Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:35 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

That's poor journo work. If the contract has been terminated, then there is nothing to sell as the relationship between player and club is ended. I'd be surprised if GH were daft enough to terminate a contract like this, and even more so if he were to publicise it. I'm struggling to believe that article.

Yeah i thought it was a bit fishy myself. GH made our position clear yesterday in a club released statement without ever stating Segeyaro can't ever come back, yet just later gets in contact with some Aussie journalist to say we won't accommodate him. Why was this piece of information solely apparently explained to some Australian journalist only?

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:58 pm  

IF his contract has been cancelled, the obvious inferences are that a) we need too free up cap space to sign a replacement and b) whatever fee we finally demand won't be sufficiently prohibitive to prevent JS moving on.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:16 pm  

Superted wrote: This article http://www.foxsports.com.au/news/all-nine-sydney-clubs-pass-on-hooker-james-segeyaro-and-his-whopping-425000-transfer-fee/news-story/35a2258c1303994cfd972fc1975dc8a3 states it's understood Leeds terminated his contracted when he formally advised he wasn't coming back, though Leeds have obviously kept his registration. I'm not usually one to bag GH, but I fhink he has shot his load a bit early and far too publicly on this one. Thanks, i had not read that article. I'm no expert on employment law, but agree that it does seem like a strange move by the club.

Superted wrote: This article http://www.foxsports.com.au/news/all-nine-sydney-clubs-pass-on-hooker-james-segeyaro-and-his-whopping-425000-transfer-fee/news-story/35a2258c1303994cfd972fc1975dc8a3 states it's understood Leeds terminated his contracted when he formally advised he wasn't coming back, though Leeds have obviously kept his registration. I'm not usually one to bag GH, but I fhink he has shot his load a bit early and far too publicly on this one. Thanks, i had not read that article. I'm no expert on employment law, but agree that it does seem like a strange move by the club.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:22 pm  

The £250,000 asking price will be negotiable. I'm sure if Cronulla offer £100,000 and GH thinks that's the best offer we'll get he'll take it.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 7:55 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Absolutely not, but what concerns me is the reputation the club has for retribution, recrimination, hostility, malevolence... etc... as is being displayed currently by the CEO and the coach, yet again!

I know of no other club which has been so antagonistic, threatened or participated in as many legal actions, slapped so many transfer fees on players.

All this is indicative of an authoritarian management culture at the club armed with a nasty streak if anyone should dare to not tow the line. Not including obvious player exceptions of course who display the required level of loyalty demanded, without question.

If a player is contracted to the club by signing 2 or 5 year deal then they have committed to Leeds for that length of time. They can not be a allowed to walk away when the mood or a higher financial offer is given by another club.

Can you please let us know which players Leeds have been an antagonistic towards or threatened........ Don't say Zak as he brought everything onto his own head and Leeds stood by him for far too long.

You must live in cloud cooker land if you expect clubs and companies to be run without some form of " authoritarian management". I bet you would be the first on here to whinge if Leeds said to Ryan Hall, Kallum Watkins etc, oh don't worry we know you can earn more money at XYZ club, so off you go and enjoy your life.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 7:59 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

The £250,000 asking price will be negotiable. I'm sure if Cronulla offer £100,000 and GH thinks that's the best offer we'll get he'll take it.

Depends if Cronulla are interested in paying that (or anything at all). Like people have said about Leeds needing to move on an focus on finding someone else in time for the new season the same applies to Cronulla and they might well wash their hands of this signing and look elsewhere. If the last 12 months have shown Segeyaro anything it's that he isn't as in demand in the NRL as he might think/hope.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:42 pm  

Karl Pratt.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:52 pm  

Robert Mears

Robert Mears

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:10 pm  

William Eve wrote: Robert Mears 2001. 15 years ago. hardly recent.

William Eve wrote: Robert Mears 2001. 15 years ago. hardly recent.

Re: James Segeyaro : Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:12 pm  

William Eve wrote: Robert Mears So your grand example of the CEO and coach being antagonistic, threatening, hostile and full of retribution is to post a link of a guy who was here for a single season way back in 2001 (10 years before the current coach took over btw) and his main gripe was that he was told by the team manager to take a taxi home when he picked up a collarbone injury?

William Eve wrote: Robert Mears So your grand example of the CEO and coach being antagonistic, threatening, hostile and full of retribution is to post a link of a guy who was here for a single season way back in 2001 (10 years before the current coach took over btw) and his main gripe was that he was told by the team manager to take a taxi home when he picked up a collarbone injury?