I think Richo has stated that we will take the option up but then he has said other things at times that did not go the way he originally made out things to be.
Some are saying that $900k is fine but I don't think it is on his current trajectory, he just doesn't do the things that a top NRL full back should be doing and needs to lift his involvement in the game before he deserves that sort of money.
The one thing I see as advantageous in taking up the option is that it was in his original contract that was not signed with Isaac Moses so if what people are saying is correct then if we take up the option then Moses does not benefit by getting a commission out of the deal, but watch that scum bag try to get a new contract negotiated so that dollars flow into his pocket.
I will even go out on a limb and say that I think Bula on current form struggles to be included in the top 17 full backs in the NRL and I justify this by saying that there are clubs that have more than one option at fullback that deliver a better performance in the fullback position than Jaream does, he just really needs to lift his game and general involvement.
The fact is that when he debuted he looked great and promised so much but he has not developed, at least not in the the way I would have expected and I fail to see that especially now with Brett Hodgson as an assistant coach that this has not happened.
I know many will disagree with me but they are just my thoughts.