So is he definitely off or is it just the usual internet rumours? Are Saints trying to extend his contract or happy to let him go? If so why?

I think the managment should do whatever they can to keep him. When fit he's the difference between us being reasonably competitive and and being up there with the best in the comp.

It will come down to money and we will lose him.

Apparently both parties agreed to put contract talks on hold until pryce proves his fitness. If he manages it hopefully we get a deal sorted because he is still a class act

Which was common sense but if it comes down to a bidding war then wave goodbye to Leon.

Losing Kyle, pryce and Graham altogether is another massive loss to saints.

I agree, Leon has come out quite a few times to say he is happy and settled at Saints, maybe that will be a factor. On the negative side we seem to be reluctant to give longer deals to older players(which for the most part is sensible) , I'd imagine Leon would be looking for a 2-3 year deal, some clubs might even offer him 4. I bet saints top end is 2

If we can give TP a 2yr deal, laffranchi a 2yr deal, lance a 4yr deal, meli a 2yr deal then the is no reason why Leon can't get a 2 year deal.

What if Leon wants more money than the club are prepared to offer? That would be a reason for him not getting a two year deal.

Nobody knows what the situation is but I've a feeling the bulls and Catalan will offer more than us.

We shouldn't be held ransom and pay over the odds but we certainly should be in their fighting to keep such a important player.

Why are so many people convinced that the Bulls and Cats can or will pay more than us?

Because we don't like paying big wages. We like doing things on the cheap. If we can get a young untried kid in to replace Leon then we will.

It might not be all about money though for Pryce. His quotes suggest he is happy at Saints and wants to get back to his normal game. Not sure if Bradford would be move for short term success and Catalans might sound attractive but does he want all that travel towards the end of his career.
He has already mentioned he would play in any position for saints as long he is in the team. For me he still offers more than the releasing of Longy's, Gilmore, Cunningham etc.
At the end of the day it might depend on his medical condition and the chairmanship short term to long term plan, if Lance fails in his first year (perry) and we don,t keep Pryce, then 2012 could be deja vu 2011. Tough call.

If we want to win trophies, we need him. IMO Lance isn't good enough to quite fill his boots.

I agree, losing Pryce would be the biggest loss for me (bigger than Graham and Kyle). Lomax, Lance and Pryce is a quality trio and would give us strong options in midfield as our pivots.

Yep, I agree.

Lomax = fullback
Pryce = stand off
Lance = scrumhalf

Bunkham.

We offered Eastmond as much as Bath, so that was not cheap, but he wanted the Union international game and focus.

No young half back has been offered anything from Leon's wage. Fact.

Eastmond has not been replaced by youth fact (Lance is his replacement and years older)

Leon's money is still there he will be on a big contract, if not the biggest at Saints, if Bradford or Cats can better that, then he will be pulling down one of if not the biggest wages in SL. I'm sure if we had offered Pryce TP's money to boost his contract and lose TP to warrington. TO secure him when he was still injured we would have all called the board stupid for losing TP.

Sounds like both Pryce and the club have organised a time for contract talks once he is fit. So lets give it a few weeks once he's had a run of games and then start making up stories about Saints signing some replacement from the academy.

I'd like to see us keep Pryce. Especially if his wage wouldn't be spent on another first teamer.

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Unsubstantiated rumour of confirmation?

He's going. Expect an announcement by August.

I said a week or so ago in another thread

Meli said at a Forum "Leon is going, where is not known but he is going"

How cryptic. He probably meant Nandos.

Really, because I'm prett sure that unless Saints officially announce that they are not going to re-sign him, players can only be announced for other clubs come Septmeber.

I could be wrong...

You are right with that rule, but how many players moving have been announced so far and we are only in July, it is a joke! also leaving the licence announcement to a week today at Old Trafford has been another joke.

But at the Ladies Night Meli said that Scott Moore wears multi coloured underpants (based on his Facebook page I believe) so it's perhaps not always a good idea to take Meli seriously.

And we now know from press reports that he wears grey.