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Vin Fizz

Vin Fizz

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Coastal Shark said:
I'm thinking rorters. SBW goes back to yawnion and there's his spot in the cap.
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Yeah thats the latest mail isn't it. Curious one that. Is he as good as SBW? Does he play the same role? He definitely has the x factor but i'm fugged if I can see him in the tri colours. Can see him at Souufs though or maybe linking up with Stick. After all he exercised his fegg orrf clause when Stick nicked off.
 
bluey

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The longer this goes the less i want him here tbh
Don't get me wrong i would love a player of his ability but do we really need any more crap, considering the 730 report last night.
 
chewsta

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Id love him back but i cant see him coming to be honest. It would mean he would have to admit he made a mistake leaving in the first place. He doesnt strike me as the type of person to admit to being wrong.
 
Card Shark

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chewsta said:
He doesnt strike me as the type of person to admit to being wrong.
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True.

There was a rumour going around that he once enquired about coming back - not sure how much truth there is in that? Some in the know may no more about that.
 
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Furner out as exit door opens for Ferguson​
David Furner's unwavering support for Blake Ferguson cost him his job as Canberra coach and has cleared the way for the NSW Origin star to join a Sydney club next season.
Furner, whose brother Don - the club's chief executive - had to deliver him the bad news, was sacked at an emotion-charged Raiders board meeting after losing the support of senior players.


As revealed by Fairfax Media six weeks ago, Furner's perceived leniency towards Ferguson over off-field incidents was the cause of simmering tension in Canberra and led to Test prop David Shillington quitting the club's leadership group.

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By sacking Furner, Raiders directors were also aware they had triggered a clause in Ferguson's new $1 million two-year contract enabling him to become a free agent if there was a change of coach.
Ferguson, who is being advised by Anthony Mundine after splitting with his agent and uncle Bob Sutherland, told Fairfax Media he had made no decision on his future and was focused on helping Canberra make the finals by winning their remaining three games.
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However, there is no shortage of clubs
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interested in signing the 23-year-old Blues star, with Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan understood to have made inquiries about Ferguson returning to the club he quit three years ago to join the Raiders.
Ferguson also looms as a likely replacement for Ben Barba at Canterbury, and a Bulldogs official told Fairfax Media that if any coach could get the best out of him it was Des Hasler.
The Mundine camp also has close ties with South Sydney and the Rabbitohs' strong association with the indigenous community could make them an ideal fit for Ferguson, while he has also been linked with Sydney Roosters and Parramatta.
It is believed Ferguson is keen to join the Sharks but some close to him have doubts about whether that would in his best interests given that he was arrested and charged with indecent assault over an incident while drinking in Cronulla the night before joining the NSW camp for Origin II and he was again spotted at a pub in the Shire last Saturday night.
With his new deal worth about $500,000 per season and the ability to earn a further $90,000 if he plays all three Origin matches next season, it is unlikely Ferguson would be able to earn significantly more elsewhere as few clubs would have room under the salary cap for next season.
Despite a number of off-field misdemeanors, the Raiders have always stood by Ferguson and Mundine said there was a chance he could stay in Canberra.
''Anything is possible. At the end of the day it is up to him but if it is made possible it can be possible,'' Mundine said. ''I just want what is going to be the best for Blake.''
Mundine confirmed he was now advising Ferguson on his career and said while the pair had been at a Randwick restaurant with Khoder Nasser and Sonny Bill Williams on Sunday night, Nasser was not acting as his agent.
''I am looking after Blake at the moment, I am looking after his best interests,'' Mundine said. ''Obviously, I have people I can turn to for advice but I am the main man.''
Nasser also met with Ferguson on Monday and told him that if he focused on playing to the best of his ability, his future would resolve itself. Mundine gave him the same advice and Ferguson said he was doing everything possible to overcome a hip flexor tear and play against Manly this weekend.
''I am just trying to get back on the field to help the boys win the last three games to get into the finals because I know that we have got a real good chance,'' Ferguson said.
''My main focus at the moment is for this team and playing some good football for the boys. We have got some amazing talent here at the Raiders and if we get into the finals we have got a big chance of going all the way.''
Ferguson did not want to comment on Furner's sacking. ''Dave was a pretty good bloke to me but I don't really want to talk about that at the moment,'' he said.
Long-serving Raiders chairman John McIntyre, who was in tears after the board meeting that sacked Furner, said directors were aware the club may lose Ferguson.
''That was obviously taken into account, so let's see what happens down the track,'' McIntyre said. ''He's still got a contract with us for two years, let's see what happens.''


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...or-ferguson-20130820-2s9fc.html#ixzz2cYGxg5QZ

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Quigs

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Haven't we got an under the counter slush fund thing going that nobody knows about?
 
Special K

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We would be one of the few clubs who could afford him IMO. It would require a clean out of sorts but don't forget we have lost Townsend, Bukuya and still have Ross, Stapo, Mills, Gards and co off contract and have only added Ayshford who the Tigers would be chipping in for.

We need to ensure we sign Fifita and Graham long term as both are off contract next year and could command mega bucks. If Fergie is worth 500k what would Fifita be worth?
 
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Coastal Shark said:
So I take it Capn that we are still on the nose with some players or they simply don't see us as a genuine title threat?
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So some of us believe that Fergo is now worth 500k+ , despite being hated by most of the fans, being on a charge at 2230 and walking out to win a premiership with a team with no chance. Time bomb waiting to go off. Yeah, lets get him back. Wont be able to go anywhere locally without getting verbally abused. At least Uncle Anthony can teach him to defend himself and Khoder help to find another club. Oh I forgot , with Fergo comes the Khoder Nasser circus. I won't pay good money to contribute towards Fergo.. Will end up at the Dogs I reckon.
 
Frenzy.

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Coastal Shark said:
So I take it Capn that we are still on the nose with some players or they simply don't see us as a genuine title threat?
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I think being on the nose is a reasonable assumption. I don't really know.

I wouldn't sign with the Sharks at this stage though.
 
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Model a contract offer on a similar basis to Carney's, incl $ & conditions.

Edit: His first 1 I mean, when he was on probation.
 
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Frenzy.

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Card Shark said:
Model a contract offer on a similar basis to Carney's, incl $ & conditions.

Edit: His first 1 I mean, when he was on probation.
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Carney had no conditions in his original contract. The compromise was there would be no get out clauses. That may be different in his new deal.
 
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Special K said:
We would be one of the few clubs who could afford him IMO. It would require a clean out of sorts but don't forget we have lost Townsend, Bukuya and still have Ross, Stapo, Mills, Gards and co off contract and have only added Ayshford who the Tigers would be chipping in for.

We need to ensure we sign Fifita and Graham long term as both are off contract next year and could command mega bucks. If Fergie is worth 500k what would Fifita be worth?
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The player of contract end of year on decent coin would be Pom, guessing he was on around $220k per year add in someone like Gardner, and we would be close to $350k of the $500k needed
 
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Frenzy. said:
Carney had no conditions in his original contract. The compromise was there would be no get out clauses.
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Ok, well that's what we offer Fergo... If we really want him? He then has to repay the faith, like Todd has done (& since been rewarded for).
 
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