I refer you back to Kevin Sinfieldl's post, Sal. You must've missed it when I quoted it in my post earlier.

[iGH has made the point that players will not be able to just walk out on contracts. Segeyaro has had no pre season, missed the start of the NRL season, and doesn't even have a contract with another club yet, plus he will have had no income for the last 3/4 months.

Obviously we have got nowhere near the £250,000 asking price, which is why it's been kept confidential. It sounds like it could be Segeyaro buying himself, rather than Cronulla. The true figure is probably in the region of £50,000.
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Not sure what else you'd like Leeds to do, weren't you one of those on here saying Leeds should just release him and move on? I personally think this has been handled brilliantly.



I didn't say that but the fact you can only remember one player (20 years!!) before Aston kind of reinforces my point, doesn't it?

Ah, one person then and I bet even he doesn't [ireally[/i care whether it's the player or the club who've paid.

But anyway, please make sure you mention Him when ranting about this for the next decade, like you inevitably will, won't you. TIA

That can't be true.
Someone on the Leeds forum said it was only £50k.

According to your mate, Segeyaro has been training with Cronulla all along and getting paid so that he won't be living off [iBBBBs[/i.

I agree that the fee is likely to be around 50K. Could be less, but very doubtful it would be more than that. And the fee will be coming from Segeyaro.

Way too much negative PR has been generated by this episode as alluded to earlier by Superted which does the club no favours in terms of any future recruitment drive from overseas.

It woz £50,000.

No, it was half wot GH asked for - £125,000!

Do we have any more unsubstantiated bids?

I'm not sure that it is "negative PR" I think we have allowed players to move on in the past when it wasn't working for them. But that wasn't what happened in this case, IMO. He used us as a banker, in case he couldn't get himself a gig in the NRL. The club didn't roll over on it and if that action disuades other from joining us who ideally would rather not be with the club, how is that a bad outcome?

Did GH's invitation to other clubs to put in offers and his demands for a £250,000 [i'Transfer Fee'[/i during the past three months tell you to say that?

I think the lesson for the club is to not sign players who clearly lacked the appetite and enthusiasm to join them in the first place. I don't agree that Leeds were intentionally used by Segeyaro as a banker - just in case.

Segeyaro's reluctance to join Leeds in the first place was there for all to see. He couldn't have dragged his feet more if he'd tried. He's a young man with personal issues who Leeds should have stayed well clear of, but... due to poor planning over an extended period of time and the consequent lack of options, Leeds ended up in a situation last season where they were Desperate with a capital D.

I have no disciples but if I did, rlthese tworl would definitely not qualify

Anyone disappointed that there's been no announcement of any ground breaking partnership between the Leeds Rhinos and Cronulla Sharks?

Oh but you do!

Why should there be a ground breaking partnership?

Business done.......leave it at that and get on with the forthcoming matches.