douglasallen91 said:
ibeme said:
Kiwi said:
Ibeme
The dogs aren't to blame?
The salary cap scandal?
The drugs scandal?
The rape scandal?
The violent fans that get a slap on the wrist from the dogs at best?
The fact that even when the Dogs were cheating the cap Price was only on 180k, well under paid when one considers his importance on and off the field to the club. He is worth atleast a legit 250k a year.
Yeah they had nothing to do with him leaving. :roll:
They were offering him $280000 a year.
Those issues might have had something to do with his decision, but you blamed it entirely on the club, but a few weeks ago he was saying how much he loved the Bulldogs, and how he wanted to finish his career with them. Hardly the sign of a man wanting out. He's done what he thinks is best for his family, bottom line. If Warriors didn't offer so much he would have stayed - again hardly the sign of a man who is unhappy with his club.
only offered that when they realised he was pretty serious about leaving.
Which is the most they could offer. Can't ask for anymore than that. They put other players on the line to try to keep him.
I don't have a problem with the Warriors. They wanted him, and they got him. Good luck to them. I don't have any problems with Steve Price. He's made a decision based on his family. Judging by his agonising, he's also made a personal sacrifice for the benefit of his family, which confirms why he's such a valued human being and clubman. His loyalty is first and foremost to his family, and nobody can be criticised for that.
I did have a problem with people laying the blame fairly and squarely on the Bulldogs, because it's a load of crap. There's nothing to say he wouldn't have been enticed by such an offer if the Bulldogs hadn't have had the recent troubles. He's been offered twice as much as what the Bulldogs could offer. Not too many people would need as much convincing as he did to change jobs for such an increase.
Steve Price owes the Bulldogs nothing. He's given more than enough already. The Bulldogs' fans frustration at his decision to leave is testament to this. He's the shining light in rugby league, and represents what everyone wants their club to be. He is the heart and soul of our club.
I can only hope that he's made the right decision, because there's no turning back. He has blue and white blood, and it won't be easy to get black, grey and white running as smoothly through his veins after all of these years. I hope I'm wrong, but if he's not happy over there, his family won't be happy, which defeats the purpose of going over in the first place. I hope it's everything he wants it to be, and I hope that when his playing career finally ends, that he goes out the way he deserves to go out.
