Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:33 pm  

Fully wrote:

They made their money back on buying Hardaker through Solomona, meaning they've spent no money to complete the deal. They've actually got £50k plus Hardaker and Eden.

I just think it's a bit of a fallacy to say that you signed him "effectively" for free. You still paid 150k for him. The best example is Liverpool fans claiming to have effectively signed Andy Carroll for free because they sold Torres. Or Spurs fans who justify wasting nearly £100 million on the likes of Soldado by talking about net spend from the Bale fee. It's a minor gripe, just annoys me a bit when people say it.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:16 am  

The Broncos have announced they've signed Savelio on a 2 year deal from next season. Interesting to see how he goes.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:36 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

The Broncos have announced they've signed Savelio on a 2 year deal from next season. Interesting to see how he goes.

No doubt he will be in the England team ASAP then.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:33 am  

Wigg'n wrote:

No doubt he will be in the England team ASAP then.

Hes made no secret of the fact he wants to play for NZ and not England

Regards

King James

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:57 am  

I'll be bold. Out - Widnes, In - Hull KR.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:11 pm  

Gallanteer wrote:

I'll be bold. Out - Widnes, In - Hull KR.

we hope in hull KR but I also think it might be Leith out us in

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:08 pm  

cravenpark1 wrote:

we hope in hull KR but I also think it might be Leith out us in

What effect do you think it will have if you don't get promoted? Would your crowds drop significantly if it's a second season in the Championship? How much money would Neil Hudgell still be willing to put in if they did drop?

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:19 pm  

Jordan Lilley has signed a new contract at Leeds.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:09 pm  

jakeyg95 wrote:

I just think it's a bit of a fallacy to say that you signed him "effectively" for free. You still paid 150k for him. The best example is Liverpool fans claiming to have effectively signed Andy Carroll for free because they sold Torres. Or Spurs fans who justify wasting nearly £100 million on the likes of Soldado by talking about net spend from the Bale fee. It's a minor gripe, just annoys me a bit when people say it.

What was the net balance after getting the money for Solomona and paying off leeds for hardaker?
You 'effectively' got him for free with money you didn't have before.
There's a difference between completely free and effectively free, Cas made a net gain on the whole deal in fact and gained a better player to boot.

Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs : Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:05 am  

jakeyg95 wrote:

What effect do you think it will have if you don't get promoted? Would your crowds drop significantly if it's a second season in the Championship? How much money would Neil Hudgell still be willing to put in if they did drop?

We did a good job of holding onto the support for season 1 but a second season may well start to see some drop off. It is a worry as the longer you go, the harder it gets. This year is our best chance and I'm sure the staff and players are very aware of that. If we don't get promoted then I'm sure I'll be saying it was good experience to go on and achieve it in 2018.