But please Teddy dont say it wasnt just about money ... there are zero other reasons to want to join the Raiders , particularly while Stewart is coach.
Im happy to leave him out of the side by the way , rightly or wrongly I cant see myself ever cheering for him again , my pride and respect for him has turned into hatred im afraid![]()
Gee some of you are bitter old men when stuff like this happens.... At least the Raiders went about doing it in an above board and respectful manner... Try having your club dragged through the mud for 12 months because a manager wants you to drop a locally developed junior early so he can run off to a better deal at the Broncos...
I feel for you guys as you're another club that actually develops talent but wishing him injured or vindictively dropping him to the NSW Cup even if it costs you a finals spot is a bit much... You can't keep everyone unfortunately so at least he is leaving on good terms and for a good reason (not because his he "homesick" or he decided he would rather stay at home and get drunk, etc)...
Play him if he is fit.
Milk him for every inch of ground and every point we have while we have him.
I am happy the way the club has handled this thus far.
There is always another
Exactly.
He's by far the best fullback in the squad and should continue being selected until we're out of contention for the 8. Vindictiveness serves no purpose and if anything, may cause disharmony in the team, many of whom are good friends with Tedesco. He's a talented player and on good coin so let's extract all the value we can from him while he's still under contract.
The Raiders are one club that I can not feel bitter about when they poach our top young player. They are like us and have had to develop a strong junior program in order to compete and are a continue target of the cheque book clubs.
The NRL have to put in place measures that protect and compensate clubs who pump lots of money and efforts into their junior programs only to have the finished product snapped up by a competitor.
Sad to see him go, but so glad he has gone to the Raiders and not the chooks or a club similar
I think we can all agree that ayoub is a shonk.