Wow, Biff and his mum made their mind up quckly on that Souths deal didn't they?
Let's re-visit my discussion with Gotcha eariler in the thread.....
I wrote:
We were in no position to "release Burgess", he was out of contract and had told us he was off to Aus. That has been widely predicted on here for about 18 months. It's a shame but no surprise.
Gotcha wrote:
Head in sand.
We were in as strong position we could have been to keep Burgess. We should have been speaking to him about a new deal at end of last season. He said himself at start of season that he was aiming for a new deal, so whether predicted for 18 months or not is irrelevant. He has been treated shockingly since then. The club don't even know he is off to Aus, so how has he told them? GH statement says "he has implied he maybe going to the NRL".
I wrote:
Nonsense. The lad was coming out of contract. He can go wherever he wants. We're in no stronger position than any other club. Luke held all the cards, not us.
Luke has expressed his desire to play in Aus for quite some time. It's no secret. He'd even be willing to play at a lower level. He may not actually get there but he's hardly committed to us long term is he?
Do you know anything at all about the Burgess brother's circumstances?
Luke was NEVER likely to stay with us, no matter what. He made no secret of his desire to be in Oz with his brothers.
Gotcha wrote:
I too would love to be in Aus, with or without my brother, it would be great. But my job is here and I don't have the time to upsticks.
I would also love to be where ever Cheryl Cole is, but again I don't think it would work.
People don't always get their desires, infact they very rarely do. Just because someone desires something does not mean it will happen.
There is not only me and me only in possession of these "absolute facts". Take it as a guarantee though, both existing UK brothers will not be in Aus next year unless their mum goes, no matter what the desires or rumours are.
I wrote:
Absolute poppycock.
I hate to do this to you, but I know you're talking BS so I have no choice.
Are you sure it was Luke Burgess you were talking to about this? Could you have mistaken him for someone else again?
Gotcha wrote:
Never mind, I'll just sit smugly in the knowldege that there is BS all over this thread, with your name all over it.
I'll leave it for others to decide who really had their hand in the sand about Burgess's intention to head off to the NRL.