: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:44 pm  

lad13 wrote:

Sound - a rugby club in profit - how much do you think he will cost?

100k? He's right aswell, we do make a profit (i'm not sure about figures)

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:55 pm  

tough call this one. A superb player when fit, but he only played 10 games last year and has managed only 5 (IIRC?) so far this. As a top earner Im not sure the club could take the risk. It was also mentioned by others as well as me that it was always probably one of Menzies or Morrison to resign, with some of our better prospects coming through in the 2nd row.

Fantastic player for us, I wish him all the best, even if its whilst playing for another superleague club, and I agree that if he stays fit next year he'll come back to bite us and Im sure people will question us letting him go. But as we stand today building next years squad its just about the correct but very tough call....as long as the significant cap money is spent wisely on a quality half back or two that is.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:33 pm  

Gutted that he's going he has been very unlucky with injuries for the last couple of seasons and it probably would be too much of a risk to re-sign him.

Glenn you have given your all for the club and all the best for the future.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:37 pm  

Shame he`s going but too injury prone. I would have liked the bulls to have given him a coaching job, would be better to take him on and get rid of some of the backroom staff we have at the monement.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:45 pm  

A brilliant player who never gives an inch, plays like his life depends on it and runs some good lines. I wish him all the best wherever he goes and I'm sure if he returns to play against us he'll be roundly applauded.

I'm sorry he's going and I'm not sure we have anyone with enough steel to fully replace him, but I can see that if it comes down to either Beaver or him, it's a calculated risk based upon minutes played and the freeing up of a quota place.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:48 pm  

anarkik wrote:

A brilliant player who never gives an inch, plays like his life depends on it and runs some good lines. I wish him all the best wherever he goes and I'm sure if he returns to play against us he'll be roundly applauded.

I'm sorry he's going and I'm not sure we have anyone with enough steel to fully replace him, but I can see that if it comes down to either Beaver or him, it's a calculated risk based upon minutes played and the freeing up of a quota place.

What he said.

Struggling to find a single word of that that I don't totally agree with.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:50 pm  

anarkik wrote:

A brilliant player who never gives an inch, plays like his life depends on it and runs some good lines. I wish him all the best wherever he goes and I'm sure if he returns to play against us he'll be roundly applauded.

I'm sorry he's going and I'm not sure we have anyone with enough steel to fully replace him, but I can see that if it comes down to either Beaver or him, it's a calculated risk based upon minutes played and the freeing up of a quota place.

Yeah indeed. Absolute nails of a player. As tough as they come. A big gap to fill for someone.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:08 pm  

More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 163846.stm

More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 163846.stm

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:10 pm  

And identical here: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ave_Bulls/

And identical here: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ave_Bulls/

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:30 pm  

I for one am glad that we are not offering Morrison a new deal. I think taking a risk on a now injury prone player that hasn't even managed 20 games in 2 seasons would have been far to big. Best to move on and look to the future.