2021 Rabbitohs Rumours, Signings And News

[BotanyBorn&Bred]

If souths stand true that they will only offer 1 year deals to 30plus players cody should be offered a 1 year deal as well, gagai is 30 will he be offered anything? What will make players stay if they know they will cop the sausage from the club?

Yeah the front office definitely has backed themselves into a corner.
If they break their rule for Cody and/or Gags, they are gonna get hammered PR wise over Adam, if they don't break the rule, there will be a mass exodus with not much else on the horizon either free agents or lower grades.

Since they are going to let Adam go, if it were me, I'd be trying to keep Cody and even Gags for another 2 years. Piss Sua off, and we can manage the cap. The cap will go back to normal after the reductions end

 

[southsport]

Least he tackles, runs some times and is virtually injury free,knight comes on drops the ball,gives away a penalty,drops of 2 or 3 tackles, and is injured for weeks

Just pointing out that Knight isn't the only cap problem, this is all Richo's handy work and that's why he got punted.

 

[handyman2190]

I spose we all better get use to it, there will be no AR next year my bet is taafe will get the nod to take over.
There will be some lean years approaching unfortunately.
Ive written to the club about our displeasure over the handling of the situation and the cap.
We need a specialist in cap management and recruitment. Id love to see were the money is going

 

[Jim Rockford]

You are too gracious.
Me? Not so much
Especially when it comes to them

If you only judge Rorter fans by the halfwits that post on LU then I could totally agree. However I know a couple of Rooster fans who are genuinely good blokes and I enjoy talking footy with them. I just like taking it on a case by case basis.

 

[southsport]

I spose we all better get use to it, there will be no AR next year my bet is taafe will get the nod to take over.
There will be some lean years approaching unfortunately.
Ive written to the club about our displeasure over the handling of the situation and the cap.
We need a specialist in cap management and recruitment. Id love to see were the money is going

I'm more optimistic and looking forward to the challenges ahead.
.

 

[truthslayer]

Ok Guys! Until Reynolds signs on the dotted line, he's not going anywhere. All this media baiting is just that! I would be picking Taafe in the squad after all other clubs have done this with youngsters and blood him, see what he's made of. If Reynolds goes he goes, we don't know what really goes on in negotiations only those that are involved do. Media fills in the gaps with bullshit. Take no notice until it actually happens!
The players want Reynolds to stay!, let's wait and see to find out how much red and green flows through Adam Reynolds!

 

[callmack1]

Burgess targets bush coaching apprenticeship as path back to NRL: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/d34986dcb042961396b42015a2a633dd

Broncos’ secret weapon in $2.4m Reynolds race: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/37a4535c773316d0544b895d116ce595

Brad Fittler, Paul Gallen clash over Marata Niukore hit on James Tedesco: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/marata...er-clash/6a917c76-7336-4774-a783-981f4bb200b8

Refs boss Jared Maxwell won't last long if dangerous play isn't stamped out: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/mark-levy-column-refereeing/d5714c0a-9c9b-4a2b-ac1e-e36b0b7a9522

Wayne Bennett's Rabbitohs refuse to front interactive joint press conferences at Magic Round: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wayne-...ferences/b2d70be5-828d-4d2b-8f8d-2591257e700f

 

[handyman2190]

Everyone was in the dumps when sandow left and a new AR took over,i still remember sandow running up the sideline laughing he thought try time,when a fast AR cut across and tackled him 3 mtres from the line stopping the try.
Now we have 3 vying for the number 7. Interesting times

 

[NovoBunny94]

Everyone was in the dumps when sandow left and a new AR took over,i still remember sandow running up the sideline laughing he thought try time,when a fast AR cut across and tackled him 3 mtres from the line stopping the try.
Now we have 3 vying for the number 7. Interesting times

Good point you make

I thought it was a done deal for Souths to finish bottom 4 when Sandow left, how I was wrong

 

[callmack1]

@Rabbits20, please don't be offended by anything I say in this post, I'm not having a go at you, I'm just giving my take on it.

Firstly, I'll start by saying that I absolutely adore Reyno and I adore his time at the club. He is a Red and Green legend, an absolute champion who will go down as one of the greatest Rabbitohs of all time. I don't say that lightly. Adam is one of my current favourite players and personally, I'm gutted to see him go. Really, really gutted actually, I think all Souths fans are. In a perfect world, he'd stay and retire here however, this world is far from perfect.

