Rumours and Stuff

[IFR33K]

We stopped him joining Manly for years. He had to leave the country to earn any money in rugby league. If Lyon got his way he would've joined Cleal immediately.

Well big friggen deal. He got what he wanted. The club got bent over.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well big friggen deal. He got what he wanted. The club got bent over.

He only got part of what he wanted because there was a legally binding contract.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Ouch. Why are people so unkind ?

The irony is that I met Kamahl once and he's and absolute merkin.

 

[hindy111]

The irony is that I met Kamahl once and he's and absolute merkin.

I bet he loves a baked chook with a lemon shoved up its carcass

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well big friggen deal. He got what he wanted. The club got bent over.

He didn't really get what he ultimately wanted until his contract with Parra expired.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I bet he loves a baked chook with a lemon shoved up its carcass

*He loves being baked with a lemon shoved up his carcass.

 

[IFR33K]

He didn't really get what he ultimately wanted until his contract with Parra expired.

He wanted to walk out on the eels. And he did. Contract or no contract.

 

[Gary Gutful]

He wanted to walk out on the eels. And he did. Contract or no contract.

He wanted he play with Noel and the eagles. He couldn't. Contract.

 

[IFR33K]

He wanted he play with Noel and the eagles. He couldn't. Contract.

It may be hard to comprehend, but parra signed him to play for the eels in the nrl. They didn’t sign him to play for wee wea. The didn’t sign him to play for an English team. They didn’t sign him to sit out his contract. If he was forced to see out his deal with the eels I’d agree with you. Parra had no choice but to give him a conditional release, to enable them to go back into the market for a quality centre.

He broke his contract and got a conditional release. Not sure why you’re arguing.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

So please explain if he cries homesickness and wants to head back home to chase more dollars, what good did that contract do?

Sorry for the delay in replying (had a few off field hiccups). Pretty much what the other chaps have subsequently said). The vast majority of players either see out their contract or move because their club finds it beneficial to let them speak to other clubs. Even in the cases where a player plays silly buggers, the terms of their registered contract determine bargaining power, and can stop the player playing for anyone else without the original employer's assent. Labour contracts have never been able to enforce specific performance (i.e. you can't make someone rock up and play footy, or make them dig a hole). You can stop them from doing the same for another employer without adequate compensation (if you wish)

 

[Bazal]

It may be hard to comprehend, but parra signed him to play for the eels in the nrl. They didn’t sign him to play for wee wea. The didn’t sign him to play for an English team. They didn’t sign him to sit out his contract. If he was forced to see out his deal with the eels I’d agree with you. Parra had no choice but to give him a conditional release, to enable them to go back into the market for a quality centre.

He broke his contract and got a conditional release. Not sure why you’re arguing.

So they should have just done what would have happened to you or I, ie terminated the employee for frustration of contract or similar, and let him go where he wanted when he wanted?

I don't even think you're quite sure what you're actually arguing anymore tbh...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He wanted to walk out on the eels. And he did. Contract or no contract.

The context of this argument is that some merkins think we can sign any player we want, regardless of his contract with another club.

We obviously can't unless his club agrees to let him go.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It may be hard to comprehend, but parra signed him to play for the eels in the nrl. They didn’t sign him to play for wee wea. The didn’t sign him to play for an English team. They didn’t sign him to sit out his contract. If he was forced to see out his deal with the eels I’d agree with you. Parra had no choice but to give him a conditional release, to enable them to go back into the market for a quality centre.

He broke his contract and got a conditional release. Not sure why you’re arguing.

The contract itself was what Parra were able to use to mitigate their risk. Hence why it is worth the paper it is written on. Parra weren't 'dudded' as you suggest, which is why I am 'arguing'...or maybe just putting forward a different perspective.

If your proposition is that Lyon is merkin then I am 100% with you on that one. He's a turd.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I like him.

 

[IFR33K]

The contract itself was what Parra were able to use to mitigate their risk. Hence why it is worth the paper it is written on. Parra weren't 'dudded' as you suggest, which is why I am 'arguing'...or maybe just putting forward a different perspective.

If your proposition is that Lyon is merkin then I am 100% with you on that one. He's a turd.

Ok. One simple question.

What was Lyon signed for/contracted to the eels???

 

[Gary Gutful]

Ok. One simple question.

What was Lyon signed for/contracted to the eels???

That's not a simple question. Any question with a "/" is not simple, especially when it is inserted into a half complete sentence.

What exactly is your question?

 

[Gary Gutful]

I like him.

Why don't you marry him then!!!

 

[strider]

I like him.

No you dont

 

[Gary Gutful]

I reckon he does.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Why don't you marry him then!!!

I'm not sure he likes me. You know, like likes me likes me?