Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:07 pm  

Early Bath wrote:

The Magic Rat - as ever - has it spot on. Leeds could regret what they have done.

By the way - the elasticity in Leeds Salary Cap is quite remarkable isn`t it?

Not really, we have so many injuries, if some of them are season enders we can remove them from the cap, and if rumours ate true we are releasing some players.
Plus I doubt we are full cap, GH always likes to hold some back for this type of scenario

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:14 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

Not really, we have so many injuries, if some of them are season enders we can remove them from the cap

Genuine question - can you (and if so is this just for final year players you aren't retaining?)

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:32 pm  

I wouldn't be surprised to see Zak here next year. I hope I'm wrong, not because he's a bad player, but I'd hope we had our targets for next season

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:47 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Genuine question - can you (and if so is this just for final year players you aren't retaining?)

Don't think we can. Pretty sure a player has to suffer a season ending injury before competive matches start, so effectively in pre-season. As it stands I don't think we have a single player who has been ruled out for that long. All should theoretically be due back by round 20 or so.

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:11 pm  

Shabino wrote:

The last home game is saw vs KR had 24k!
That was 2009. First game of season. Jake Webster looked good for them . We win it by a late try from Smithy from a kick by Maggsy I believe…..

You live on Fantasy Island

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:29 pm  

ploinerrhino wrote:

You live on Fantasy Island

Shabs having a mare with this one

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:35 pm  

As much of a big daft lad (in the politest possible way) I can’t help but root a bit for the underdog story here as well. If he does finally sort himself out it’ll be good for all involved.

Also can’t help but think there’s a bit of poetic justice in this when he jumped ship during our first brush with relegation, it’s another wrong he has a chance to write.

And yes I know it more than likely won’t go that way and he might be more likely to mess up again…but there’s a chance he doesn’t and personally I’ve always liked stories like that.

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:58 pm  

I just hope he doesn't drag any of our youngsters down his path.

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:51 pm  

Les Norton wrote:

Our home league fixture against them drew in 16,192. We also played them at home in the play offs - the fixture where Chev Walkers shin stuck out though his sock - was attended by 11,220

Nothing like facts to ruin a good story!

Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022 : Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:54 pm  

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rugbyleague88 wrote:

Hardaker signing won't increase the crowd by 1%. He is half the player he was for Leeds previously and Cas. No-one will go to the game just because of him signing.

Well my mate and I are going for this reason. It’s theatre if nothing else…
He is on here but doesn’t comment. Come on back me up
dude?!