Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:27 pm  

Might sound harsh but if Ava looking to go should agree contract release now. It should not be an option for him to wait and see if he has an offer in the Nrl then jump ship in say March. A deadline of say mid January should be set and if he does not seek a contract release then we expect him to see out his contract or request a fee. This would be fair to all parties

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:49 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

I know. My hair has gone a lighter shade of grey in the interim period.

And I’ve a few less

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:09 am  

So do we think Rugby League ITK is taking the pi$$ with this Tetevano rumour then

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:20 am  

Surely we have to have a few irons in the fire, everyone else seems to be doing business around us

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:25 am  

Well he’s clearly not signed which was I suppose what he was saying.. but I think he’s onto something from reading what their local media man was saying. We’re waiting for the jigsaw pieces to fall into place apparently with two young players waiting to re sign.

I’ve seen some posts saying Ava’s stats are actually quite poor when you against other top props in SL. This surprised me tbh anyone think similar?

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:24 am  

Danibo160 wrote:

Surely we have to have a few irons in the fire, everyone else seems to be doing business around us

We dont know the ins and outs of our scouting network etc so who knows what business has / is / was conducted.

It always seems that we are always late to the party and especially in the last few years scrabbling round for scraps.

Other teams seem to have players lined up a year or two in advance and slot in. I guess this is due to us consistently fighting relegation but we are also notoriously cagey wrt transfers in general.

I have a hunch there will be some announcements once the initial uptake of ST's is out of the way and in all honesty, I do agree with the philosophy of signing the "right" players its just so damned frustrating sometimes.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:43 am  

We've also had issues with Segayaro, Merrin, Ava, Crosby and now Ward which we haven't been able to plan for. We haven't known what the playing budget is for next season until recently, so that will have made planning for next season very difficult.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:08 am  

Great story run by Brad Walter of the NRL. With statements from McLennan and Buderus about Kev’s leadership and how special it is to play for Leeds. This is great publicity for Leeds aswell as a fantastic cause. If this doesn’t attract big names nothing will. Also Super League is gaining so much attention from this and I’m not sure some people realise how big this is what Kev has done and he certainly deserves recognition either a knighthood or an upgrade on his MBE.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:03 am  

Trebor1 wrote:

Well he’s clearly not signed which was I suppose what he was saying.. but I think he’s onto something from reading what their local media man was saying. We’re waiting for the jigsaw pieces to fall into place apparently with two young players waiting to re sign.

I’ve seen some posts saying Ava’s stats are actually quite poor when you against other top props in SL. This surprised me tbh anyone think similar?

Whoah, lets steady on with the knives out when players may be leaving/leave.

This isn't the Wigan forum you know

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:25 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

We've also had issues with Segayaro, Merrin, Ava, Crosby and now Ward which we haven't been able to plan for. We haven't known what the playing budget is for next season until recently, so that will have made planning for next season very difficult.

Not been able to plan early for the budget is something Kev an GH have both alluded to recently, mainly due to covid coupled with stadium build which no other club is facing the same combination.