In saying all that, I think you are thinking far too emotionally about this. I was for a while too until I started thinking about it with my head rather than my heart. To rip the club to shreads, call it a disgrace and make comments saying "this is one of the darkest days in club history" is ridiculous in my opinion. We haven't treated him like shit like you claim and we haven't been disloyal. Throughout the entire process, the club has shown Reyno respect. They wanted to keep him, genuinely wanted him to stay and did all we could to make sure he'd stay. The club had to consider the future in this process and decided a one year deal was the best we could do without sacrificing the future of the club.

So in my opinion, it's not a disgrace at all, it's just a really unfortunate Rugby League business decision. A tough decision that has had to be made for the future of our club. No player, no matter who they are is bigger than the club and re-signing Reyno would have put the future of many players and thus, the long term future of our club at risk. I guarentee you, you'd be the first one to complain and call out the club if we couldn't keep guys like Walker, Gagai, Su'A, Taaffe, and Ilias and re-signing Reyno for more than one year would mean that situation becomes highly likely.

Now, the club is not entirely free of fault as I agree, we should have managed the cap better to prepare for this but we can't do anything about it now and the front office is doing the best they can with the current situation. I believe Reyno's coming departure is mostly on him. The offer is there and he is wanted, however, he has chosen not to back back himself and take the one year. So it is his decision and I can't blame him for that. But it is ridiculous to claim he has been forced out.

I'm also not saying we won't miss him on field next year, of course we will. He has been crucial to everything we've done in the past decade. We may well go backwards next year in a little adjustment period. But in terms of the club's long term future, I think this is the correct call.

On another note. How can you be so certain this will de-rail our Season this year? It has the potential to if we let it but why are you so sure it will happen? It didn't with Sam, Lote and Te'o in 2014. In fact, it was a motivation for the squad and we could see the same this year to send our legend and captain out a winner. If we let it de-rail our 2021 campaign then that means we are a mentally weak team and don't deserve to win anyway. Back the boys. I am confident the boys can use it in a positive manner and get on with the job.

I feel your pain mate, I really do. We all do. This is going to hurt all of us. But have a little faith in the club. It's just an unfortunate situation. It sucks, but that's Footy.

I love this club, always have and always will. One player leaving is not going to change that. SSTID!!

 

[Jim Rockford]

Totally agree Callmack. I made a couple of comments in the heat of the moment that I probably wouldn't make now that I've calmed down a bit.And yes, SSTID

 

[handyman2190]

@Rabbits20, please don't be offended by anything I say in this post, I'm not having a go at you, I'm just giving my take on it.

Firstly, I'll start by saying that I absolutely adore Reyno and I adore his time at the club. He is a Red and Green legend, an absolute champion who will go down as one of the greatest Rabbitohs of all time. I don't say that lightly. Adam is one of my current favourite players and personally, I'm gutted to see him go. Really, really gutted actually, I think all Souths fans are. In a perfect world, he'd stay and retire here however, this world is far from perfect.

In saying all that, I think you are thinking far too emotionally about this. I was for a while too until I started thinking about it with my head rather than my heart. To rip the club to shreads, call it a disgrace and make comments saying "this is one of the darkest days in club history" is ridiculous in my opinion. We haven't treated him like shit like you claim and we haven't been disloyal. Throughout the entire process, the club has shown Reyno respect. They wanted to keep him, genuinely wanted him to stay and did all we could to make sure he'd stay. The club had to consider the future in this process and decided a one year deal was the best we could do without sacrificing the future of the club.

So in my opinion, it's not a disgrace at all, it's just a really unfortunate Rugby League business decision. A tough decision that has had to be made for the future of our club. No player, no matter who they are is bigger than the club and re-signing Reyno would have put the future of many players and thus, the long term future of our club at risk. I guarentee you, you'd be the first one to complain and call out the club if we couldn't keep guys like Walker, Gagai, Su'A, Taaffe, and Ilias and re-signing Reyno for more than one year would mean that situation becomes highly likely.

Now, the club is not entirely free of fault as I agree, we should have managed the cap better to prepare for this but we can't do anything about it now and the front office is doing the best they can with the current situation. I believe Reyno's coming departure is mostly on him. The offer is there and he is wanted, however, he has chosen not to back back himself and take the one year. So it is his decision and I can't blame him for that. But it is ridiculous to claim he has been forced out.

I'm also not saying we won't miss him on field next year, of course we will. He has been crucial to everything we've done in the past decade. We may well go backwards next year in a little adjustment period. But in terms of the club's long term future, I think this is the correct call.

