: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:31 pm  

Serge A. Storms wrote:

One question - if we could afford him how come we were unable to afford Lee Smith?

Follow up questions:

How much was Lee Smith offered to stay at Leeds?

How much was Lee Smith offered to sign for Wasps?

How much are Leeds going to be paying Brett Delaney?

If you have genuinely accurate answers for all three then I'd be interested to hear them, given you're supposing Delaney is going to be on more than Smith wanted.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:32 pm  

Maybe he wanted less money than Smith did.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:34 pm  

As we keep being told how sub standard SL is this guy will probably look a world beater over here ........... If he gets a work permit. What's the latest on Eastwood BTW?

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:35 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Follow up questions:

How much was Lee Smith offered to stay at Leeds?

How much was Lee Smith offered to sign for Wasps?

How much are Leeds going to be paying Brett Delaney?

If you have genuinely accurate answers for all three then I'd be interested to hear them, given you're supposing Delaney is going to be on more than Smith wanted.

Good questions AG.
Add to the fact his missus is in london also.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:35 pm  

Serge A. Storms wrote:

One question - if we could afford him how come we were unable to afford Lee Smith?

We could have offered them the exact same salary for all we know. What's acceptable to someone from Aus, where the cost of living is lower, could very well be less than someone from the UK. Also, Lee Smith could have been offered far more money to move to Wasps.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:36 pm  

Loop wrote:

As we keep being told how sub standard SL is this guy will probably look a world beater over here ........... If he gets a work permit. What's the latest on Eastwood BTW?

I've been told he's still coming and also been told he wants to stay at the doggies so f#*k knows
On the visa front i'm sure we are due to hear the appeal verdict soon though.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:50 pm  

Let's give the guy a chance before judging him eh.

And a proper chance, not a he knocks on in his debut so we slag him off on here and write him off chance.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:54 pm  

J.I.M wrote:

Let's give the guy a chance before judging him eh.

And a proper chance, not a he knocks on in his debut so we slag him off on here and write him off chance.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:54 pm  

J.I.M wrote:

Let's give the guy a chance before judging him eh.

And a proper chance, not a he knocks on in his debut so we slag him off on here and write him off chance.

You've still not worked out this messageboard have you?

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:01 pm  

STEVENM wrote:

Is he that keen to come to us though,looks like he could not find a club in the NRL and we are second choice.

"Obviously I wanted to stay but things didn't work out," Delaney told the Gold Coast Bulletin

Did you miss the bit about him turning down a 4 year deal at the Titans then? for a 3 year deal at Leeds.