CarltonDry
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The managers use us via the lamestream media.@Tcat said in [JAC](/post/1262571) said:@CarltonDry said in [JAC](/post/1262543) said:@diedpretty said in [JAC](/post/1262531) said:@facepalmer said in [JAC](/post/1262194) said:This appears to me that.
a) Josh wanted to move back to Sydney. Melbourne really really did not want to lose him because he is a very good player for them and it would be bad business to just let the best winger in the game walk.
b) Josh proceeded to demonstrate said quality for the entire time since this whole saga began, just making Melbourne even more reluctant to let him walk.
c) The Tigers won the contract. They literally were the only club in the running and there was an agreement signed specifically to ensure that it was legally above board.
d) Since the signing of the HOA everything has been about negotiating a release with Melbourne. Melbourne trying to get compensation for the best winger in the NRL. The literal only way they ever do this as good business is to get David Nofoaluma's contract, the current Dally M winger of the year.
e) The Wests Tigers chose to keep David because he's also really good, wants to be here, supplies no drama and we need to show loyalty to that. Also he probably didn't want to move to Melbourne.
f) Melbourne decided to make one last attempt to bury the issue after seeing him absolutely tear up in Origin and gave him a pay bump to just put it off one year. Addo Carr's advisors tell him that there's probably no other option if Melbourne won't release him, so he accepts.
If this is how it played out. Then i fail to see how our club did anything wrong or what everyone is whining about.
What evidence is there to suggest that this isn't hat happened?
The one thing that makes me think this more Melb.s doing is the fact that we appear to have an enforceable HOA that would either tie him to this club or be used in negotiations. If Melb had said we will release but JAC told us there was no way he was going to play with us and will stay in Melb so he can go wherever he wants in 2022 why wouldn't we say to him if you don't want to be here we can look at using the HOA as a negotiation tool with the club you want to go to. I don't see why if he bluntly refused to come here why we wouldn't use the HOA to negotiate.
I think using a HOA has damaged our future recruitment. Players/managers will avoid them like the plague which means they won't trust our club and it's legal team.
The NRL need to have a 2 week window mid season to sign players for the following season with a 1 month negotiation period prior to those 2 weeks.
Maybe players and managers will think twice about using our club as leveridge for themselves/clients when there is no intention in the first place.