Teams v Raiders

[Gronk]

**** Manly, we've done enough work for them. Maybe I've been watching too much football (soccer) but IMO as soon as someone has signed elsewhere they should go. Don't we have a young winger who is actually going to be here next year? So much for this supposed depth.

Remember Cranky Bennett / Hodges when he signed with the Roosters ?

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/8957/2008_mov.htm

NEW RULES 2007 (since the NRL scrapped the June 30 anti-tampering deadline)​

- Anyone can talk to any club at any time
- A contract won't be registered with the NRL until after Round 13
- A player can sign for another club at any time but their existing club has the protection of knowing that until Round 13 they have the right to continue negotiations to try and retain that player.​

 

[Avenger]

This is my take on things.

1. Williams will probably play in the centres.

2. The club knows too well that supporters are upset about Tony Williams that is why they issues a press release.

3. It is obvious we have money left over and we have missed out on Ennis, therefore do not be surprised if we exercise the clause if he has a blinder. It would be a personal victory for Fitzy over Manly. There is no club he hates more.

 

[The Colonel]

Well considering how excited everybody was over our PL boys last year I thought maybe we had some.

Problem was half of them left at the end of last year....

 

[The Colonel]

3. It is obvious we have money left over and we have missed out on Ennis, therefore do not be surprised if we exercise the clause if he has a blinder. It would be a personal victory for Fitzy over Manly. There is no club he hates more.

Needs to be exercised BEFORE he has a blinder.

Once Round 13 starts we can't do sh*t.

 

[Jake the snake]

****, What are they waiting for??

 

[El Diablo]

Needs to be exercised BEFORE he has a blinder.

Once Round 13 starts we can't do sh*t.

why?

the contract won't be registered till after round 13

 

[Avenger]

Needs to be exercised BEFORE he has a blinder.

Once Round 13 starts we can't do sh*t.

The rule says after round 13. Round 13 ends next Monday.

 

[Avenger]

For mine it is too coincidental, I reckon something is going on.

 

[The Colonel]

But once round 13 starts then the clause is closed.

A player can sign for another club at any time but their existing club has the protection of knowing that until Round 13 they have the right to continue negotiations to try and retain that player.

Only one player who has signed with a rival club has had his current team waive in writing its right to make a counter offer before round 13.

 

[forward pass]

What are all you guys on??

Our coaching staff don't need to watch him again to see if hes any good? He is gone - accept it ffs. If we really wanted to keep him we would have done it this week but we didn't as the club has accepted his decision.

As for the team - Tautai had his best game in the centres - he is on the wing. Inu is a sensational winger - he is in the centres???? I can almost say the same again about Reddy and Williams. wtf is going on.

 

[Belly in Brisvegas]

If he had any inside knowledge that he may be retained by the club he certainly did not display that on Friday night....or if he did he is having a laugh.

 

[Avenger]

It's too coincidental, something is going on. Why debut him just before round 13 ?

 

[El Diablo]

While clubs can approach rival players from November 1, contracts can't be registered with the NRL before round 13 of next season's premiership without the consent of the player's current club, but there will be no shortage of activity over the coming months as several big-name players come off contract next year.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4251420a10713.html

so we have till Monday to sign him if i'm reading things correctly

 

[Pazza]

hoping the side runs out like

1.Burt
2.Inu
3.TT
4.Williams
5.Reddy
6.Mateo
7.Finch
8.Cayless
9.MK
10.Paulo
11.Hindmarsh
12.Weller
13.Robbo

14.Riddell
15.Cordoba
16.Moi Moi
17. Wagon

 

[The Colonel]

The contract can't be registered before then. The club would need to exercise its right to put in a counter offer before Round 13.

 

[El Diablo]

But once round 13 starts then the clause is closed.

i think you're reading it wrog. a player has had that waived. had that not been waived he'd have till Monday

that's why it says before in that case

 

[Avenger]

The contract can't be registered before then. The club would need to exercise its right to put in a counter offer before Round 13.

Whatever, do you think something is going on ? Why debut him this week ?

 

[Jake the snake]

This has to be done, We can't just let him go. Surely the club is considering this option???

 

[TheRam]

what about the NRL contract clause????

we have until the end of next week to re-sign Williams...if he turns on a big game on Saturday who knows what can happen, I may be drawing a long bow but......

Well Stagger I hope you are right, but previous management decisions don't leave me to confident either. Time and Williams's performance will tell. But to leave themselves in such a precarious position is the height of amateurism. Not to mention, how can anyone really know how good a player will be based on his debut performance.

This again if it is the main reasoning behind his elevation, would be a damning display of the lame abilities of our coaching staff. Horse bolted and rounded up in someone else's corral comes to mind.