Cordoba

[Jodeci]

Via Parraeels.com.au

Cordoba Granted Release
Ross Smart
Pirtek Parramatta Eels Media

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

© Ross Smart, Pirtek Parramatta Eels Media
Hull FC-bound .. Josh Cordoba

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels have granted forward Josh Cordoba a release from the remainder of his NRL playing contract, effective immediately.
Cordoba, who has played 60 First Grade games for the Eels since his debut in round one of 2006, will link with English Super League club Hull FC in coming days


http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=18085

 

[Pumba]

Cordoba Granted Release

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels have granted forward Josh Cordoba a release from the remainder of his NRL playing contract, effective immediately.

Cordoba, who has played 60 First Grade games for the Eels since his debut in round one of 2006, will link with English Super League club Hull FC in coming days.

Eels Website

 

[fish eel]

I could sworn I just posted in this thread!

 

[Twizzle]

good luck to Josh, hope it works out well in ESL for him

 

[The Colonel]

Interesting......

 

[fish eel]

I have to say, he has to be one of the more disappointing juniors to come through the ranks.

He never really kicked on at all.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

And I could of sworn I made a comment on it

 

[Twizzle]

And I could of sworn I made a comment on it

you were told you would go insane if you supported the Eels

 

[parra-all-the-way]

does this free up cash for next years cap?

 

[Stagger eel]

Interesting......

well he was never in DA plans but my preference would of been for him to walk out a month ago which would of given us some opportunity to use the money this year...

good luck to him anyway.

 

[The Colonel]

does this free up cash for next years cap?

Was off contract for next year.....

 

[parra-all-the-way]

they do that to you twizzle..

 

[Stagger eel]

does this free up cash for next years cap?

no, because he was off contract and was never going to be re-signed.

 

[The Colonel]

I have to say, he has to be one of the more disappointing juniors to come through the ranks.

He never really kicked on at all.

He's actually a Shellharbour junior..... but yes, he showed a lot of promise but then faded. Much like Tsoulos....

 

[JessEel]

Bye Josh. Have fun travelling and seeing the world!

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

I think the club made this decision in the benefit of Cordoba and Cordoba only. Good luck to the kid, i always liked him. Not a year and a half ago I saw his as Cayless' replacement. Then Timmy Mannah showed up.

 

[oldmancraigy]

does this free up cash for next years cap?

well - it CAN as long as someone is willing to tango.

Cordoba was on about 180k per season. He's been with us for just over half the year - so let's assume we free up 85k.

Cayless is the man most likely to tango - his back-loaded contract means he'll be getting paid significantly more next year than this year. What we could do is pay him that 85k THIS season in lieu of paying it to him next season - which would free up an extra 85k.

85k doesn't sound like a great deal - but when we had 250k for 4 players, that now becomes 335k for 4!

 

[wittyz chick]

Good Luck in the ESL Josh

 

[the_eel]

well - it CAN as long as someone is willing to tango.

Cordoba was on about 180k per season. He's been with us for just over half the year - so let's assume we free up 85k.

Cayless is the man most likely to tango - his back-loaded contract means he'll be getting paid significantly more next year than this year. What we could do is pay him that 85k THIS season in lieu of paying it to him next season - which would free up an extra 85k.

85k doesn't sound like a great deal - but when we had 250k for 4 players, that now becomes 335k for 4!

Does it actually work like that?? Would be good if it does.

 

[The Colonel]

Only if the player is willing to negotiate. We could well frontload some payments to one or more players to create some space under the cap.