Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:07 am  

Shabino wrote:

Would anyone take Hardaker back? Chucking toys out again at Wigan, not the player he was but still a very handy option anywhere in back line....

100% NO.....

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:46 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

I don't agree Ghost.
No team can afford to have 3 quality HB's in case of injury.

I don't know what you mean. Leeds definitely could because we built next year's squad on that assumption.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:51 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

I don't know what you mean. Leeds definitely could because we built next year's squad on that assumption.

The Gale thing has been inevitable since he was stripped of the captaincy!
Then we went and signed Sezer and then Austin!
The club obviously wanted rid imo

As I say, no way was Gale going to sit in the stands waiting for an injury to Sezer or Austin.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:21 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

The Gale thing has been inevitable since he was stripped of the captaincy!
Then we went and signed Sezer and then Austin!
The club obviously wanted rid imo

As I say, no way was Gale going to sit in the stands waiting for an injury to Sezer or Austin.

But he wasn’t going to be sitting in the stands. According to all the interviews coming out of Agar, Austin was not signed as an out and out HB and was going to play a utility role. For what it’s worth I didn’t know how/if that was going to work in practice, but that was the plan the club had put out in the public domain.....and now we obviously have a major ‘U’ turn and Austin will now be one of the HBs all season, injuries permitting.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:58 am  

I wouldnt read too much into what was said at the time we signed Austin...Agar was never going to say publicly that Austin was signed to replace Gale while Gale was at the club, it seems we released him without much fuss or fee which suggests Austin/Sezer was always the plan.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:07 am  

Gale was marquee and home grown and as such only releases £75k on the cap, regardless of what his actual salary was. Although it releases funds it doesn't release that much cap. So unless we had room on the cap anyway I can't see how we could sign a big earner. I suppose it depends how we use the marquee allocation from here onwards

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:44 am  

LeedsLurch wrote:

Gale was marquee and home grown and as such only releases £75k on the cap, regardless of what his actual salary was. Although it releases funds it doesn't release that much cap. So unless we had room on the cap anyway I can't see how we could sign a big earner. I suppose it depends how we use the marquee allocation from here onwards

Good point. The club absolutely didn't intend for this to happen which is why it's such a blow. It really has the potential to undermine all the carefully laid plans for next year to be a big one. Totally reliant on Sezer remaining fit now.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:59 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

The club absolutely didn't intend for this to happen..

Yeah ok

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:12 pm  

LeedsLurch wrote:

Gale was marquee and home grown and as such only releases £75k on the cap, regardless of what his actual salary was. Although it releases funds it doesn't release that much cap. So unless we had room on the cap anyway I can't see how we could sign a big earner. I suppose it depends how we use the marquee allocation from here onwards

Excellent point. It's a large dollop off the wage bill not a huge amount off the cap. Gale divided opinions since the day he was signed, but I do think it's a significant blow to our chances of success next season. I don't think this was part of any grand plan. Would we have let McLelland go if that was the case?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:14 pm  

FGB wrote:

Yeah ok

It's 100%. They remained committed to the three half back strategy to absolutely gold plate next year's squad. It's been undermined before we've even started.