If we take our resident forum clown seriously, apparently it's due to some vague unquantifiable notion to do with saving an intangible amount of money form the future salary cap - which can't be allocated elsewhere in the meantime anyway...I just wonder why a top performing club would see the need to do give a player like Grant the ability to walk out on his contract early.
So you have no real idea why Melbourne or us would offer a PO either then?If we take our resident forum clown seriously, apparently it's due to some vague unquantifiable notion to do with saving an intangible amount of money form the future salary cap - which can't be allocated elsewhere in the meantime anyway...
Right so it seems you (and no one else) actually don't have a serious answer to why we (and Melbourne) offered PO's to key players.
for how long ? Next year ?
I doubt Sanders and/or Talagi would have waited another 2 years to get an NRL gig and it would have been too early to pension off Moses and/or Dylbro anyway
I'm not a fan of POs but in this case, I don't think it would have prevented either of those 2 from leaving to play in the halves elsewhere and neither is good enough to force their way in and push our current 2 halves into playing Cup
Because it's not a toxic environment, where the head coach sanctions the hiding of a player's bag during pre-season camp...?Btw how does Penrith resign an under 19s hooker for 4 more years when he is behind 2-3 other hookers................................
Not necessarily unders, just less than if there was no player option.Do you think that we signed Brown for unders because we gave him perpetual PO's?
Not necessarily unders, just less than if there was no player option.
Source...?Not necessarily unders, just less than if there was no player option.
Where’s your source that clubs agree to them for no benefit?Source...?
I was just giving you the opportunity to source your specific claim that we signed Brown for less than we would have if it was just a straight contract to end 2025. The deflection trick is unnecessary.Where’s your source that clubs agree to them for no benefit?
Mate, you are simply stating what behaviour you think will be exhibited when the PO comes due.No I answered it
Grant is no chance of ever leaving the Storm where Moses and Brown are going to make a mockery of the PO when it comes up.
See when you are a successful club and trust the player and manager won't be complete ass holes you can hand out POs like lollies but in our case they are going to take us for a ride.
You are again deflecting from providing a source for your repeated claim that NRL clubs offer player options (only to some players) for no benefit to the club.I was just giving you the opportunity to source your specific claim that we signed Brown for less than we would have if it was just a straight contract to end 2025. The deflection trick is unnecessary.
And the deflection reply means we both know you don't have a source for that assertion, but do carry on anyway.
Exactly. What’s the benefit to the Storm? Maybe they’re just poorly run.Mate, you are simply stating what behaviour you think will be exhibited when the PO comes due.
My question was why do you think Melbourne gave Grant the PO?
Unless you think they gave it to him because he wouldn't leave anyway... in which case, why would they see the need to do that?