Re: Illegal approach? : Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:12 pm  

roger daly wrote:

Can we please have more Leigh fans on here defending Derek, we might just fall for it if there's a few more

Quite. I think we are wasting our time getting through. You just seem obsessively hellbent with him.

I'm off.

Re: Illegal approach? : Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:13 pm  

Hindsfordleyther79 wrote:

I don't think anyone at leigh believes Bradford did make an offer to ryan, but it doesn't mean he didn't say it.

That is the conclusion I am coming to also. He knew the club were in a bad position and that he was our only available half back and tried to take advantage of the situation to get himself some more cash. Using Bradford as the allegedly interested party hoping Beaumont would rather pay the cash than let Bradford 'get one over on him' by taking our poster boy.

Would explain his changing story, his contrasting statements and then him panicking and deleting his twitter account. The sooner the whole thing is sorted the better. Take what we can get for him, if anything, and then move on with players that want to be at the club.

Re: Illegal approach? : Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:42 pm  

Think the situation stinks whichever way you look at it.

Neither Brierley or Leigh are coming out of this well at all. I think there is probably some truth in both sides of the story. Whilst Derek Baffoon has never been my cup of tea, I do think one of his players has tried to make the most out of the recent happenings over there.

That said, I think the way said Baffoon has gone about his business recently (bringing in known trouble makers, Rowley departure etc etc) has unsettled the player and probably made him wonder if he'll ever get to SL.

I've posted on here before that I think a Gaskell/Brierley half back combination would be one of the strongest in british rugby but with everything going on round this, I would hope the club stay well clear as this could end up blowing up in our faces.

At the end of the day, its the fans that lose out!!!

Re: Illegal approach? : Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:39 pm  

Deleted by request *all good with my Bulls friend & I*

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:56 am  

Well that's told me.

Actually I agree I was wrong to put comments like that and I apologise. I like to think i am big enough to admit when I'm in the wrong.

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:04 am  

roger daly wrote:

Well that's told me.

Actually I agree I was wrong to put comments like that and I apologise. I like to think i am big enough to admit when I'm in the wrong.

Don't go setting precedent's on this forum Roger, nobody else ever apologised on here despite being proved wrong re the Bulls different situations.

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:39 am  

roger daly wrote:

Well that's told me.

Actually I agree I was wrong to put comments like that and I apologise. I like to think i am big enough to admit when I'm in the wrong.

Take no notice of him Rog, he's clearly got the hump cos you know more than him, that said all their fans are clueless as to what's going on over there in lalaland.

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:12 am  

chissitt wrote:

Take no notice of him Rog, he's clearly got the hump cos you know more than him, that said all their fans are clueless as to what's going on over there in lalaland.

Rumour going around that you hit double digits in the last MENSA test, well done.

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:17 am  

I'm not sure what's more childlike. The way Brierley/Jukes/Beaumont etc are handling this, or the "insults" being thrown around on this thread.

With regards to who's telling the truth, I'm often bewildered how some people make their minds up. Unless I know one of the people involved personally, or at least know someone who knows them, I wouldn't trust any of them. As far as I can see, any of them could be lying and I'm in no place to say which ones. The idea of believing one side based on which club you have feelings for (positive or negative) is ludicrous to me.

Re: Illegal approach? : Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:30 am  

Hindsfordleyther79 wrote:

I don't think anyone at leigh believes Bradford did make an offer to ryan, but it doesn't mean he didn't say it.

I believe they did. We will never know exactly the content of the discussion but my belief is that the agent touted Brierley, a contracted player, to Ferres with an indication of cost and Ferres showed interest in taking him. He probably told Ferres he had an exit clause that was enforceable and/or he was working his notice, this had not happened at the time. I also believe agents are currently over every club like a rash talking about players that can be approached in May indicating expectations and then using it as negotiating tools to secure the best commissions. The bottom line is that unless the conversation was taped we will never know.
I would also like to add that PR is not holier than thou, as one of our ex employees at your place would testify to, he was exceptionally well looked after by first Arthur Thomas then Derek, and if he had walked as we signed Rangi I would applaud the mans morals if he felt that strongly. The timing imo was designed to have as much negative impact as possible on the start to the season, not someone who deeply loves the club as that person would simply walk away without leaving grenades in the media.