Luke Brooks - Mega Thread

[cochise]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

 

[JC99]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

 

[aturkey]

It’s inconceivable that anyone who actually goes for the Tigers would want him here.
The only people who want him here are our opponents. They are all having a good laugh!

16 imposters and counting


I think it is more a case of who do you replace him with? There are 23 rounds to go, and there are no halves better than him in the club. You throw a season away to express your anger?

ANYONE. GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A CHANCE.

 

[Geo]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

 

[cochise]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

 

[JC99]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

 

[Tiger5150]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

 

[Geo]

Since when did Wests Tigers become smart... I missed it..

 

[tony soprano]

Since when did Wests Tigers become smart... I missed it..

?

 

[Geo]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

It's still part of the players wage..

 

[cochise]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

We need better than Hastings/ Madden though mate, can't go in with that.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

Because teams don’t usually release players they want. Why are you so sure the club would be unwilling to let him go? They don’t have to release him if they don’t want to.

 

[Tiger5150]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

It's still part of the players wage..

I actually dont think it is. It makes no difference to the player, it makes a difference to the club. EG if Brooks is on $800K, he gets $800K regardless of whether the club gets the $200K allowance. Additionally I think the allowance is a once off per squad so if you have Brooks and Noffa, you still get a total of $200K, not $400K. Its a pretty weak allowance.

 

[cochise]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

It's still part of the players wage..

I actually dont think it is. It makes no difference to the player, it makes a difference to the club. EG if Brooks is on $800K, he gets $800K regardless of whether the club gets the $200K allowance. Additionally I think the allowance is a once off per squad so if you have Brooks and Noffa, you still get a total of $200K, not $400K. Its a pretty weak allowance.

They do allocate it in player contracts though, I think that is more so as the players want to see it, it is used in negotiations.

 

[Tiger5150]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

It's still part of the players wage..

I actually dont think it is. It makes no difference to the player, it makes a difference to the club. EG if Brooks is on $800K, he gets $800K regardless of whether the club gets the $200K allowance. Additionally I think the allowance is a once off per squad so if you have Brooks and Noffa, you still get a total of $200K, not $400K. Its a pretty weak allowance.

They do allocate it in player contracts though, I think that is more so as the players want to see it, it is used in negotiations.

So what happens to the second or third player? They miss out? Its a squad wide allowance.

From the Salary Cap thread... *"The Base Salary Cap for 2020 is $9.5m for the 30 highest remunerated players at each club plus **up to $0.2m** Veteran and Developed Player allowance and a $0.1m Motor Vehicle allowance."*

 

[bathursttiger1]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

We have held the Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card on many occasions and not used it and let players walk all over us.

 

[JC99]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

Because teams don’t usually release players they want. Why are you so sure the club would be unwilling to let him go? They don’t have to release him if they don’t want to.

They released a whole statement saying they want to keep him, they love the bloke. They can definitely choose not to release him if they want but how often does that happen?

 

[cochise]

Brooks doesn't qualify for the long term player allowance at the Knights that he does here..

THe long term player allowance is stuff all, I think around $200K and its spread over the whole squad. Noffa would still qualify.

It's still part of the players wage..

I actually dont think it is. It makes no difference to the player, it makes a difference to the club. EG if Brooks is on $800K, he gets $800K regardless of whether the club gets the $200K allowance. Additionally I think the allowance is a once off per squad so if you have Brooks and Noffa, you still get a total of $200K, not $400K. Its a pretty weak allowance.

They do allocate it in player contracts though, I think that is more so as the players want to see it, it is used in negotiations.

So what happens to the second or third player? They miss out? Its a squad wide allowance.

From the Salary Cap thread... *"The Base Salary Cap for 2020 is $9.5m for the 30 highest remunerated players at each club plus **up to $0.2m** Veteran and Developed Player allowance and a $0.1m Motor Vehicle allowance."*

I know how it works, they share it amongst the players who qualify, it makes more of a difference to the club but is definitely allocated to players in contracts. Players ask for it.

 

[TillLindemann]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

We need better than Hastings/ Madden though mate, can't go in with that.

Glad the downvote option has been removed for the post I'm about to make lol:

*If* Brooks left. While Doueihi and Talau are out: Roll with with Hastings half, Laurie 5/8, Nofa fullback, Gildart and AJ centres, Ken Maumalo and James Roberts on the wing. Gives Madden a bit more time in reggies, and if the whole thing is a catastrophe you can bring Madden into the halves and put Laurie back at fullback.

 

[cochise]

Brooks requests a release and you don't have to pay him a cent to leave... far too good an opportunity to pass up

Brooks being in the team or not makes very little difference to us making the 8 or not.... hasn't helped once in the last 8 years

You sure Mbye asked for a release pretty widely reported we are paying for him..

Tigers happy to send him away, gave him permission to speak to other clubs. Tigers want to keep Brooks and he wants to leave... we didn't pay for Aloiai or Matterson to play elsewhere, same situation.

The other clubs were willing to pay Aloiai and Matterson more than what they got at the Tigers, Newcastle won't be willing to do that so is a different situation.

Pearce leaving frees up $600k for them... is Brooks not on $650k @Geo ? They have the money there for him if he wants it.

They will not be paying what he is on, you know that.

When has a club ever unwillingly let a player go and PAID THEM to play at their new club? It doesn't happen. Unless tigers agree to let him go (which it sounds like they don't want that) then they won't be paying for him. They might agree to let him go and chip in something small but if the letter sheens sent out is anything to go by they want him staying.

He can't go anywhere without the Tigers agreeing to let him go?

Difference if the club is willing to let them go or not though. I cannot remember a club not wanting to let someone go but having to pay them to play elsewhere. It doesn't happen

Anyway, I think tigers will end up paying very little of his contract next year either way if he goes. They hold the cards here and if they're smart they get a good deal out of this

Because teams don’t usually release players they want. Why are you so sure the club would be unwilling to let him go? They don’t have to release him if they don’t want to.

They released a whole statement saying they want to keep him, they love the bloke. They can definitely choose not to release him if they want but how often does that happen?

Fairly regularly at other clubs, hey we got paid to release Aloiai, same situation maybe that will happen again?