Benji Contract Upgrade

Nrl infinite are reporting he will leave the club at seasons end to take up an offer with rugby union if its true then the offer must have been crap from the tigers hope so as he is not worth the money his asking for.
 
Isn't he signed for next season anyways?

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@LaT said:
Live from LO? Sounds like he got either an upgrade/extension….or both.

Can't see a live cross from one of our home grounds if he was leaving.
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Sorry LaT - I was having a dig at some dude called Grant Mayer who twitted something about Benji so I simply wanted to let the forum know that factually Benji is on Fox Sportsline tonight and that you heard it first from me LIVE from Leichhardt Oval. Sorry for any inconvenience.
 
@LeichhardtTiger said:
Benji is going to be on Fox Sports News tonight at 10.00pm EST Sounds like it's BIG news according to the host in his promo so maybe he is announcing he's not a Tiger for Life or maybe he's saying he will sign for Food! Hope its humble pie!
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Theres no fox sports news at 10pm…theres ' the betting show'
 
@LeichhardtTiger said:
@LaT said:
Live from LO? Sounds like he got either an upgrade/extension….or both.

Can't see a live cross from one of our home grounds if he was leaving.

Sorry LaT - I was having a dig at some dude called Grant Mayer who twitted something about Benji so I simply wanted to let the forum know that factually Benji is on Fox Sportsline tonight and that you heard it first from me LIVE from Leichhardt Oval. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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haha ok then.
 
@tig_prmz said:
i dont think he willbe going japanese rugby. when beau moved 50 km down, he cried on national TV. what would they do when he is thousands of km away??
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hahaha

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Don't think this is likely but maybe he's announcing his retirement? Everyone can see the lack of effort and the apparent lack of interest/enthusiasm he has shown on the field this year.

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As to an upgrade it depends on what his previous contact said. I have no info on that. In his favour or the boards - who knows. It will be a legal reason for offering a contract upgrade and nothing more. The upgrade could be in years or dollars. Both of which may or may not have been set previously i.e. increase in salary proportional to cap increase or just an upgrade. Unless someone knows the answer to this speculation (and outrage) is pretty pointless. A good manager would have had the players interests in the contract if he was playing well when it was 1st signed….. He probably has a good manager

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Marshall's future with Tigers under fresh doubt
June 21, 2013
Glenn Jackson
Rugby League Writer
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Benji Marshall's future at Wests Tigers is likely to come to a head imminently following talks between the club and the player's management on Thursday.

Wests Tigers' new chief operating officer Grant Mayer held talks with Marshall's manager, Martin Tauber, over an upgrade of the five-eighth's contract, as speculation emerged about a switch to rugby union.

Marshall's existing deal expires at the end of 2015, but has a clause in it allowing for a renegotiation following any increase in the salary cap.

His future at the club has been clouded following his benching in round 15 by coach Mick Potter.

''Benji Marshall is a priority for the club and we'd like to get some clarity around the position,'' said Mayer, who is running the Tigers on an interim basis after the departure of chief executive Stephen Humphreys.

''A meeting was held and we had some clarity. More discussions are coming.''

Humphreys and Tauber had been negotiating for months over an upgrade of Marshall's present deal, as well as a possible extension.

Those talks were put on hold as the Tigers' form dipped, but they were reignited on

Thursday. It appears now that negotiations will only continue around an upgrade of his present deal, rather than the five-year extended deal Marshall had originally sought.

Mayer is expected to hold further discussions with the Tigers' football retention committee in coming days, with a view to putting a revised deal to Tauber.

It's expected that the Tigers, and indeed Marshall, will have more clarity over his future in the next week.

While the Tigers believe they owe Marshall the respect of offering him an upgrade of his present contract, it has become clear the 28-year-old will not attract the sort of deal he had hoped for several months ago.

Coincidentally, there was some speculation on Thursday linking Marshall with a move to Super Rugby franchise, the Waratahs.

''The meeting was very fruitful,'' Tauber said. ''We're just waiting on a revised contract. We've been in discussions for some months now but the meeting was very positive.

''Above all else, we just want Benji to regain his mojo.''

While Marshall showed glimpses of the form he is capable of against Penrith in round 13, his performance against Brisbane on Monday night was heavily criticised.

The Tigers play Canberra at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/marshalls-future-with-tigers-under-fresh-doubt-20130620-2olum.html#ixzz2WkunJG3Y
 
You guys dont think its odd that he's announcing his future at 10pm at night on an obscure sports program on sky news?

Not a press conference? Or CH9? Or the show he's a regular panelist on thats on TV right now?

Call me crazy but I'm going to say its got nothing to do with his future at WT. Could be wrong, but it just seems like an unlikely venue to announce anything of significance.
 
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