Re: Clear out required : Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:33 pm  

All 3 need to call it a day and thank the club for giving them a glorious career.

[Frosties.]

Re: Clear out required : Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:46 pm  

Ablett will be still here next season but I’ll be surprised if Delaney and JJB are still around.

Re: Clear out required : Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:40 pm  

surely JJB's future is secured in a media career why does he want to carry on ?

Re: Clear out required : Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:43 pm  

I believe another year for JJB would mean a second testimonial - probably a good reason for him to want to fight on 1 more year.

Re: Clear out required : Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:24 am  

ls28_rhino wrote:

I believe another year for JJB would mean a second testimonial - probably a good reason for him to want to fight on 1 more year.

A very sad reflection on the club and its aspirations if they are still interested in signing a player who made his debut 20 years ago. It is also pretty selfish on JJB who must know he is not the player he was and who contributes so little on the field to negatively impact the team for his own benefit

Re: Clear out required : Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:58 am  

ant1 wrote:

All 3 need to call it a day and thank the club for giving them a glorious career.

I’m all for no-one is bigger than the club but it’s not on them to call it a day and the club didn’t “give” them a glorious career.
It’s up to the club to say sorry we can’t find a space for you here as a player anymore and all those 3 players have worked incredibly hard for their careers and gone through sacrifices and physical and mental barriers the likes of us never have to in our jobs.
They’ve benefitted from the club being well run and being successful, but they’ve helped forge that success and the club has benefitted just as much from them as they have from the club.

Both should respect each other but neither should feel beholden to the other.

Re: Clear out required : Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:03 am  

Him wrote:

I’m all for no-one is bigger than the club but it’s not on them to call it a day and the club didn’t “give” them a glorious career.
It’s up to the club to say sorry we can’t find a space for you here as a player anymore and all those 3 players have worked incredibly hard for their careers and gone through sacrifices and physical and mental barriers the likes of us never have to in our jobs.
They’ve benefitted from the club being well run and being successful, but they’ve helped forge that success and the club has benefitted just as much from them as they have from the club.

Both should respect each other but neither should feel beholden to the other.

Very good post

Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:39 am  

If JJB is entitled to a testimonial next year then I'd have no problem with him being around, so long as its on the basis that he'd be on a pay-for-play plus low minimum with no guarantee that he'll get picked and announcing that it would be his last season with Leeds. Testimonials are huge for a sport like RL, especially for a player like JJB who probably isn't on big money.

Having said that, won't next year be Delaney's 10th season as well? Would that mean he'd be up for a testimonial at the same time? If so, same deal.

Assuming they both stay, for me it would be on that basis - minimum wage plus appearance money but a clear understanding that they're not in the top 17 and might only play a handful of games if others stay fit.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:18 am  

Didn't Peacock get one granted and he only played 9 years at Bradford and 9 years at Leeds?

Re: Clear out required : Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:00 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

surely JJB's future is secured in a media career why does he want to carry on ?

Not sure there’s much money to be made from Rugby AM, I’d like JJB to be given an off field role, he can still do Rugby AM as he does now.