trouble is if we dont pay him he could try and argue constructive dismissal and try and void the contract. The best we can hope for is a decent replacement on a swap deal. Unfortunately I would think most NRL clubs will have sorted their squads and there will be no on decent available. We cannot compete financially with the NRL in any event. One thing is for sure we wont be seeing Chick in the blue and Amber again. Hetheringtons been taken for a fool, something which seems to happening on a regular basis.. Hes been lucky in that for the last 10 - 15 years we have had a large core of the squad and hes only had to tinker at the edges with one or two replacements per season. That core od the squad is now either retired or should be and significant recruitment is needed this year and next and were doing nothing about it. The net result has been a slide down the league to relegation candidates. Its a criminal lack of planning

I agree they wouldn't have risked him in 'formal' sessions, but he'll have still be getting well prepped for the season. His immediate inclusion in the matchday 17 is an obvious giveaway.

he will have been training with Cronulla, probably not in team runs which is more likely to what Maloney was alluding to, but fitness etc.. then yes, i'm personally pretty sure on that. but, as like the fee paid to Leeds, we will never get a factual response on the matter, no point arguing it anymore. Lets move on.

Nobody on here knows either way - pointless d1ck measuring

If the accounts are a fair representation of what has happened the transfer fee will be shown as other income and should e visible - this is Leeds CA&F so its unlikely and it will be July 2018 before the accounts will be out by then this will long forgotten.

How many training sessions did Parcell have before he trotted out with the team - same can be said of Ali aSegyaro himself when Leeds signed them - that is what happens with new signings they don't wait weeks until they get used to the patterns they throw them straight in.

I think that it's only on here & only for a few posters that this saga has been a distraction once we replaced him with Parcell.

I'll always remember the fact he dragged us through the playoffs kicking and screaming last year.

Exactly the calibre of player we needed, just a shame he decided to do what he did (though Eastwood was worse IMO) but I'll be thankful for what he did when we needed it the most.

I think we'll leave this thread here, its had a good run.