On another note. How can you be so certain this will de-rail our Season this year? It has the potential to if we let it but why are you so sure it will happen? It didn't with Sam, Lote and Te'o in 2014. In fact, it was a motivation for the squad and we could see the same this year to send our legend and captain out a winner. If we let it de-rail our 2021 campaign then that means we are a mentally weak team and don't deserve to win anyway. Back the boys. I am confident the boys can use it in a positive manner and get on with the job.

I feel your pain mate, I really do. We all do. This is going to hurt all of us. But have a little faith in the club. It's just an unfortunate situation. It sucks, but that's Footy.

I love this club, always have and always will. One player leaving is not going to change that. SSTID!!

This is a brilliant post, everyone read it and understand what is said is true. I would never,will never leave or not stand by this club. Ill still be buried in a south sydney coffin with my guernsy and cap. As much as i hate Reyno leaving,as much as ive sent emails to the club,i still have to believe there is a succesion plan in place, and yes we will dip, we will prevail, everything runs in cycles, this is the end of 1 and the beginning of another,just like the raiders.
The club cant keep 1 player and lose 2 others, maybe gagai and sua will be given extra and stay.
You never know,though the broncos are after both.

 

[BotanyBorn&Bred]

This is a brilliant post, everyone read it and understand what is said is true. I would never,will never leave or not stand by this club. Ill still be buried in a south sydney coffin with my guernsy and cap. As much as i hate Reyno leaving,as much as ive sent emails to the club,i still have to believe there is a succesion plan in place, and yes we will dip, we will prevail, everything runs in cycles, this is the end of 1 and the beginning of another,just like the raiders.
The club cant keep 1 player and lose 2 others, maybe gagai and sua will be given extra and stay.
You never know,though the broncos are after both.

If Sua goes who cares? He will be a bust like Knight. He has done NOTHING to show otherwise. Completely disappeared every time we play Melbourne, not just talking about last week, completely disappeared against Penrith in the qualifier last season.

Goodbye

 

[callmack1]

Cheers guys!! I know this is a hard situation for all of us but we're all in this together on here.

 

[Rabbits20]

@Rabbits20, please don't be offended by anything I say in this post, I'm not having a go at you, I'm just giving my take on it.

Firstly, I'll start by saying that I absolutely adore Reyno and I adore his time at the club. He is a Red and Green legend, an absolute champion who will go down as one of the greatest Rabbitohs of all time. I don't say that lightly. Adam is one of my current favourite players and personally, I'm gutted to see him go. Really, really gutted actually, I think all Souths fans are. In a perfect world, he'd stay and retire here however, this world is far from perfect.

In saying all that, I think you are thinking far too emotionally about this. I was for a while too until I started thinking about it with my head rather than my heart. To rip the club to shreads, call it a disgrace and make comments saying "this is one of the darkest days in club history" is ridiculous in my opinion. We haven't treated him like shit like you claim and we haven't been disloyal. Throughout the entire process, the club has shown Reyno respect. They wanted to keep him, genuinely wanted him to stay and did all we could to make sure he'd stay. The club had to consider the future in this process and decided a one year deal was the best we could do without sacrificing the future of the club.

So in my opinion, it's not a disgrace at all, it's just a really unfortunate Rugby League business decision. A tough decision that has had to be made for the future of our club. No player, no matter who they are is bigger than the club and re-signing Reyno would have put the future of many players and thus, the long term future of our club at risk. I guarentee you, you'd be the first one to complain and call out the club if we couldn't keep guys like Walker, Gagai, Su'A, Taaffe, and Ilias and re-signing Reyno for more than one year would mean that situation becomes highly likely.

Now, the club is not entirely free of fault as I agree, we should have managed the cap better to prepare for this but we can't do anything about it now and the front office is doing the best they can with the current situation. I believe Reyno's coming departure is mostly on him. The offer is there and he is wanted, however, he has chosen not to back back himself and take the one year. So it is his decision and I can't blame him for that. But it is ridiculous to claim he has been forced out.

I'm also not saying we won't miss him on field next year, of course we will. He has been crucial to everything we've done in the past decade. We may well go backwards next year in a little adjustment period. But in terms of the club's long term future, I think this is the correct call.

On another note. How can you be so certain this will de-rail our Season this year? It has the potential to if we let it but why are you so sure it will happen? It didn't with Sam, Lote and Te'o in 2014. In fact, it was a motivation for the squad and we could see the same this year to send our legend and captain out a winner. If we let it de-rail our 2021 campaign then that means we are a mentally weak team and don't deserve to win anyway. Back the boys. I am confident the boys can use it in a positive manner and get on with the job.

