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.

Are you achin.........for some Bacon...........I'm a big pig.............you can be a big pig too.

I am back. Plenty of caffeine, some bill-able work done and ready to take on the challenge of educating the unwashed masses of Southstander.

Just till lunchtime that is, then I am off for some pies.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Which is your opinion (although stated as if it's fact).

Because its' mine...........it is.

I don't want to take everyone's attention away from the mass exodus of players to Union or even G1's impending nervous breakdown.... but there's a little typo there and the fateful day is actually in 2012 not 2102....

As you were.

Really?

That explains a lot.

Have you seen a psychiatrist lately?

Which one?

You tell me.

Erm.......Lee Smith and erm.....Lee Smith this year.

Chris Ashton, Chev Walker, Iestyn Harris, Stephen Myler in other years although how far back do we go. Harris was ages ago. Walker nearly 4 years.

Cant think of anymore off the top of my head but there arent all that many. Certainly not enough for the massive over reaction on here.