Eels Can't Can Chris
Parramatta want to offload high-priced halfback Chris Sandow as the biggest shake-up in the club's history continues. Trouble is, they can't afford to show him the door. Coach Ricky Stuart recently announced the sacking of a dozen players but stopped short of dumping Sandow because of the huge cost of paying him out. Eels insiders revealed the struggling No.7 would be entitled to a whopping payout of more than $1 million. The club is prepared to payout the less-expensive contracts but have drawn the line with Sandow. No other NRL club would be prepared to take Sandow on that sort of money, not even a team like the Dragons who desperately need a quality playmaker. Instead the Eels have been shopping Sandow to English clubs, hoping he could (Forty20 - be ?) tempted to walk if there is a long term deal in the Super League.
RLW, 19/06/13, Pg. 4