If we let him go we could use the money to pay of the governments debt, sort the economy out and finish the olympic stadium.

Does DB represent a successful signing? I'm split 50-50 at the moment. In fairness, that's almost certainly because he spent so long injured. Nonetheless, it's how he performs during the remainder of his contract that will determine how I'll remember his stay.

His last contract in Aus was worth more than 200k per season but oh no, he's over here for 50k.






LOL at italics bit.

Our best player? Nowhere near. How many games did he play?

For the reputation he came with not doing a lot wrong isn't really good enough. You obviously think it is.



How much cover do we need at 9? We won SL last year without him. How do you know he is passing on his experience to Mcshane?



Bless.

Oh he's worth it after all if he had one good game.



I suppose me waiting 18 months for it to happen was impatient of me.

like last year?

You think he took a pay cut to come to England? Maybe so but if you think he's over here as one of our cheaper players you and the others are deluded.



I can't even remember him playing he was that non existent.




how many hookers do we need?

If he does i'll still have been right. After all, who signs a player to start in Feb 09 expecting them to finally hit their straps in Oct 10. You obviously.

SNORT

please dont patronise it doesnt make you look anymore intelligent than what your already not.

dont go using buderus as the scapegoat because its already been said here was leeds best player up to getting injured and hasnt done alot wrong this year but then again who has so far this year.
And you cant say that having one of the best hookers of his generation at the club is not a good thing for Mc Shane

17 appeances, 7 line breaks, 2 tries, 3 assists, yup he was very non existant.

but one thing stats dont show is how leeds look sharper when buderus is on the field.

P.S are you KEN GREINJERK?

that must be the reason your a bit daft

Quote ="southstander4life"link?'" www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5837155974

Quote ="southstander4life"link?'" www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 5837155974

[i"If I can find the money, I'd love to get Bedsy back in Newcastle," Burraston said last night. "But there are a couple of issues. Number one is that we cannot be enticing a player to break a contract with another club and he's got a deal with Leeds."[/i

I take it Burraston was not involved at the Manly club in 1996 then. They didn't seem to have any qualms when doing just that when luring the contracted Craig Innes away.

This Burraston sounds a character. I particularly like this comment after the recent drug problems surrounding the Knights:

[i"Players have been in trouble before, but when it comes to the alleged distribution of narcotics, it's something that's very different for all of us. Many people have asked the question, "Surely someone knew?" Unfortunately it's a difficult pill to swallow."[/i

Interesting link. I wonder if Buderus really isnt enjoying life at Leeds?

Anyway i think Blue and Amber should get on the phone to the Knights and try telling them that Buderus is not worth the money. After all Blue and Amber has got many coaching credentials

Without a directly attributable quote it's nothing more than a furphy.

Yep true. It cant be all that good for him tho. Limited game time. Very bad luck with injuries. I wouldnt blame him if he left. Although I reckon it will all change during the summer, he will hit form and hopefully sign another contract.

Scapegoat for what?



Oh. if someone said it on here, it must be right then.



For a man of his supposed talent "hasnt done alot wrong this year" is not good enough.



If his on the field work at Leeds is anything to go by i'd be keeping him away from McShane.



I'm not sure how we have coped all these years without him offering all the above.

Less than 1 line break every two games?
2 tries in half a season?
3 assists? I'm falling over myself with excitment now. These are fantastic stats.

or b) no they're not.



Sharper than what? A spoon?

We certainly looked fantastic during the Salford and London games last year.

It's a real shame that if it was announced our quadruple winning GF hooker Diskin was leaving we wouldnt have people falling over themselves to praise him in this manner depite achieveing far more in his career than Buderus ever has or will.

Why?



Relevance?

Nope. I have the quote here from you.



He's shown very little last season as your stats kindly proved but never mind, he'll prove us all wrong in October wont he.

Buderus taking part in the GF in October wont prove anyone wrong and only a clown would fail to see the point. We didn't need another hooker. Get it now?

You would really compare Diskins achievements to Buderus?

There is some outstanding gnashing and chomping on this thread, all stemming from a very thinly veiled troll post.

Kudos.

I would certainly compare the relative achievments for Leeds yes. I missed the Leeds bit out of the bit you quoted. My bad.

Buderus has done nothing at Leeds.

Unless he's desperate to go back, no. We'd just be weakening our squad.

Why has everyone fallen in love with Buderus so much? Do you really all fawn over anything Australian so badly?

If Buderus left, how would we cope. Well, we'd cope pretty much how we coped most of last year and how we coped in 2007 and how we coped in 2008. We'd do just fine because it seems to have escaped every one's attention that we have a hooker that has guided our team to FOUR grand Finals at the club already. Now, he might not have the right Accent and may not have played in some meaningless game (to me) where Aussies from one area bash Aussies from another area but I am a Leeds fan and Buderus has a bloody long way to go before he is anywhere near as revered as Diskin is.

Buderus has pretty much ordinary, injured, decent, injured and then ordinary during his Leeds time. If he went back to Aus it should barely register any interest at all amongst the Leeds fans. yet someone like Donald who has played in and contributed to three consecutive Grand Final wins and you're all hoping the club release him last year.

Shakes head in disbelief.

No, in blue and Amber there's no comparison. Diskin is a legend and Buderus is a nothing.

If you want to get excited about green and gold or NSW blue then knock yourself out. I could care less.

To me you seem like your one of those that slags Buderus off at any opportunity just to make Diskin look better.

Regards
Southstander4life

I have respect for what Buderus has achieved in and for Australia. Doesn't mean s[ihi[/it to me as a Leeds fan but I respect it.

I am nothing but vastly underwhelmed by what Buderus has done, so far, in a Leeds jersey.

Still, if Diskin had an Aussie drawl I am sure these numpties would be w[iank[/iing over him helping us win FOUR grand Finals> Just a shame the lad is from dewsbury. I am not quite that shallow.