Chester said he'd been after him for years
And JD wasn't head coach of a team fighting for a playoff spot then.

He's a really nice guy and I'm sure he would help but there are others to help us who are probably in better positions.
Ironically Willie Peters put us on to Lino.

Another who will be off to HKR then

Well we dont know what the squad will look like next season but I hope its much stronger than this year. Players leaving are not a problem if their replacements are as good but preferably better. When they are worse thats the danger. We have yet to hear of a single new replacement so lets hope they are good.

One thing i am far more confident about is that wire will be turned around and much stronger. Leigh look the likely promoted club and if they come up i believe this time they will be no pushover. We will have a much stronger SL next season and once more it will be tough to survive.

I am sure you loyal band will explain why we didn’t use some of the spare money from the loss of TJ and Topou to keep Batchelor. It looks like we are also saving further funds on Fifita, Aydin, Arona and Miller and once again why could we not redistribute some of it to keep other players we deemed important.

Because he wanted to go.....and we have to pay for their replacements too.

You know this for certain and we would not need to pay for a replacement if he stayed.

I am as certain as you are. I don't know for sure but the fact he signed a short deal last time, didn't sign this year's deal and said he's looking forward to a new challenge implies it's a great possibility.

And the 'their replacements' I referred to are the players you listed that are going and who's money you wanted to use to try and keep Batch.

So your privy to our accounts now, your powers have no limits do you.

Quick lesson. Murphy and Whitbread, if you want to keep them both will require a very large wage hike.

It’s very simple to work out if you’re being realistic and not vindictive. But then I suspect you know all this but chose to ignore it.

Read the report quotes by James, he doesn’t sound like a man who wants to continue playing for Trinity. He’s done well for himself at Trinity, and gained a good reputation whilst here. Time now to forget the whys and wherefore, he’s gone, get behind the ones who want to play for Trinity.

I struggle to see how you don't understand that on the occasions when quoted that Batch didnt want to stay.
Not much the club could do about that is there??
Same with the other players OOC.
Unless of course you know different...................

A summary of the accounts are available albeit slightly out of date.

I actually meant budget, so my error, but I'm still certain you haven't seen it.

We have a budget for what player retention, I would guess this is set at nil based on recent news.

Key word 'guess'

Poching confirmed today that we tried hard to keep Batch and we'll have to keep the new young guns happy so I would 'guess' you are wrong.

So we keep the so called young guns but lose how many current first team players.

Jeez, I bet you're a right laugh at the office Christmas party !!!

I was actually, thank you for asking.

It’s obvious that mc has got shut of the big earner’s Tom ,Jb.bill.Dave .tinny milky what a mess again

A strategy we adopted about 10 seasons ago when Webster was the coach and the reason then should not be the case now. We shall see when the club actually sign any replacements and choose to share the information with us.

You are not that stupid. I'm sure you actually get it.

What a tiresome load of rubbish!
Are you really that stupid or are you just stirring trouble?
How the hell had MC ‘got rid’ of players that WON’T re-sign for us or with Bill Tuopou resigned on medical advice?!!

His brother used to keep a pub just outside the city, I saw him outside one night and asked him what he was waiting for, his reply was 8 o clock when I asked why he said he wasn't allowed in the pub between 7 and 8 because it was happy hour

Now, now foggy you are lying again I don’t drink and therefore hardly found it necessary to visit a pub, plus knowing the type of pub he had there would never be a happy hour. I know you are trying to make a joke but it’s time to put that joke book away “Jokes for the under 10’s” is a little too advanced for you.
I am not suppose to make fun of you but it’s just too easy.

Ok if you say so

I bet he's never had a Happy Meal at McDonalds either.........