in the shop window for all RU teams.
Bingo!! RL is in a win win situation. Some will stay some will go but just imagine the impact in Wales, London and even France, players beating a path to our door to be fast tracked into RU.
How ironic is that?

Harris situation a mess? is that what ive just read??

Best bit of business/management GH has ever done, Harris left, we got a huge transfer fee, the team that then assembled in the years to follow has been a very very successful one, Sinfield has been a better captain than harris was for Leeds and also Mcguire has been a better standoff and will be for the future.

Yes a right royal mess that was!

Maybe we should get the same clause in the contract with what we did Harris.. didnt stop him going to another club mind.