Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:27 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

The problem is the ability of anyone being able to fit him under the cap when most clubs had finished recruitment for next year. The top clubs will have no space without offloading someone (and getting a player to go at this stage might also be hard), which might mean the likes of Salford are his only option.

Haven't Leeds always left a little in reserve if needed. That's why we were able to bring in Ali in 2004 and bring Lee Smith back in 2010? For arguments sake if we had got Sam Burgess, whilst it would've been marquee they'd still been a chunk on the normal salary cap (£125k isn't it?).

Also from Ferres' view. Wouldn't he be open to taking a bit of a pay cut for one season and then the club that takes him offer him more in 2017 when they can work him better into their salary cap and him actually being able to resurrect his career or stay stuck in the mess he's made at Hudds?

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:44 am  

FLYINGPROP wrote:

We have standards at Huddersfield

Nope, you had no choice here given the situation involves two players currently playing for your club.

I would also wager if this was all going on at another club Huddersfield would be in the queue for his signature.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:25 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Or stay stuck in the mess he's made at Hudds?

Where he'll continue to get paid his basic salary for doing naff all.

Ferres doesn't need to go anywhere he doesn't want to for anything less than he thinks he's worth. This isn't a World Cup year or anything, so it's not like sitting on the sidelines at Huddersfield is going to mean he misses a major tournament.

Unless Huddersfield want to invite a legal case by actually sacking him for gross misconduct, he can quite happily plod along picking up his salary. Alright it's a pay cut in real terms because he'll miss out on match bonuses, but it's not like he's going to starve to death.

The player holds all the cards in this situation, daft as it is. Just because he's been transfer listed doesn't mean he's obliged to move to the first club that comes in for him, at least not in the short term.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:34 am  

FLYINGPROP wrote:

We have standards at Huddersfield

I see your "standards" and raise you Craig Kopczak.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:00 am  

Standards that don't extend as far as paying him off and letting him go where he wishes, it would seem. In other words, probably no better or no worse than any other club finding itself in a similar situation.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:48 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Where he'll continue to get paid his basic salary for doing naff all.

Ferres doesn't need to go anywhere he doesn't want to for anything less than he thinks he's worth. This isn't a World Cup year or anything, so it's not like sitting on the sidelines at Huddersfield is going to mean he misses a major tournament.

Unless Huddersfield want to invite a legal case by actually sacking him for gross misconduct, he can quite happily plod along picking up his salary. Alright it's a pay cut in real terms because he'll miss out on match bonuses, but it's not like he's going to starve to death.

The player holds all the cards in this situation, daft as it is. Just because he's been transfer listed doesn't mean he's obliged to move to the first club that comes in for him, at least not in the short term.

At the age of 29 deciding to just sit out a year would be a ridiculous idea to take and they'd be no guarantee that in 12 months time he'd get a deal that was the same money wise as he's getting now.

Whilst he's a good player he isn't that good that he can sit out a year and just expect to waltz back into the England team for the World Cup. Their's a few young guys like Ward and Currie coming through along with the likes of Farrell, Tomkins, Whitehead who could all move well ahead of him in the pecking order with strong showings in the 4 Nations next year.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:01 pm  

Maybe so, but it's equally ridiculous to suggest he'll move somewhere and put his body on the line every week for peanuts because everyone is too close to the salary cap to fit his current wage in.

There's no incentive for him to take say a 50% cut in wages just to play somewhere else.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:22 pm  

FLYINGPROP wrote:

We have standards at Huddersfield

Low ones?, We know

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:39 pm  

I'd have thought though Ferres would want to continue playing at the top and his playing ability has not been questioned. Leeds also we're tempted by the Westerman £150,000 and also would have had to pay minimum £125,00 om Sam Burgess marque contract so that shows we have money available and I'd think Ferres would just have to take a years pay cut n wages to allow Leeds time to organise 2017 roster to allow a wage increase for him. Its surprising with all the hype from Hetherington about wanting to sign Westerman or Burgess, now here comes a player who's easily available and GH stays quiet ? strange !!!

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:12 pm  

Hudds have supposedly given him the 11 shirt for 2016. Maybe matters are resolved?