Tidus_Raider said:
Lets face facts. He is the best player of the modern era. He is a future immortal and arguably the best player ever. He has a right to command a high price tag. In the workforce your pay packet is determined by your success. He is the most successful player of his generation.
He isn't milking the Knights or the NRL. His offer is similar to his last one. The NRL isn't paying a cent for his services.
Tallis, Lockyer, Barrett, Gower and few others could demand such a high price tag, yet they don't choose to hold the game to ransom to get it.
If it was a similar offer to his last one, then why the hell did channel 9, news ltd and the NRL need to get involved? Is this just his way of making himself the centre of attention while he isn't playing?
All the fuss everyone made over Kimmorley chasing 500 grand at the eagles, money bags kimmorley was a common phrase on forums, it was rare to see anyone other than eagles fans praise the move. Now we have Johns holding the game to ransom, wanting around 1,000,000 to stay if the reports are right, and people are fine with that? Knights fans I can understand, they want him to stay, but I wonder if they'd sing the same tune if he announced he was gonna play for Manly, Roosters or another team tonight?
You can sprinkle what ever you want on the top of all this to help you swallow it, but the way I see it, if it looks like bullshit, smells like bullshit and tastes like bullshit, it's bullshit.