Re: Joe Westerman : Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:41 pm  

What a load of rubbish. How does any one of you know which player earns what, please don't quote the Daily Mail and their guesses. Have you any proof what you are guessing at

Re: Joe Westerman : Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:35 pm  

roger daly wrote:

What a load of rubbish. How does any one of you know which player earns what, please don't quote the Daily Mail and their guesses. Have you any proof what you are guessing at

Theres ways and means pal. It doesnt bother me if you question the validity.

Re: Joe Westerman : Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:20 pm  

I think the surprise re Achurch wasn't the salary Leeds offered but the length of contract. Leeds offered him 4 years on a decent wedge. Penrith offered him a much shorter deal on terms that would be standard for a player in his early 20s with a JJB-like injury record and very few NRL matches under his belt - probably something close to minimum NRL wage until he proved his fitness. I don't think Leeds necessarily paid him a huge amount, just that by comparison to what Penrith were willing to pay it was a big increase.

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:08 am  

roger daly wrote:

What a load of rubbish. How does any one of you know which player earns what, please don't quote the Daily Mail and their guesses. Have you any proof what you are guessing at

No real proof whatsoever I'd say. However, you can't deny ever wondering how much our players earn, especially after Kevs speech after that GF. We won't ever know the answer but it makes for good discussion when fans are wanting to know what's left on the salary cap, and what type of player were hoping to sign.

The daily mail report was one of a few. I never said it was hard evidence, it's just interesting to throw in to the mix.

I wouldn't get too upset about it mate.

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:51 am  

I've seen it through my job. It wasn't meant for the public domain but as it was 2 or 3 years ago and not that far off what was reported/suspected I don't feel too bad confirming it.

Point is that even with bonuses / sponsorship some of these players will struggle financially if their careers suddenly stop and also might not free up as much room on the salary cap as we think.

And even though I have zero "sources" or links to players or player's Dads I also knew for a fact a long time ago about The Canadian team playing in the UK next year but that's another story and we can all argue about how successful / what a waste of money that was next year

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:55 am  

Joshheff90 wrote:

I wouldn't get too upset about it mate.

Wise words mate. At the end of the day we're all just chatting on here about the team we love. We all speculate or share stories or thought but at the end of the day it changes nothing!

I think we're probably bigger things to worry about anyway in just over 24 hours!!

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:24 am  

HucknallLoiner wrote:

Wise words mate. At the end of the day we're all just chatting on here about the team we love. We all speculate or share stories or thought but at the end of the day it changes nothing!

I think we're probably bigger things to worry about anyway in just over 24 hours!!

Exactly. The thing about RL, its not a hard thing to find things out. We all know people who work in and around RL, its not the Premier League. Im comfortable with what I said. I also think RL players should be on a lot more for what they go through for our entertainment.

Ive also no doubt a lot of them will be, if you catch my drift. What salary cap??

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:05 am  

HucknallLoiner wrote:

Wise words mate. At the end of the day we're all just chatting on here about the team we love. We all speculate or share stories or thought but at the end of the day it changes nothing!

I think we're probably bigger things to worry about anyway in just over 24 hours!!

I'll agree with you on one thing, I'm worrying about what to watch on TV Saturday tea time, I'm hoping You've Been Framed is on

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:24 am  

roger daly wrote:

I'll agree with you on one thing, I'm worrying about what to watch on TV Saturday tea time, I'm hoping You've Been Framed is on

No such problem a decade ago, When Old Trafford would run with the Bulls, as Nobby stoked the 'awesome foursome' into battle for another tilt at GF glory.....them's were the days

Re: Joe Westerman : Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:32 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

No such problem a decade ago, When Old Trafford would run with the Bulls, as Nobby stoked the 'awesome foursome' into battle for another tilt at GF glory.....them's were the days

Oh yes them were the days, seems such a long time ago now. With the Bulls decline I've certainly lost a lot of interest