I just watched the JT videos on Fox Sports News, then it followed onto the James Hooper reports re Mitchell Moses.
What a peanut that guy is, he talks like he is just making stuff up as it comes to his head. It's one of those things when you read someone's writing and get one impression of them, then you hear them speak out loud, without the benefit of time and revision and an editor, and you think "wow this person is actually an idiot".
I do note the irony that we all write here and don't speak, but point stands.
In fact in two videos, Hooper says:
- Brooks signed 2 years $1.5M - already contradicted by SMH who broke the story this morning as $550K per year, something smoking gun has said is consistent with his info - taking everything with a grain of salt, but two consistent reports usually Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon one
- Moses was offered $3M over 3 years last Friday - I find that VERY hard to believe considering Cooper Cronk is reported to be on $2M for 2 seasons and Corey Norman $2.2M for 3 seasons ($733K p.a.). Again smoking gun reckons the deal is more like $700-$750.
- Woods likely to go to Bulldogs because… the internet?
- Tedesco likely to go to Roosters because they have come in with a late offer, but nothing about Tigers response to said offer.
- Moses' next contract is not about money, it's about player development. Funny that, not about money but he wants somewhere between $750K-$1M anyhow. Hooper is just regurgitating statements from last week, but you can't say XYZ is not about money when you are attempting to pocket industry-high wages. Just be honest Mitchell and say "it is definitely about money, but it's also about other stuff too. But I do this for money first and foremost".
- Eels have sold Moses a "blueprint where they can turn him into one of the best halfbacks in the game". I believe Benji Marshall is familiar with this blueprint, non? And how are Eels going to weave this magic huh? If you have a bucket of sets in the Dragons 20 last week and you offer SFA in attack, that's the club's fault, another club can turn that around for you?
- The Eels "vision" includes Scott and Ma'u (Hooper referred to him as "Manu Mao", as in Mao Zedong, what a DH) being "his bodyguards" (does this include on weekends?) and Corey Norman as his halves partner. So Eels are going to make Moses one of the top HBs in the game by surrounding him with quality players who make up for his clear shortcomings! Too easy.
- Tigers said to Hooper they pulled the contract this morning (confirmed in WT statement this afternoon), but Moses' camp said they declined the contract AND THEN Tigers pulled it, so they asked for a immediate release. Right, so if you decline a contract and the other party withdraws their offer, what do you expect? If you are upset that they didn't counter-offer, that's call calling someone's bluff and coming up empty handed.
Quality journalism / hack reporting. He might as well get a youtube channel and spruik vitamin water on the side.
