Quote Harrigan="Harrigan":lol: You don't even need to defend what you said to this guy. The rumour you heard is true and we are already talking to other full backs. The statement Zak brought out was a generic smoothing over statement to please the fans. Nothing more, nothing less. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6221616 Bottom line... This deal, by the way, is as good as done. Leeds and Wigan are just sorting out payment. I will gladly come back on here and eat humble pie if I am wrong but the only thing in the way of it not happening right now is an agreement on a fee. Brett Kearney had talks with Leeds over the weekend (and this is not a "rumour") but I have heard a rumour we have spoke to another fullback too. At the end of the day the Bulls need to reduce their wage bill. Kearney is a high earner for them and Leeds need a good full back for next year. Kearney fits that bill.'" Agreed - This is what I have been hearing and reading, Bradford board even suggests that Kearney is done deal as well...BUT I am open for any other transfers or deals until the season starts and we see the 25 man squad for Leeds

Quote Harrigan="Harrigan":lol: You don't even need to defend what you said to this guy. The rumour you heard is true and we are already talking to other full backs. The statement Zak brought out was a generic smoothing over statement to please the fans. Nothing more, nothing less. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6221616 Bottom line... This deal, by the way, is as good as done. Leeds and Wigan are just sorting out payment. I will gladly come back on here and eat humble pie if I am wrong but the only thing in the way of it not happening right now is an agreement on a fee. Brett Kearney had talks with Leeds over the weekend (and this is not a "rumour") but I have heard a rumour we have spoke to another fullback too. At the end of the day the Bulls need to reduce their wage bill. Kearney is a high earner for them and Leeds need a good full back for next year. Kearney fits that bill.'" Agreed - This is what I have been hearing and reading, Bradford board even suggests that Kearney is done deal as well...BUT I am open for any other transfers or deals until the season starts and we see the 25 man squad for Leeds

If this is the case, it had better have been something pretty bad that he's done. He's going (assuming he applies himself) to be a terrific RL player. Kearney is good, but nowhere near Hardaker now, let alone where Hardaker will be in 2-3 years.

It would be a massive blow. It's been a while since we've let a real superstar go to a rival club.

Its not just the discipline issue, some have mentioned that Zak wants more money as well so that may be the push factor if he is not happy with his contract at Leeds, GH is the last person to crumble under a wage demand and I think B Mac is the last coach to put up with an unhappy player that may disrupt others

'Big thankyou from the fans and not just Leeds.... Been great to get that msgs.... Time to crack on now and looking forwad to 2014 #LR14'

'Forwad to a few days of rest and the back on for Leeds....!' (sic)

Now I don't know what's going on, but it appears he doesn't seem aware that he will be playing for another club next year?

IF this is all true, is Kearney a significant step forward from BJB? Or is the BJB to Wire deal apparently done too?

IF this is true and Wigan were to pay a fee, I'd rather use it to get some of the oft-alluded to (and I will use bloodbath's term here becasue I like it) wrecking ball forwards in.

Harrigan-If your source is Gledhill then i'd say the "deal as good as done" may not quite be what you've been told.
Also Kearney isnt good enough ,too old and certainly no better than Bjb as a FB imo.
IF the Club sell ZH i'd say they'll need a better calibre of signing than BK to offset the loss of a top quality player who if he lives up to his potential could be a top class FB for years to come.

Zak has been a bit of a prat, but has been taught a lesson and is a smart enough kid to know when to stop messing about. Noises over here (Ponte) are that he's committed to Leeds and doesn't want to leave, but is talking about a new contract as others have already said.

Does your theory just apply to RL players?
David Beckham hardly a daft lad.

Leeds would be absolute idiots to strengthen a rival by selling Hardaker to Wigan. It's not as if there wouldn't be a market for him in NRL or RU. Hetherington does sometimes come across as stubborn, but rarely as stupid.

Also, for all the modern idea that "contracts don't mean anything", they actually *do* mean something. And Hardaker has a five year contract on, apparently, not massive wages. I'd love him to sign a new upgraded contract to commit to Leeds because as a player he could be a superstar, but at the moment it wouldn't be the biggest hardship to actually hold him to his contract and not play him, while making sure he doesn't play for anyone else. If he wants to move to Wigan, if Wigan want to buy him, tough. Perhaps he'll see sense that he'll be ruining a short career.

However if Harrigan's rumour has come from Gledhill then you can disregard all the above because Hardaker will be signing a new contract and winning Man of Steel with the Rhinos next year.

Ask his missus her thoughts on the spanish bit he was banging. But no not a daft dad.

Hardly brain of Britain either !

I'd think it best to keep Zak and Josh apart. It'd be like having Jedward in the changing rooms! Time for them both to grow up a bit I think.