Souths haven't signed Carney yet. Neither have we. Officially no announcement has been made by either club or Riolo. So, until we hear otherwise (officially) both clubs (and others) are still in negotiation with his mgmt. So, I stand by my earlier comments that we are in a better place with regards to the salary cap than any other club, and anecdotally Todd has said that he is coming to the sharks. Read into that what you want. We won't know publicly until there is an official announcement made by his management.
I do think it's silly to write the club and the management off until we know for sure.