I feel your pain mate, I really do. We all do. This is going to hurt all of us. But have a little faith in the club. It's just an unfortunate situation. It sucks, but that's Footy.

I love this club, always have and always will. One player leaving is not going to change that. SSTID!!

It is disgraceful after all he’s done for us and how proven Reyno is. It is disgraceful Reyno wasn’t higher up the list of priorities. We only win 30percent of games when Reyno hasn’t played with us in games he’s been out since 2012, when he plays we win over 60percent of games. That speaks for itself about how vital he is to us. It will be a very very dark day for many Souths members and fans that’s for sure what we are built upon we are going against those values of what South Sydney is all about. The club hasn’t shown Reyno full respect in fact one of the very high up guys in our club when I spoke to him did not speak about Adam with the respect he deserves. If they can’t see how valuable he is they’ll see when he’s gone when it’s too late. And I hope Reyno smashes it wherever he goes where he will be greatly valued longer term. A one year offer was shit on a shovel for our inspirational skipper and premiership winning halfback the offer was an insult and even if he played well we couldn’t guarantee him to stay in season 2023. We should’ve tried or should try moving a player on to keep Reyno to fix the [$%^&*+] up so we can keep him. Reyno is proven and I would punt both Su’a and Gagai to keep Reyno. I would rather us keep the premiership window open longer. If we genuinely wanted to keep him we would’ve guaranteed 2 years. I also wouldn’t mind if one of the young blokes walked away would march on and find another young guy. Reyno for mine has earnt the right to a guaranteed 2 years after all the games he’s won for us over the years.

Yes we can do something about it as I said I disagree with you we should have found a way to fit him in. A lot of young halves coming through flop so when you have a proven winner who is still young at 30 a 2 year deal would be a no brainer.

Arrow is mainly playing 35mins off the bench on good money. I would have secured the future of Reyno before signing Arrow.

We knew Sam would come back after his stint with Rugby. You can’t compare his situation to the Reyno one fully different. I hope it doesn’t de rail us but motivates us bit to say it won’t affect the playing group at all would be a lie.

I am not gonna change my mind on this situation this is how I feel and I know many others feel the same especially close family friends and people in the local community who are absolutely appalled with this whole thing!

 

[callmack1]

It is disgraceful after all he’s done for us and how proven Reyno is. It is disgraceful Reyno wasn’t higher up the list of priorities. We only win 30percent of games when Reyno hasn’t played with us in games he’s been out since 2012, when he plays we win over 60percent of games. That speaks for itself about how vital he is to us. It will be a very very dark day for many Souths members and fans that’s for sure what we are built upon we are going against those values of what South Sydney is all about. The club hasn’t shown Reyno full respect in fact one of the very high up guys in our club when I spoke to him did not speak about Adam with the respect he deserves. If they can’t see how valuable he is they’ll see when he’s gone when it’s too late. And I hope Reyno smashes it wherever he goes where he will be greatly valued longer term. A one year offer was shit on a shovel for our inspirational skipper and premiership winning halfback the offer was an insult and even if he played well we couldn’t guarantee him to stay in season 2023. We should’ve tried or should try moving a player on to keep Reyno to fix the [$%^&*+] up so we can keep him. Reyno is proven and I would punt both Su’a and Gagai to keep Reyno. I would rather us keep the premiership window open longer. If we genuinely wanted to keep him we would’ve guaranteed 2 years. I also wouldn’t mind if one of the young blokes walked away would march on and find another young guy. Reyno for mine has earnt the right to a guaranteed 2 years after all the games he’s won for us over the years.

Yes we can do something about it as I said I disagree with you we should have found a way to fit him in. A lot of young halves coming through flop so when you have a proven winner who is still young at 30 a 2 year deal would be a no brainer.

Arrow is mainly playing 35mins off the bench on good money. I would have secured the future of Reyno before signing Arrow.

We knew Sam would come back after his stint with Rugby. You can’t compare his situation to the Reyno one fully different. I hope it doesn’t de rail us but motivates us bit to say it won’t affect the playing group at all would be a lie.

I am not gonna change my mind on this situation this is how I feel and I know many others feel the same especially close family friends and people in the local community who are absolutely appalled with this whole thing!

Again, when I say this, I mean no disrespect to Reynolds. We all know how highly I think of him and how much I love him as a player.

