Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 3:54 pm  

Bondo wrote:

Lolehei to retire immediately due to injury

He plays for Salford now, not Leeds.

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 3:58 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

He plays for Salford now, not Leeds.

Think he means Lui

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 4:25 pm  

Austin won't get 300k a year at Leeds. He'll be off to Australia (end of season) where he'll probably get 300k even if he's not a first choice halfback.

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 4:51 pm  

easyWire wrote:

Austin won't get 300k a year at Leeds. He'll be off to Australia (end of season) where he'll probably get 300k even if he's not a first choice halfback.

If they've been watching our games over there, I highly doubt he will.

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 5:03 pm  

I guess the one part of the rumour is we will find out in about a week.

If true and we miss out I will be disappointed, he is a top half back that's available. If true and we just miss out then time seriously need to look at our recruitment process firstly in selection but also how we go about negotiating with these top teir players, we just missed out on Barbados not so long ago too, what's going wrong in the conversations were having that makes them choose saints wigan or Leeds over warrington. I know that the more likely to win the grand final will be one factor but we neither must not be selling ourselves or the plan to become a grand final winner very well?

Austin could go to wakey this season they have cap space? If he does ho there and we pay his wages effectively would that money still go against our cap ?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 5:57 pm  

They might have cap space, but that's cos they don't have any money

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 6:30 pm  

Austin won’t be leaving till this season is over.

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 7:15 pm  

Dezzies_right_hook wrote:

I guess the one part of the rumour is we will find out in about a week.

If true and we miss out I will be disappointed, he is a top half back that's available. If true and we just miss out then time seriously need to look at our recruitment process firstly in selection but also how we go about negotiating with these top teir players, we just missed out on Barbados not so long ago too, what's going wrong in the conversations were having that makes them choose saints wigan or Leeds over warrington. I know that the more likely to win the grand final will be one factor but we neither must not be selling ourselves or the plan to become a grand final winner very well?

Austin could go to wakey this season they have cap space? If he does ho there and we pay his wages effectively would that money still go against our cap ?

Yes.

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 7:36 pm  

Dezzies_right_hook wrote:

we just missed out on Barbados not so long ago too

If that's true I'm afraid pre-season warm weather training is going too far IMO

Re: George Williams. : Wed May 26, 2021 8:15 pm  

I can't see anything more than a short term loan with another club for this year then signing a 3 year deal with Wigan. Leeds have the cap space for a short term deal with Eastmond buggering off, Wigan never replaced George Burgess so have cap space and apparently Leigh have cap space.
I think he'll sign a short term deal with Wigan then become their marquee for next year with Hastings moving to the Tigers.