Rumours of the Bull's demise have again been somewhat exaggerated...

Also confirmed here ut $500,000 a season!!!! And they say gone are the days that players come over here to set up a retirement fund! Will be great to see him ply his trade in super league though, hope he lives up to the hype, can't be any worse than Deacon though. If you don't make a good start this time round surely McBanana has to go????

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Clearly!
his salary is equivalent to 17% of the entire cap each year, worth it for a 31 yr old? Quite possibly for a player of his class

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... _for_exit/

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... _for_exit/

$500,000 a year

Another player revolt on the cards, as happened with Peacock over Harris.

Great player admittedly, and he might help secure you a play off place, maybe 7th or 8th

I expect Orford will kick for us, he's a better kicker than Sykes IMO.

It was worth it for Wigan and Trent Barrett. May not have won them the title but he made a massive difference to their side.

He'll be our top earner as stated before, but I expect the figures quoted are slightly inflated and 'number plucking'. But to get quality you have to pay a decent wedge, let's just hope this one is more successful than our last big money halfback signing! I am a little more confident that it will!

Hate to put this on a downer but huge money players rarely pay off. Fielden for Wigan, King for warrington, who are probably the highest earners in SL till orford arrives

Great signing, we seem to have got what some fans have called for in a marquee player and deacs leaving. Really looking forward to seeing what he brings this season.

Good Luck with all the signings for 2010 - hope they all work out - there are lots of clubs who would welcome Matt orford in their line ups just as we did Alfie Langer

PS not too much lick though

So if that is our recruitment done, what do you think will be our best 17 will be? Still think we would all like another centre and a prop/second row (depending on where Hall will be used) however as it stands id go for

Halley
Reardon
Nero
Sykes
Sheriffe
Kearney
Orford
Lynch
L'estrange
Scruton
Hall
Menzies
Langley

Godwin
Sculthorpe
Worrincy
Kopczak/Donaldson

All possibilitys

Crookes
Platt
Whitehead
Crossley

I'd hardly say that a story with no direct quotes 'confirms' it. Also, it says 'worth' so that probably includes benefits as well (accomodation, car, health insurance, pension payments, etc)

$475k then.