Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:12 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Where have they announced this bit?

I think they announced they had extended Macdonald in May for 2023. However given Leutele has been signed on big money, I reckon it’s quite possible he will be leaving Leigh.

That Leigh shirt is really special. I can’t get the image of Gareth Cheeseman out of my head “I’m a leopard, rarrr”

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:23 pm  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

Jesus Christ. What the hell is that? It's like their entire strategy is aimed at reinforcing the impression of being a tinpot club.

Hey ghosty, you seem to be showing too much jealousy towards Leigh atm. Sit back and relax.

Leigh will be strong next year whether you like it or not.And BTW - I will never change my signature below or my Avatar for this stupid Leopards crap.

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:58 pm  

Well you can't say Leigh aren't having a real crack at staying up, and good luck to them. Not sure about the rebrand. Ignoring the design issues, I quite like the Centurions. Leopards will probably grow on me though.

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:03 am  

Good luck to them. Might make a few teams already in SL pull their finger out. I can see Wakey being a tad concerned. We might be having to keep one eye on them too!

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:17 am  

Hardakers interview on leeds live is interesting.

He wanted two years but Rohan Smith only wanted to offer him one saying he would have to earn a second year.

Also says he wanted more money.

I think smith was correct to offer one not two, hardaker needs to realise with his past he comes with baggage.

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:21 am  

you could have offered him 30 years as long as the contract has behaviour clauses in it, as most have.

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:23 am  

The sequence of events re Hardaker in Leeds Live is interesting. To sum up, Leeds only ever offered him a one-year deal and Leigh offered a 2-year deal that was 25% higher than Leeds' final offer. Hardaker sounds a bit upset about the way Leeds went about things, but that seems to be mainly because they simply didn't offer him as much as he wanted.

In another article they mention MacDonald. They suggest that if Leeds don't sign MacDonald, Martin might move Martin to centre. Lets hope that's definitely only in emergencies....

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:25 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

The sequence of events re Hardaker in Leeds Live is interesting. To sum up, Leeds only ever offered him a one-year deal and Leigh offered a 2-year deal that was 25% higher than Leeds' final offer. Hardaker sounds a bit upset about the way Leeds went about things, but that seems to be mainly because they simply didn't offer him as much as he wanted.

In another article they mention MacDonald. They suggest that if Leeds don't sign MacDonald, Martin might move Martin to centre. Lets hope that's definitely only in emergencies....

Reading that article makes me think we are finally starting to offer sensible contracts.

Hardaker comes across a tad arrogant imo

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:28 am  

I think the 2-year issue is probably less about Hardaker specifically and more about maximising flexibility for 2024. Although we have signed others (including Olpherts) on 2-year deals, none of them would be on anything like Hardaker's wages.

This year's signings seem to be mainly about depth with none of them certain stars. For 2024 we'll have Tetevano and Prior leaving and likely one of the halfbacks as well. Given our cap situation some of these guys must be on a huge wedge. 2024 looks like the time we'll go big again, hopefully without a messed up cap blocking signings.

Re: 2023 Out; Hardaker : Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:30 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

I think the 2-year issue is probably less about Hardaker specifically and more about maximising flexibility for 2024. Although we have signed others (including Olpherts) on 2-year deals, none of them would be on anything like Hardaker's wages.

This year's signings seem to be mainly about depth with none of them certain stars. For 2024 we'll have Tetevano and Prior leaving and likely one of the halfbacks as well. Given our cap situation some of these guys must be on a huge wedge. 2024 looks like the time we'll go big again, hopefully without a messed up cap blocking signings.

Yes I agree with that, Smith needed flexibility end of next season.