I get what you're saying about our win percentage without him but that is a mute point in 2022. Those stats come from his career where he has been our main Halfback so a lot of our game plan throughout the game involves his skill set. Therefore, when he is missing, we haven't had a player that can fit into his mould and play his role as well, hence the stats. It's a mute point for 2022 because Adam will be gone and someone else will be the main Halfback. We'll have the whole Pre-Season to build a game plan around their skill set, not Reyno's. Whoever it is will play THEIR role and what suits them, not try to play Adam's role so those stats may prove to be irrelevant with someone else as the main halfback. I hope that makes sense to everyone.

You are completely contridicting yourself when you say Reynolds' departure goes against our culture and values, and will disrupt team harmony. He's not being shafted at all, he's chosing to go in the end so how does that go against our culture and values when it's Reyno's decision? You then say you'd be quite happy if the club shafted others and forced them out just to keep one player?! What's that going to do to team culture and doesn't that go against our culture? As I said, no player is bigger than the club. We made the mistake of shafting players for Sam when he came back and it didn't end well did it? It'd be a similar situation here if you forced players to leave against their will.

Why are you so certain these young halves are going to flop bro? I haven't seen a lot of them personally but they are rated very highly. Have some faith and back them!! They may be fantastic!!!

In regards to Sam leaving in 2014, we had no idea if he'd ever come back so that's not true. Also, I didn't say it'd have no effect on the playing group, I said it may well have an effect. But these guys are profressionals and I'd be extremely disappointed if they couldn't get on with the job as a happy camp.

I know you're not going to change your mind, that's fine. We'll agree to disagree. I just think you're looking at this far to emotionally. I'm just trying to make you see the other side of it because I don't want you to be this upset about this, no one does. No one wants to be upset so sometimes it's good to open up to a different perspective.

 

[Jim Rockford]

Why are you so certain these young halves are going to flop bro? I haven't seen a lot of them personally but they are rated very highly. Have some faith and back them!! They may be fantastic!!!

I'm backing them and hope they live up to expectations. That's the one thing that may make this whole situation very palatable is if at least one of them turns out to be a gun.

 

[Rabbits20]

Again, when I say this, I mean no disrespect to Reynolds. We all know how highly I think of him and how much I love him as a player.

I get what you're saying about our win percentage without him but that is a mute point in 2022. Those stats come from his career where he has been our main Halfback so a lot of our game plan throughout the game involves his skill set. Therefore, when he is missing, we haven't had a player that can fit into his mould and play his role as well, hence the stats. It's a mute point for 2022 because Adam will be gone and someone else will be the main Halfback. We'll have the whole Pre-Season to build a game plan around their skill set, not Reyno's. Whoever it is will play THEIR role and what suits them, not try to play Adam's role so those stats may prove to be irrelevant with someone else as the main halfback. I hope that makes sense to everyone.

You are completely contridicting yourself when you say Reynolds' departure goes against our culture and values, and will disrupt team harmony. He's not being shafted at all, he's chosing to go in the end so how does that go against our culture and values when it's Reyno's decision? You then say you'd be quite happy if the club shafted others and forced them out just to keep one player?! What's that going to do to team culture and doesn't that go against our culture? As I said, no player is bigger than the club. We made the mistake of shafting players for Sam when he came back and it didn't end well did it? It'd be a similar situation here if you forced players to leave against their will.

Why are you so certain these young halves are going to flop bro? I haven't seen a lot of them personally but they are rated very highly. Have some faith and back them!! They may be fantastic!!!

In regards to Sam leaving in 2014, we had no idea if he'd ever come back so that's not true. Also, I didn't say it'd have no effect on the playing group, I said it may well have an effect. But these guys are profressionals and I'd be extremely disappointed if they couldn't get on with the job as a happy camp.

I know you're not going to change your mind, that's fine. We'll agree to disagree. I just think you're looking at this far to emotionally. I'm just trying to make you see the other side of it because I don't want you to be this upset about this, no one does. No one wants to be upset so sometimes it's good to open up to a different perspective.

He has to go as he’s got no guarantee of being here in 2023 that’s the big issue. Even if he killed it we still mightn’t keep him as we had stuffed our cap up. He shouldn’t be made to pay for what happened with Sam and Reyno. I’ll see if we stick to this one year deals to over 30’s if the club goes back on that then there are gonna be quite a lot of pissed off members. As if we offer Cody and Gagai 2 years then we should’ve found a way to keep Reyno. I don’t think this one year deals for over 30’s can last as players will want at least 2 years and we will have too many walking out the door with our stupid one year deals.

