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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:30 am  
Just read that Rocky as had 2 offers witch was not as much as Wakefield which is Agent turned down ,looks like the club is not the problem more is AGENT
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:56 am  
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I'm well aware of that.. what has that got to do with my post? Would still rather have retained a known quantity who can/has covered halfback, hooker and the wing.

Do you not find it slightly worrying that we are linked with these older players who's best years are most likely behind them?


I'm simply highlighting an example of a "seed" that others jump on, miss or selectively quote, expand and use as a vehicle to denigrate the club.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:08 am  
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I'm simply highlighting an example of a "seed" that others jump on, miss or selectively quote, expand and use as a vehicle to denigrate the club.


I'm not denigrating the club. I think it is justified to have a bit of concern about the age of players we have signed/are being linked with. Brough, Kopzack, Grix when he signed, Westerman, Atkins, Ferres is rumoured. They may well give us a few good years but they're not long term solutions.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:16 am  
What gets me about agents in RL is that the figures involved are generally so small they simply aren't required. Let's be honest there will be posters on here who earn far more than most players and will never have needed an agent. In football, I get it, a game where some wages being negotiated are bigger than some trade deals!

Any agent who specialises in RL players is really pecking at the crumbs, which suggests to me that they are both not very good and probably very desperate.

They just aren't need for most domestic players as to make any serious cash they absolutely have to exploit to the max.

Funny also that we demand our CEO be tough in negotiations but when they are we cry foul if the player involved is one of their favourites. Not saying this is the case here but it might be.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:21 am  
Also, this is a good debate, enjoying it even if I don't agree with some, pat on the back to all, real debate without being offensive a lesson our politicians could learn from.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:36 am  
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What gets me about agents in RL is that the figures involved are generally so small they simply aren't required. Let's be honest there will be posters on here who earn far more than most players and will never have needed an agent. In football, I get it, a game where some wages being negotiated are bigger than some trade deals!

Any agent who specialises in RL players is really pecking at the crumbs, which suggests to me that they are both not very good and probably very desperate.

They just aren't need for most domestic players as to make any serious cash they absolutely have to exploit to the max.

Funny also that we demand our CEO be tough in negotiations but when they are we cry foul if the player involved is one of their favourites. Not saying this is the case here but it might be.


Agree completely, I was thinking surely there's no profit to made on the back of a RL contract but I realised... aren't most players represented by ShowMeTheMoneyUK anyway?
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:37 am  
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I'm not denigrating the club. I think it is justified to have a bit of concern about the age of players we have signed/are being linked with. Brough, Kopzack, Grix when he signed, Westerman, Atkins, Ferres is rumoured. They may well give us a few good years but they're not long term solutions.


Ferres won’t even give us one good game let alone a few good year. If it’s true.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:39 am  
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I'm not denigrating the club. I think it is justified to have a bit of concern about the age of players we have signed/are being linked with. Brough, Kopzack, Grix when he signed, Westerman, Atkins, Ferres is rumoured. They may well give us a few good years but they're not long term solutions.



FFS! I'm not saying you are! In your original post you loosely linked getting rid of Hampshire to signing on Ferres. That is the "seed" I am on about. Others will feed it and grow it
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:40 am  
Ok so the club made an offer that wasn't taken up by a set date. So Ryan turns up for training and on match days but no further talks take place. It seems strange that the club didn't bring the matter up after all they must have been keen for him to sign.
So because nothing takes place the club make an offer to another player to cover the full back spot if true that would indicate that Rocky not thought of as a half back and Max remains second choice at F/B.
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Re: Rocky : Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:41 am  
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Ferres won’t even give us one good game let alone a few good year. If it’s true.


I really hope the Ferres rumour is something EW started in the chippy.
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