A few things to note as to the situation.
-Inglis left Melbourne to be with his girlfriend who has a job in Brisbane. Why on earth would he now want Sydney. He's actually purchased a property in Queensland.
Sydney has jobs too you know, and he can still visit her for nearly 6 months a year if she doesn't come down.
- How can actor owner and a current boxer somewhat affiliated with the club be more of an influence then his very cloes friends - hodges,thaiday and lockyer whom he will work with every day
Apparently Mundine is a very close friend too, he's been in his ear for a while. And don't underestimate the Gordon Tallis factor.
-To be considering it, Souths would have to offer the deal equal to Broncos plus the legal fee and a little bit extra. It would be assumed that legitimate third party deals are harder to come by in Sydney - bigger names down there. Thats a lot of money just sitting under the cap.
They won't have to offer anything extra if they are the only ones willing to pay his bills. Brisbane certainly won't do it, their CEO has been quoted as saying they're almost at the point of walking away from the deal.
Bad look for Souths, poaching players who have agreed to deals. It will come at the expense of current Souths players, whether that is in 2011 or 2012 when deals need to be renewed.
It's not personal, it's just business. If it happens we haven't done anything wrong. Brisbane would be an innocent victim but it's not our fault. An opportunity came up, an opportunity that we had the ability to take advantage of, and we went for it.
He'll probably sign with Souths, play until august and say "I've made a huge mistake"
Yeah he'll say "I've made a huge mistake, and the mistake is I didn't come to this great club sooner. It's a good feeling to lock up the minor premiership in August."
