Trojan Horse wrote:
I’m guessing a few SL clubs or top champ clubs are interested but aren’t willing to part with the fee to Trinity.
Let’s not forget that these two last have been developed through the academy and into the first team with time and effort. The club I believe wanted to keep them also but the financial package couldn’t be agreed.
If we waver it the all the hard work of raising 2 good young players just gets wasted into nothing.
Seems like a no win situation for the club.
No they weren't, that was just fake news cooked up by their agent, which a surprising number of posters on here seemed to fall for.
Both were offered deals, both were then offered enhanced deals, but they refused. At that point Trinity would have virtually given them away. We'd almost certainly have reduced any fee once negotiations broke down. Yet no club came forward, they were suckered.
Shame. Oddly to me it looks like Crofty has got the better deal, even though Shaw IMO seemed the better prospect. Croft could improve dramatically in Oz, not sure Shaw will in France!
