_Johnsy said:
Are you just plucking numbers from the air or have you actually done a survey to quantify your claims.
The bottom line is melbourne were in the wrong, they knew it and that is why they traded the two juniors and paid compensation to the titans, this is after your ceo waldron had been quoted numerous times saying he would not negotiate the trading of two storm juniors, nor would he pay the titans compensation. Searle had always stated that they would trade turner on the above conditions, if not he would have the matter heard in a court, never swayed from this stance.
Great conduct from both turner and your club. I see integrity is not a commodity at olympic park.
Ahh Johnsy, i see you're still a bitter and twisted Dragons supporter who's hatred for Melbourne has not abated in the slightest. One can only imagine what transpired last year in your exit of the finals has only fuelled that burning hatred even more. I'm hoping it'll continue into the 2007 season :lol:
Anyway, no i have not done any research on numbers i was just pointing out that many kids who show potential as a youngster don't always go on to the heights that were expected of them. If you think that every kid lives up to expectations that are placed on many of them you're dreaming. I'm sure every league of any sport around the world is littered with kids that just couldn't cut it in the big time and are never heard of again.
I've seen it so many times here in the AFL over the years and i've also saw it first hand with a couple of mates of mine. Anyway i hope the 2 guys Storm gave up go on with it and cement a first grade spot. They may and they may not and we don't know yet, but i do know potential alone is no gaurantee to get to the yop and that's all i'm saying. It's not that hard to work out really.
Michael Searle's original conditions is that he would NOT release Turner to Melbourne unless the juniors he recieved were Kevin Procter and Smith Samau. It wasn't Daniel Isaacs and Samau, it wasn't somebody else and Samau, it was Kevin Procter and Samau. Procter's the one they wanted badly, they didn't get him and they were never going to. Searle is quoted as saying if the Storm don't come to the party on this deal then it will in no way go ahead (see below) Now last time i checked Procter wasn't part of the deal, a deal that was supposedly not going to go ahead with out him.
Yes Waldron said he wouldn't trade juniors, but he also said he wouldn't trade Procter and he didn't. That's when BOTH men cut a bit of slack and compromised. The emaphasis being on both because they both softened on their original demands. As for him saying he wouldn't pay any compensation, well he's not Turner's paying so it's not costing the Storm anything.
Here's what Searle originally stated in regards to the Procter - Samau swap:
"I don't think the Gold Coast Titans can go back to the table again with a better proposal, and we won't.We are done. That is it. That's our final propsoal. "If Melbourne want Steve Turner to play with them in 2007, they come to a resolution on the player swap."
Make of that what you will.
