bad boy bubby
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Would you have rather James Maloney or Matt Moylan?You forget Flanno is a tight fisted hard arse. No way in hell he will pay that money. I bumped into Gallen last year when hunt wanted out to the coast presumably and asked him if Flanno would consider letting him go. He replied yeh he would if the coast gave Tino and Fifita in exchange. He said mate you don’t know Flanno. He’s a winner and won’t lose out in any player swap
Flanno got rid of a proven champion, Maloney, in exchange for Moylan, and paid him cool a 900k in the process. Maloney was on 650k and a year left on his contract.
Flange did win out 13 years ago when Sheens was getting rid of Bryce Gibbs, he'd only take Gibbs if Fifita came along. That was an exceptional deal.
Clubs, and the available players, have changed drastically since those days.
No one really falls for those type of negotiations anymore.
The best clubs do their deals behind closed doors and don't let the media get a sniff.