If a player decides he no longer wants to play for the team what options does the club have? It always seems to be that it’s an overseas player! It’s happened to more than just Leeds, with the agreed by mutual consent or family reasons bit thrown in. I will agree that most will finish the season and jumping ship mid season opens a whole new set of problems.

I posted about me being given news of an *unexpected signing* a few weeks ago.

Sutton would be a terrific signing if we don;t get Burgess. But... i'm sure RS said there's only 3 spots to fill in his opinion, so if Morimovski & Croft come in that only leaves one more... so Mcshane could be that one not a prop which would be a bad move imo. We need a big hitter.

all ifs and buts mind...

I think sharky mentioned the unexpected signing weeks ago, before the press have started reporting it. Now that the press and the club have reported it, his source confirmed it.

Interview with uncle Gary No mention of Croft though https://twitter.com/m_shaw1/status/1710 ... 09325?s=46

Interview with uncle Gary No mention of Croft though https://twitter.com/m_shaw1/status/1710 ... 09325?s=46

That’s how I read it not that his source couldn’t name him now

Leeds will use marquee new signings to help launch new shirt / season ticket sales for commercial impact of course.

This deal could have been done 2 months ago and they still would have kept a lid on it.

Sound like Momirovski was done a few weeks ago too - they are holding back announcing to get the timing right.

I’m guessing there is still a chance Croft could fall through having said that, it’s quite a complicated deal with the NRL protections and personal terms etc etc.

I’ve kinda moved on now and I’m already interested in these next 1-2 signings to see where we go. No idea about Sutton I don’t watch much NRL: would he be a good fit for us?

Yeah I know….sorry…I missed the ‘beforehand’ from your post this morning. On first reading I thought you were implying there was another unexpected signing that your source couldn’t name….I now realise you were talking about the unexpected signing you mentioned weeks ago (ie Croft) as opposed to someone other than Croft

Jim, won't let me quote your post but imo Sutton would be a really good fit for us, good age at 28 right in his prime with nearly 100 NRL appearances. 6ft2, very strong with a good engine and as he's English he's likely to stay here until retirement so would be a really good bit of business. Ideally would prefer Burgess as he's more impactful but Sutton would be a very good alternative.

Seriously cooking on gas if our changes are -

Out - In

MacDonald > Momirovski
Austin > Croft
Sezer > Frawley
Leeming > McShane
Tetevano > Sutton
Olpherts > Goudemand
Hooley > Miller
Walters > Hudson

Tindall, Field, Edwards > Edgell, Nicholson-Watton, Gibbons

I think its a done deal as i doubt Rob Oats and Hetherington would have joked about the player.