: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:47 pm  

mat wrote:

and have had to pay off tupou

Surely we didn't have to pay off Tupou after the 6 month injured period? If we had, he wouldn't have had to bother challenging it?

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:52 pm  

Craig Wing?!?!?!??!!!! I wanted him signed years ago when he was still beautiful!!
Don't want him now, he's all knocked about and ugly!!

oops - better change that or I'll get a kicking at the forum tonight!

He's a quality player - hope we don't overspend on him though, we need fleet of foot centres really.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:11 pm  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wing

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:26 pm  

BradfordServiceCrew wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wing

Good job you posted that. I was thinking it was the Craig Wing that sold me a packet of Lockets in the interchange back in 1989.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:59 pm  

Can cover 6,7 and 9, current New South Wales origin player and 16 caps for Australia, who wouldn't want to sign him.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:12 pm  

DILLIGAF wrote:

Surely we didn't have to pay off Tupou after the 6 month injured period? If we had, he wouldn't have had to bother challenging it?

actually think we were going pay him six months under normal long term injury clause but he challenged our right to terminate last 18 months of his contract and it actually ended up that we didnt even have to pay him the six months. so we actually didnt have to shell out six months wage that we'd budgeted for. cant imagine tupou being on much less than 100k and solomona will be in 150-200k bracket so those two alone would cover Wings wage and they've barely featured this year.

when you think about it considering those two's wages and cap space we knew we had for Bird then we're operating at a significantly reduced cap compared to most clubs and whilst it certainly doesnt excuse some of the performances weve seen it may go some way to explaining it.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:59 pm  

How can Wing not play there? That's just not right!

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:18 pm  

DILLIGAF wrote:

Good job you posted that. I was thinking it was the Craig Wing that sold me a packet of Lockets in the interchange back in 1989.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:40 pm  

mat wrote:

actually think we were going pay him six months under normal long term injury clause but he challenged our right to terminate last 18 months of his contract and it actually ended up that we didnt even have to pay him the six months. so we actually didnt have to shell out six months wage that we'd budgeted for. cant imagine tupou being on much less than 100k and solomona will be in 150-200k bracket so those two alone would cover Wings wage and they've barely featured this year.

when you think about it considering those two's wages and cap space we knew we had for Bird then we're operating at a significantly reduced cap compared to most clubs and whilst it certainly doesnt excuse some of the performances weve seen it may go some way to explaining it.

Were not HTH.

: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:42 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Were not HTH.

We must have at least the wage amounts of Tupou and Bird, and that must mean we're now a little under cap.