Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Cultured_Bogan said:
On the rumour re: Brooks to Newcastle for $300K, we have got some quality players coming on board for 2023. IMO we're still short by 3 players on what we need to be a lock for the 8, but since there's been some decent signings, I'd like to see us not sabotage our season before it's started by paying Brooks upwards of $600K to play somewhere else. If we were footing the $300K for him to go to Newcastle, that's a much better outcome.

If we're getting next to nix for him to play somewhere else, it's not worth it especially if the destination club is apparently "desperate" for him. If it goes ahead like that anyone involved in signing that deal off needs to be sacked on the spot.
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The knights desperately need a halfback and have their sights set on Brooks

They also seem to desperately want klemmer gone

How we can come to an agreement where we pay anything at all even a McDonald's sundae for Brooks to play for the knights is beyond me

If it is going to happen we are in the box seat and should only do the deal if it means knights pay full freight

Like how dumb are we?

Halfbacks are worth more than props yet we are essentially going to pay 1.1m for klemmer and knights pay 800k for Brooks?

God we are unbelievable fools if we fall for that one
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
There has been suggestions Sheens is working on a Chris Lawrence type deal with Brooks which would be a great outcome for both parties. Brooks contract reflects market forces at the time which resulted in Moses, Tedesco and Woods departing.
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the club take some of that million and spread it out over 3 years so his new contract is 750k or 800k a year over 3 years it evens out the cap and you get a discount of 170k so it basically becomes instead of 800k it is 630k
Jock Madden was wanting 500k in perspective if a deal gets worked out like Laurence it is a good move by the club
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
No doubt Brooks had offers from other clubs. The club paid what was required to retain him (as was determined by the market). Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make the club's decision incorrect. Do the names of Tedesco, Moses and Woods sound familiar?
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When a player’s contract comes up for discussion the “loyalty” tag becomes a burden for him and an opportunity for the club to lowball. Nofa, Teddy, Brooks, Woods all discard the tag when it comes to negotiating a new deal. Brooks recently stated he would be thinking about himself this time.
You’re right about one thing haha, my opinion doesn’t make it right, but I don’t know what that has to do with the point in discussion?
 
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king_sirro said:
It's essentially paying Klemmer 1.1m. We simply can't do it.
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And what do we pay for another half (That we currently don't have) For the squad?
Outside that - It's not my preference...
But no one from the club is asking me.
We won the spoon, Surely we can't get worse?

If Hastings and Doueihi are looking to be the future of the club - They got some work to do....
 
twentyforty said:
When a player’s contract comes up for discussion the “loyalty” tag becomes a burden for him and an opportunity for the club to lowball. Nofa, Teddy, Brooks, Woods all discard the tag when it comes to negotiating a new deal. Brooks recently stated he would be thinking about himself this time.
You’re right about one thing haha, my opinion doesn’t make it right, but I don’t know what that has to do with the point in discussion?
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The comment you made that "Brooks recently stated he would be thinking about himself this time" suggests he did display loyalty to the club by staying. The rumours of a Chris Lawrence type deal also requires a degree of loyalty.
 
If Brooks wants to go we need to make it happen now - crazy to persist any further given our current position on the table, and how much money he is "reportedly" going to cost next year.
Newcastle want him - just don't have much faith in the club to negotiate a deal that benefits us. Just get it done and then sort out Douehi Hastings and Laurie deals if in fact they are in their plans at all.
 
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