People whinging that £12K is not much for a full time job are correct.

However, when you consider that included in that offer was also the opportunity to go to college/university to study for a career apart from playing rugby then it is a pretty good offer.

Is he getting the same education over in NZ as he would have got whilst at Leeds? If not and the worst happens and he gets a career ending injury or he just doesnt improve to the required standard, he may then have to spend a number of years out of employment and paying fees to get qualifications - he could be financially worse off.

Now if you asked is getting £12K per year for going to college / uni a good deal then I think very few would say it wasnt!

Those people who say that he should have been offered say £20K per year (or more) for three years have to consider how this would have impacted on the salary cap. A single offer as such has little impact but if two or three exceptional players per year were offered this (for three year deals) then the cumulative total could be £48 - 72K per year! Given the first and second tier salary cap values of £165K and £75K respectively, this could impact on the long term competitiveness of the team. And that is before you even consider lower paid squad members and lower ranked acadamy players may also want more money because when you alter the pay structure, it has a ripple effect through the club to other players. Also consider how this extra spending would impact on the overall finances of the club.

I am not saying that he shouldnt have been offered more but it isnt just as simple as saying its only a few thousand pounds.

Amor is a decent player, but he isn’t Shane Webcke. The difference between success and failure for Leeds next year wont be the difference between Kyle Amor and Bailey who will be the comparison. FWIW I think Amor might struggle to live up to expectations at Saints because he showed up well in a pretty poor Wakefield side, he is a decent player but his quality has been blown out of all proportion. It’s a bit like when we had the legions clamouring for Michael Korkidas on the back of some highlight reel displays for an atrocious Wakefield side, before stints at Salford, Cas and Hudds showed that being an average plodder would have been a huge improvement for him.

Im not saying Amor is that bad, he isn’t, he is a much better player than Korkidas, but being a much better player than Korkidas does not make you a success as a front line prop at a club like Saints.

With Amor he makes the dirty metres week in week out. Something lacking overall in our pack that we are in need of.
I fancy Amor to develop a bit further under Brown.

Don't think that was ever an issue. I never saw too much to be wildly excited about although equally I'd have been happy to see him retained. It's also worth bearing in mind that posters such as rhinoms will have seen far more of him than I have and rate him much more highly. I guess time will tell. One positive for you lot is that he did seem to hit the ground running when he landed at Wakey and perhaps he'll do the same again.

We'll sign Josh Perry and sit him in the stand. Worked for you guys.

Another player at Bradford who could be a candidate to be a decent prop forward in the future is Dale Ferguson. If we're going to pinch anyone he'd be my preference.