Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:36 am  

Bulliac wrote:

I can't see for the life in me why Brierley would leave Leigh to sign for another club in our division.

He wouldn't. As someone said on Twitter last night, the only way we'd end up with him is if he signed for an SL team that couldn't fit him under the cap this year, so loaned him out. Still highly unlikely though.

He'll either stay put, go to Leeds, or sign for another SL team for a year until someone better can get him under the cap. My money's on Wakey.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:43 am  

HamsterChops wrote:

He wouldn't. As someone said on Twitter last night, the only way we'd end up with him is if he signed for an SL team that couldn't fit him under the cap this year, so loaned him out. Still highly unlikely though.

He'll either stay put, go to Leeds, or sign for another SL team for a year until someone better can get him under the cap. My money's on Wakey.

Love it if it were true but highly unlikely, quite a few things would have to get sorted for that to happen, assuming none of the top rated clubs were interested.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:52 am  

chissitt wrote:

Love it if it were true but highly unlikely, quite a few things would have to get sorted for that to happen, assuming none of the top rated clubs were interested.

I think it's less about interest at this stage than it is about cap space. Wakey would have space and he would likely go there for a year until a higher club can fit him in next season. Wakey also made plenty of noise about wanting to sign another half when Joe Keyes fell through. If Leeds hadn't signed Ferres, I expect he would be there this morning.

[Bullseye]

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:59 am  

Rumour has it there's a "pre-contract" signed for him to go to Leeds in 2017 if he wants to take it up.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:06 am  

HamsterChops wrote:

I think it's less about interest at this stage than it is about cap space. Wakey would have space and he would likely go there for a year until a higher club can fit him in next season. Wakey also made plenty of noise about wanting to sign another half when Joe Keyes fell through. If Leeds hadn't signed Ferres, I expect he would be there this morning.

Can't disagree with any of this, the problem we have is that of money or more importantly the lack of it, we had a half back lined up but it was reliant on us moving a player on which has proved difficult, and there in lies the problem, jf what you are suggesting is true then the club buying Brierley would have have to pay most of his wages as I'm sure you'll agree he wont come cheap.

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Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:11 am  

I think we'd have the cap space too but it's the ready cash that's the issue.

If he moves in 2016 I can see it taking some weeks to sort out at least while clubs look at their budgets.

[Bulliac]

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:11 am  

How cheap he's prepared to be might well depend on how much he needs a job right now. As said above, most SL clubs, and others too, to be fair, will be 'sorted' by now so his options are likely to be limited - especially so if his leaving means there is a transfer fee to pay as well.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:12 am  

chissitt wrote:

Can't disagree with any of this, the problem we have is that of money or more importantly the lack of it, we had a half back lined up but it was reliant on us moving a player on which has proved difficult, and there in lies the problem, jf what you are suggesting is true then the club buying Brierley would have have to pay most of his wages as I'm sure you'll agree he wont come cheap.

Maybe the case then. Would also marry with reports about Craig Hall.

If I'm honest, I actually expect to hear that Leigh have convinced him to stay after all, making the whole thing a bit of a non-story.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:23 am  

HamsterChops wrote:

Maybe the case then. Would also marry with reports about Craig Hall.

If I'm honest, I actually expect to hear that Leigh have convinced him to stay after all, making the whole thing a bit of a non-story.

Not seen anything from the club or player to says he's definitely staying.

Re: Total RL reporting Brierley set to leave next : Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:43 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

Not seen anything from the club or player to says he's definitely staying.

Not seen anything to say he's definitely going either.

That's what I mean, this could end up a non-story. All that's really been reported is that if he wants to leave, he can.