Reyno wanted to be a one club player and he grew up across the road from Redfern oval he’s a club legend he epitomises what South Sydney is all about. I’d rather be a club that looks after a premiership winning proven Souths junior who is our captain than the club who doesn’t give them a fair deal as soon as they hit 30 years old. We have not really given Reyno much wriggle room take the one year play well and still our cap is in a bad way then it’s the same situation..... You don’t see many clubs at all if any treat their captain in this manner. It happens very rarely. A guy who is not performing Eg Liam Knight who isn’t a Souths junior shouldn’t be looked after ahead of a guy like Reyno.

If Murray is given the same treatment as Reyno at 30 years old I guarantee you this place will blow up.

I am not saying they’ll flop the young halves but it’s unknown and a silly risk to take when you have such a proven gun already.

 

[Nafedogg]

Guys, he is still here for this season let’s just remember that!, I’m actually excited about a new generation of guys coming through our club. No one has shafted Adam, it’s his decision to leave and as callmack said no one player is bigger then this club.

This should never have blown up this early in the season, he should have kept quiet, same as his manager, get on with the season and deal with it after we win in October. Also one thing to note and I could be way off the mark, but notice it’s gone from every club interested in him to only a bottom 8 side throwing cash at him trying to save their club.

I do love Adam, always have but no one can make him stay if he chooses not too, I’d rather be flush with young talent then next season they all walk to get a spot in first grade and we have like everyone complains about now have no depth in our halves! Maybe it’s time we have a young squad like the panthers, let’s get our season back on track and deal with next season, next season!

 

[handyman2190]

Again, when I say this, I mean no disrespect to Reynolds. We all know how highly I think of him and how much I love him as a player.

I get what you're saying about our win percentage without him but that is a mute point in 2022. Those stats come from his career where he has been our main Halfback so a lot of our game plan throughout the game involves his skill set. Therefore, when he is missing, we haven't had a player that can fit into his mould and play his role as well, hence the stats. It's a mute point for 2022 because Adam will be gone and someone else will be the main Halfback. We'll have the whole Pre-Season to build a game plan around their skill set, not Reyno's. Whoever it is will play THEIR role and what suits them, not try to play Adam's role so those stats may prove to be irrelevant with someone else as the main halfback. I hope that makes sense to everyone.

You are completely contridicting yourself when you say Reynolds' departure goes against our culture and values, and will disrupt team harmony. He's not being shafted at all, he's chosing to go in the end so how does that go against our culture and values when it's Reyno's decision? You then say you'd be quite happy if the club shafted others and forced them out just to keep one player?! What's that going to do to team culture and doesn't that go against our culture? As I said, no player is bigger than the club. We made the mistake of shafting players for Sam when he came back and it didn't end well did it? It'd be a similar situation here if you forced players to leave against their will.

Why are you so certain these young halves are going to flop bro? I haven't seen a lot of them personally but they are rated very highly. Have some faith and back them!! They may be fantastic!!!

In regards to Sam leaving in 2014, we had no idea if he'd ever come back so that's not true. Also, I didn't say it'd have no effect on the playing group, I said it may well have an effect. But these guys are profressionals and I'd be extremely disappointed if they couldn't get on with the job as a happy camp.

I know you're not going to change your mind, that's fine. We'll agree to disagree. I just think you're looking at this far to emotionally. I'm just trying to make you see the other side of it because I don't want you to be this upset about this, no one does. No one wants to be upset so sometimes it's good to open up to a different perspective.

Again i agree, in 2017 we resigned reyno on a 750k 4 year deal ,3m dollars, now we have made him an offer of 7 to 750k yearly, so please tell me how we havent looked after him over the years and made him wealthy,please tell me why going to yearly contracts has disrespected him? Everyone knows how i feel about reyno,ive written extensivly here sent emails to the club recieved replys from solly, they dont want him to go, they would look after him and at the end he would take on a sutto type role, this by reyno is just a plain and simple money grab, look after his family? We have been the whole time he has been with us, lets call a spade a spade loyalty works both ways and whilst the club has tried,reyno hasnt,its all for him with no consideration of what the club is going through. Yes the cap looks to be stuffed so ok, help the club!! They said they would move a player on next year, but no reyno wants it now. Now or in 2 years we need to transition rookies into first grade,like we did with reyno,like the roosters are with walker, it is what it is, and disunity between members,threats, and so forth break down what the club is trying to achieve, wake up! We need to do this before our rookies are pinched. So calm down and have faith, more faith than mr adam reynolds had in the club that made him what he is today!! Sstid